Jackson News

Over the next year, the former coal-fired electrical power plant at Buena Vista will be converted to burn a much cleaner fuel - wood waste.

Amador County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a domestic violence call just after 3 a.m. on June 26 from a woman claiming her husband had threatened to kill her.

I promised a fishing and wine report from my trip to Matlacha, Florida, but I am sorry to say that all I have is a restaurant and wine report.

In the early hours of June 26, Amador County Sheriff's Office deputies began surrounding the home of 88-year-old Samuel Jackson Cooper of Pioneer.

Long before the term "economic stimulus" was in fashion, local businesses were getting a much-needed power punch from veteran reporter Marcia Oxford - whose ornate and enthusiastic columns have been a major part of the entrepreneurial spirit of Amador County.

A $183,000-combination of revenue decline from sales tax and state funding elimination for transit operations has prompted the Amador County Transportation Commission board of directors to cut service on three Amador Regional Transit Service routes and absorb another route's service effective Aug.

Where in the world is Michael Jackson 's doctor? L.A.'s Finest are continuing to search for a Houston-based cardiologist who was on the scene Thursday when the King of Pop went into cardiac arrest at his home and died suddenly .

A party in November 2008 celebrating passage of Measure M included, from left, Sutter Creek Fire Chief Butch Martin, Holly Boitano and her father, Supervisor Louis Boitano.

The Norwalk Senior Center, 14040 San Antonio Drive, will celebrate Green Tea Week today through Friday.

Two men sit on Main Street in Amador City in the 1950s. The Imperial Hotel sits in the background.

What started in the 1990s as a group of friends jamming at parties during high school has turned into a blast of funky fresh music for Riverside in the form of Majesty One.

Doug Wescott, Kurt Todden and Kam Merzlak are building a 17-foot-high replica of the Kennedy Mine headframe for this year's California State Fair exhibit.

A Lexus parked on Water Street in Jackson was the third vehicle in two hours to have its window shattered in order for thieves to take items inside.

The city of Jackson isn't taking financial threats from the state of California lying down.

A truck heads down Main Street in Ione amidst cheering crowds during an Ione Homecoming Parade in the mid-1950s. Ione Homecoming was the most popular event in the city at the mid-century mark.

'80s hard rock queen Lita Ford has recruited P.J. Farley from TRIXTER / RA as her new touring bassist.

The loss of some beloved old trees has turned into a gain for the local arts community.

Missy Raines finally has her own family of musicians. While three of the four members in the New Hip are young enough to be her sons, she carefully resists slipping into a parental role, though.

Many Calaveras Transit runs will be eliminated as a result of a 40 percent budget shortfall faced by the public transportation agency.

The 15th annual Sierra Hope Ride/Jamestown will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.