Tuolumne News

He was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication and disorderly conduct. 4:44 p.m., fight - Homeless people started fighting after officers left at South Green and Yaney streets.

The Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors voted on Tuesday to reanimate the long-dormant Tuolumne County Water Agency and is also forming a special committee that will advise county leaders on water issues and policies.

Black Oak Casino Resort has received the California Clean Air Award. The Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians were presented the award in recognition of their new smoke-free Hotel.

PUBLIC MEETING: Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors, 9 a.m., Tuolumne County Administration Center, supervisors' chambers, fourth floor, 2 S. Green St., Sonora.

Can't you just taste it, fresh, crisp and juicy. That is what you will find in the Mother Lode as farmer markets open up for the sunny season.

Someone made off with the Tuolumne River Trust’s van just when it’s needed most — to shuttle participants in the annual Paddle to the Sea.

A former criminalist from a state crime lab in Ripon has pleaded guilty to embezzlement after taking a half-pound of crystal methamphetamine and cocaine from evidence submitted by law enforcement agencies.

"The Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians were up against the clock on our compact agreement that we had with Governor Grey Davis to open the first temporary building," Patel said.

Because of extremely dry conditions, the Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit switched to fire season staffing levels May 1, earlier than usual.

A Sonora man on a motorcycle led law enforcement officers on a chase through Sonora, Jamestown and Tuolumne late last night, waving to crowds gathered along the way.

The Amador Community Foundation has voted $3,000 to make these services available to youngsters over six who live in the county.

Some of them even set out their chairs early as yesterday morning just to get a good spots to watch the floats go by for the Mother Lode Round-up parade.

1:42 a.m., driving under the influence - A Sonora Regional Medical Center patient was given medication and told not to drive but left the hospital anyway.

SONORA, CA: You may face some traffic delays in downtown Sonora starting Sunday.

Sonora Elementary School first-graders Sophia Powell and Alisia Enriquez-Ferreria help Megan Scott with a word search.

As wildfires rage in parts of California to the north and south, the Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit of CalFire is restricting burn hours.

She thinks the man may also have stolen a car from a nearby house. 10:37 a.m., Columbia - A couple on Parrotts Ferry Road reported seeing a suspicious man washing his clothes in New Melones Reservoir.

The California Department of Finance's demographic unit calculated that California gained fewer than 300,000 new residents in 2012 for a growth rate of 0.8 percent.

Effective this morning, burn permits are needed within CAL Fire's Tuolumne-Calaveras jurisdiction.

Starting at 8 a.m. today, residents within the boundaries of the Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection will be required to obtain permits before burning piles of brush, leaves and other yard debris.