Copperopolis News

According to CAL Fire Emergency Command Center Communications Operator Jim DeVoll Monday proved to be a busy day for Mother Lode firefighters with three fires.

Maybe there's something in the local climate and soil. Or maybe it's inspired by the boom in boutique wineries around Lodi.

The Calaveras County grand jury report released Thursday calls for a better response to future jury reports and seeks greater government transparency.

The branch library system in Calaveras County may yet be saved. Until the Board of Supervisors puts the 2009-10 budget to a final vote, however, no library staffer or supporter is breathing a sigh of relief.

The 2008-09 Calaveras County grand jury Thursday issued a final report mixed with good and bad news.

The developers of Copperopolis Town Square will present a free Summerfest in the town plaza just off Highway 4 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.

With a sour economy, it's becoming more difficult to afford a trip to the movies.

The battle between Calaveras County and the owners of The Ridge at Trinitas near Wallace is heating up.

The Sonora Police Department says 60-year-old Marvin Mitchum of Copperopolis and his 13-year-old grandson sustained minor injuries during Wednesday afternoon's rollover accident on Stockton Rd.

The ballot is almost set for a late-summer vote in Calaveras County. Twenty-six utility and service "special district" boards around the county have seats up for grabs in this election cycle.

Too many regulatory hoops stand in the way of creating affordable housing in Calaveras County.

Adults who want to learn about opportunities to mentor youths are invited to spend their lunch hour at any of three brown bag lunch orientations in coming weeks.

CAL Fire along with local agencies responded to three fires Thursday and early this morning.

According to the CHP Link, due to her level of intoxication, failed to negoitate a curve east of Quiver St.

The Calaveras County Water District board of directors has dismissed David Andres, the district's top administrator.

A sting by the Calaveras County Sheriff's Department targeting stores that sell alcohol to minors resulted in the arrests of five county residents earlier this month.

The 2009 Calaveras Saddle Queen did not have her own horse to ride on. But no matter.

Jerri Mills has a mission: to get more children, and their families, to participate in the Calaveras County Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee.

Through no fault of his own 19 year old Devin Sheffey of Copperopolis suffered an unlisted minor injury Tuesday morning at 7:55 when his vehicle ran off the roadway into bushes and a tree coming to rest in a ditch.

Copperopolis, CA -- The CHP says that O'Byrnes Ferry Rd. will reopen at around 8pm tonight.