Fire in Groveland

   UPDATE at 3:25 PM:  An air tanker has been assigned to this fire, which is near

Car vs. Olive tree in Plymouth

    August 3, 2021 at 12:30 PM:  A car has reportedly struck an olive tree at Shenandoah Road and Bell Road in the Plymouth area.

   An ambulance is responding to the scene.  The car is overturned.

Big rig runs off Hwy 49

    August 3, 2021 at 11:10 AM:  A big rig has reportedly run off Hwy 49 near Jackass Hill on the Tuolumne side of Melones. 

   It isn't yet known if there are injuries. Be extra cautious if headed in that direction.

CHP report on Hwy 4 head-on crash

    According to CHP on August 2, 2021 around 1:30 PM Jessy Lee Woodard (23) of Bear Valley

Motorcycle collision in Milton

     UPDATE:  A helicopter is airlifting the rider to

Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway no longer so scenic

    As of August 3, 2021 the Tamarack Fire is 68,000 acres, but is now 82% contained. How can the little town of Markleeville come back?

   One person who drove over Ebbetts Pass through Markleeville said that both sides of the highway are blackened, just devastating.

USFS changes "LET IT BURN" policy????

   If you watched the news last night, you heard that suddenly, since the Tamarack Fire, the USFS has relented

Collision on Hwy 4

  UPDATE:  This is a major injury collision per CHP.

Murphys gets Music in the Park

 

Covid in Calaveras

     As of July 31, 2021 there are 29 active cases of Covid in Calaveras County.

    One person is currently hospitalized.

Caltrans truck in crash

    August 2, 2021 at 8:05 AM:  A Caltrans truck was involved in a collision on Hwy 4 at Hell's Kitchen in Ebbetts Pass.

     No injuries have been indicated.

If your birthday is today, August 1....

  ..... you share it with Robert Todd Lincoln, son of President Lincoln,

Forgery arrest

    According to the Calaveras Sheriff's office on July 28, 2021 a resident in Wallace reported

Head-on collision in Railroad Flat

    July 31, 2021 at 1PM:  A head-on traffic collision has been reported on Railroad Flat Road in Railroad Flat.

   Minor injuries have been indicated. The roadway is blocked. A tow truck is responding.

Car crashes into Sheriff's office

      According to CHP on July 29, 2021 around 4:40AM Calaveras Sheriff's deputies responded to an alarm