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Mother loses home as market declines
In the last year, Tammy Ennis survived the end of a troubled marriage, losing a job and the financial strains of being a single mother.
Tuolumne County agriculture showcased in weekend event
Some ambitious travelers got an education in agriculture, easily logging more than 100 miles without ever leaving Tuolumne County on a farm tour Sunday.
Working Past the Age of Retirement
A turquoise phone with oversize buttons sits on a desk in a Columbia Pace Arrow motor home.
Districts look to consolidate elections
A number of school districts, and special districts, are seeking to consolidate their board elections with the presidential general election set for Nov.
Court documents reveal details of slaying
Bloody towels, brass knuckles, and burned shoes are among pieces of evidence prosecutors had at their disposal in pressing criminal charges against a pair of Jamestown brothers who admitted to killing a man ...
Injured Fire Engineer Returns To Duty
A fire apparatus engineer who was hurt on the job in 2002 has returned to full active duty, the Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit of Cal Fire said.
Authorities later destroyed the seized marijuana. No arrests were made. The Tuolumne Narcotics Team discovered the growing operations assisted by officials from the state Department of Justice's Campaign ...
14,929 Pot Plants Found In Tuolumne County
Two large marijuana gardens were eradicated Thursday by narcotics and land management agents, the Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office said.
TCSD vote prompts legal action
The Tuolumne City Sanitary District is facing legal action from a Dos Palos-based contracting company which alleges that district board members were biased and used improper procedures when they awarded a ...
Sheriff s Department Facing Million Dollar Cutback
The Tuolumne County Sheriff's Department is facing a six percent or $1.07 million reduction in its 2008-2009 budget.
Two arrested in string of Tuolumne burglaries
Tuolumne County officials arrested a man and woman they say are suspects in several recent burglaries in the area.
Supervisors OK zoning change for transitional housing
Columbia could become home to transitional housing for families struggling to get on their feet following a zoning change agreed to at Tuesday's Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors meeting.
Abruptly barring things that go boom would be unfair for sellers, safe users
Whenever something major happens, there's always a ripple effect that leaves citizens demanding new laws and politicians seizing sound-bite time.
Marijuana Eradication In South Tuolumne County
Earlier today, the Tuolumne Narcotics Team made its first marijuana eradication of the year as 12,800 plants were discovered off Marshes Flat Rd.
Murder suspect's wife gives fight details
The wife of a man held on a murder charge spoke out Monday about the events leading to a Tuolumne man's death - her first public statements since her husband was arrested almost three months ago.
Fire grows to 1,200-plus acres
The North Mountain Fire, a slow moving Tuolumne River Canyon fire burning near Camp Mather, has now consumed about 1,230 acres.
BLM announces fire restrictions
Effective July 1, the Bureau of Land Management is implementing fire restrictions on all BLM-managed public lands within the Folsom Field Office boundary.
Request for jail funding denied
An attempt to persuade the state Corrections Standards Authority to increase funding for Calaveras County's new jail has failed.
Saw Sparks Cause Industrial Way Vegetation Fire
Sparks from a saw that was cutting rebar was the cause of a Monday noon hour quarter acre vegetation fire at 19333 Industrial Drive in Mono Village.
Fires may not be kind to lungs of Calaveras
State fire officials are warning residents in Arnold and other Calaveras County towns to stay inside in order to avoid inhaling smoke from wildland fires over the next few days.