West Point News

The Sunday discovery of a human leg in the Mokelumne River was followed up by the discovery of the apparent matching body.

After 160 years, Mewuks are again maintaining meadows in the forests above West Point.

At 11:20 CAL Fire personnel and local units responded to the burn which moved into brush for just a short period of time.

Hilary Swank stars as the celebrated aviatrix whose dreams may have exceeded her talents in "Amelia," the story of Amelia Earhart .

Michel Moore, Deputy Chief is one of three finalists for LAPD police chief. Deputy Chief Michel R. Moore is a 27-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department, currently assigned as the Commanding Officer, Operations-Valley Bureau.

Scott Thomas Anderson Amador County Historical Society President Larry Cenotto and Amador County Supervisor Louis Boitano are at the center of the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new ACHS office and visitor center on Main Street in Jackson on Oct.

John Rountree's journey from West Point graduate to aviation industry executive included several entrepreneurial stops.

With former Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown in the running for governor , the fact that Brown founded and lavished attention and fundraising efforts on two Oakland charter schools -- while, many say, ignoring and scorning the schools in the rest of Oakland that serve the other 98 percent -plus of Oakland's students -- is newsworthy and should be getting ...

Jeremy Stanwix sounded more like a football coach than a warehouse manager. Stanwix, general manager of the new Home Depot distribution center on Alabama Street, led shouts of "H-O-M-E D-E-P-O-T" that reverberated through the building at its dedication Thursday morning.

I had worked in commercial hydraulics for 45 years. I retired on July 1988. We had bought and lived in Richmond since 1961.

Last week, I had dinner with the most amazing political activists in the country - Lt.

Hundreds of LGBT activists and allies gathered at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on a rainy Saturday afternoon at Arlington National Cemetery to watch Lt.

On Sept. 19, nearly 170 volunteers working in six areas along the Mokelumne River removed 2,290 pounds of trash and 1,400 pounds of recyclables from the river and its banks.

You can pick up cigarette butts and bottle caps until your back aches, but there are also some really interesting discoveries to be had amid the trash on county waterways.

Though Edgar Harold Annear's life was short, his achievements still affect the lives of residents.

Bummerville more than lived up to its name Thursday. A 1975 mail truck burned to a husk about half past noon in the small community outside of West Point.

Families in the Calaveras Unified School District who are facing hunger, homelessness and other troubles triggered by the economic recession may find that help is closer than they think.

When Calaveras County Supervisor Steve Wilensky told his district the county's food bank needed more fresh produce, the seed for a community garden was planted in the town of Paloma.

Challenger Dennis Dooley of Angels Camp defeated incumbent Ed Rich of Copperopolis in this week's election for the District 4 seat on the Calaveras County Water District board of directors.

Anthony Woods, John Garamendi, and Adriel Hampton are running for Congress. Three of the top candidates in the Sept.