Sonora News

8:08 a.m., Tuolumne - A homeless man was sleeping on the front porch of his former home on Gardner Avenue.

Health and Human Services Secretary Diana Dooley will visit Columbia, Curtis Creek and Jamestown Elementary Schools to observe the "Fit For the Future" program.

The comprehensive Vision Sonora Plan was created last year in an effort to create a roadmap for making mobility and aesthetic improvements in the downtown district.

We reported previously that Panda Express will utilize a section of the Blockbuster site.

To help community members find the right health insurance option and avoid IRS penalties for not enrolling, Sonora Regional Medical Center has partnered with area insurance agents to provide a Covered California Health Insurance Fair.

An opening reception for the artists, including speakers and storytellers, will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

Several businesses that rely heavily on water, including Mountain Springs Golf Course in Sonora, are taking many measures to conserve water.

1:13 a.m. Valley Springs - Reanna Renee Silveira, 29, of the 500 block of Lewis Avenue was booked on suspicion of willful cruelty to a child after an arrest on the first block of Daphne Street.

Sierra Repertory Theatre Jr. will offer a Spring Break Workshop March 24-28. Participants will learn and perform appropriate selections from "Les Miserables," the musical currently playing at Sierra Rep's East Sonora Theatre.

The somewhat wet March has prompted the South San Joaquin Irrigation District to delay the start of farm water deliveries to Monday.

James Bankosh is the latest letter carrier to be honored by the United States Post Office for driving 1 million miles without a collision.

5:37 p.m., threats - A woman said another woman pulled up beside her in a car while in a Sanguinetti Road parking lot, gestured to her like she had a gun and said "Boom you're dead."

Sonora, CA -- Avalon Care Center Officials report the facility could reopen this weekend after being closed to the public due to a Noro Virus outbreak.

Tuolumne County will have more uncontested than contested races among the local positions on this June's primary election ballot, according to the county Elections Office filings.

The Avalon Care Center in Sonora has been closed since Wednesday due to an out of control infection.

The third floor of the TGH building is going to be turned into a well-equipped lab with high tech equipment, computers, and 3-D printers.

Sonora, CA -- Ron Kopf, the Executive Director of the Tuolumne County Business Council says ,"Lost tax revenue, jobs and housing: We all pay the cost of unwarranted litigation."

The Tuolumne County Board of Education will hold a joint workshop with the Sonora Area Foundation from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at the Tuolumne County Office of Education, 175 S. Fairview Lane, Sonora.

Officers arrived on scene and found the roommate asleep. 8:40 a.m., Sonora area - A person said their friend was missing from his home on Corte De Las Ninas.

Sierra Repertory Theatre continues to celebrate its 35th Anniversary with its first Directors Brunch, scheduled for 11 a.m. on April 6 at the Black Oak Casino Resort Hotel banquet room.