Details of a timely search and rescue operation and a family’s own creative survival tactics that made international news were recently recounted at Big Trees State Park. The Hug a Tree program ...

The Bret Harte High School Athletic Hall of Fame is set to welcome seven new members and one team to its already impressive list of standout athletes and contributors. The Hall of Fame Class of ...

La Contenta senior golfers returned to individual competition July 14 in a game of par points at La Contenta Golf Club in Valley Springs. A few of the seniors learned that the easiest shot in golf ...

Ronald “Ron” Jay Root May 25th, 1960 - July 18th, 2025 Ronald “Ron” Jay Root, 65, passed away the morning of July 18th, 2025, at his home in Citrus Heights. Ron was born on May 25th, 1960 ...

The House passed President Trump’s signature bill, ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ just ahead of the July 4 deadline, on Thursday, July 3. The bill, which includes signature policies of President ...

By the time Jami Saul took the mic and told a full Independence Hall the story of how she’d organized her Murphys neighborhood to be firewise, approximately 60 parcels, she had the ears and eyes ...

Note: This is the first article in a series about the Angels Camp Museum. Among the many attractions of Angels Camp is its museum, which is combined with this city’s visitors’ center. Angels ...

The Amador Senior Center recently announced that it received a $10,000 grant from the Calaveras Community Foundation for its operation of the Meals on Wheels program in Calaveras County. Meals on ...

Calaveras County’s presiding judge recently received a rare public admonishment from the state’s independent commission in charge of investigating and disciplining judicial misconduct. A judge ...

Already a two-time Frog Jump World Champion, Riley Kitchell claimed top honors at this year’s 2025 Calaveras County Fair & Jumping Frog Jubilee with an amphibian he dubbed Go Frog Yourself ...

A new Miss Calaveras was crowned on Thursday, May 16 during the opening day of the Calaveras County Fair. While the seven contestants and a large crowd of spectators waited in suspense to hear who ...

There’s no question that Simon Akers had a great senior year. Akers saved his best for last, winning two league championships in the water and putting up continuous battles on the wrestling mat ...