Pine Grove News

A crane truck sits overturned after it was struck by a 1998 Dodge Intrepid on Sept.

Bill Lavallie Dana Jorgensen, left, district director for Sen. Dave Cox, congratulates Sheriff Martin Ryan for being named Peace Officer of the Year by the Amador County Peace Officers' Association.

Forward-looking residents in four sections of Amador County gathered this month to talk local transportation.

Anyone with an oak tree growing in his or her backyard knows the acorn is a favorite staple of a squirrel's diet.

A 37-year-old Pine Grove, Calif., man was killed Friday afternoon when the 2006 Corvette he was driving ran off the road on Highway 4 and landed upside down in Silver Creek near Graveyard Curve in Alpine County.

The Amador County Transportation Commission is kicking off its 2010 Regional Transportation Plan update.

Blame Sacramento County. That's the underlying message around local waste-fee hikes approved Tuesday.

The first day of September took a tragic turn for one local family after an early morning collision left a Pine Grove woman dead.

The most serious stormwater-discharge vioation in Amador County history earned a massive state fine for a Colfax developer.

The most serious stormwater-discharge vioation in Amador County history earned a massive state fine for a Colfax developer.

The most serious stormwater-discharge vioation in Amador County history earned a massive state fine for a Colfax developer.

Scores of people concerned about federal health care legislation found themselves outside Jackson's civic center Saturday, turned away from another crowded public forum on the controversial topic.

Police say a driver blamed a car crash in Hartford, Conn., on two pet baby snakes that he said escaped from his pants pockets as he was driving.

Police say a driver blamed a car crash in Hartford, Conn., on two pet baby snakes that he said escaped from his pants pockets as he was driving.

Electrical powerlines have been listed as the cause of a small vegetation fire Saturday in the West Point area of Calaveras County.

Alisa Welch and Aaron Price will be married May 30, 2009 in Sutter Creek, California.

Firefighters from Amador Fire Protection District Battalion 10 put out a car fire in front of El Dorado Savings Bank in Pine Grove.

On Aug. 20, 1987, the body of Jackson resident Dennis Palmer was found in a mine shaft off Middle Bar Road.

Five engines from Pine Grove, Jackson, Sutter Creek and Mule Creek and one command car, Battalion 10, make up this team.

More than 1 million viewers from across the nation tuned in or turned out to watch financial guru and advice show host Dave Ramsey speak on the state of our nation's economy.