San Andreas News

2:21 p.m., Avery - Concrete was dumped on a property on the 1000 block of Avery Sheep Ranch Road.

There is a structure fire in Calaveras County. Cal Fire is responding to Sawyer Road and Highway 26 between San Andreas and Jackson.

The Department of National Defence says it's still in talks to help move the Toronto Zoo's three resident elephants to California, but says the animals will have to stay put until the fall.

Stockton's Community Service Department is offering a beginner golf program open to everyone 13 and older to learn the fundamentals of golf.

Kites will fly again over San Andreas on June 2 as the San Andreas Merchants Association hosts its Kites Over Calaveras festival at the San Andreas Ball Park on Mountain Ranch Road.

In California, the lowest average price for a large city is $3.94 in Fresno, and the highest is $4.07 in San Francisco.

A 72-year-old San Andreas man suffered moderate injuries when he rolled his car Saturday, and authorities are investigating whether he was driving drunk.

SAN ANDREAS – Even before April 27, when 8-year-old Leila Fowler was fatally stabbed in her home near Valley Springs, the Fowler family had troubles.

Barney Fowler, the father of murder victim Leila Fowler, leaves the Calaveras County Courthouse after the arraignment of his 12-year-old son for the murder of Leila, in San Andreas, Calif., Wednesday, May 15, 2013.

On the heels of last month's announced deal calling for Dignity Health to sell its lab-related outreach service to Quest Diagnostics, Dignity has issued layoff notices to more than 500 workers, including 319 working for Stockton's HealthCare Clinical Laboratories.

The Calaveras County Commission on Aging will hold the 2013 "Senior of the Year" banquet from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on today at St.

"Second Saturday Art Night," an evening of music, art and refreshments, will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday throughout downtown Sonora.

Christa McAuliffe Middle School will hold its multicultural festival, A Night Around the World 2013 at 6 p.m. Friday, in the multi-purpose room of the school, 3880 Iron Canyon Circle, Stockton.

Effective this morning, burn permits are needed within CAL Fire's Tuolumne-Calaveras jurisdiction.

Starting at 8 a.m. today, residents within the boundaries of the Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection will be required to obtain permits before burning piles of brush, leaves and other yard debris.

Turing on the tap could be costly for Calaveras County Water District customers.

A number of local law enforcement agencies are searching for an armed man who is suspected of killing a 9-year-old child in Calaveras County, authorities said.

Cal Fire reports you will need a permit to burn starting Wednesday, May 1st by 8 a.m. in Tuolumne and Calaveras Counties.