Tuolumne News

"The major difference with this last one is that it is very close to a residential area and homes," says Sgt.

A fire that destroyed an Algerine-Wards Ferry Road home Thursday evening was likely caused by an electrical malfunction, according to Cal Fire officials.

Both the Tuolumne and the Calaveras County C.H.P. offices reported not a single traffic related fatality over the Fourth of July weekend.

The Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians formally unveiled its new gaming floor and elevator-equipped, six-story parking garage Wednesday.

A home was destroyed by fire Thursday evening on Algerine Wards Ferry Road, Cal Fire officials said.

The Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit of Cal Fire is suspending all burning permits starting Wednesday in both counties because of severe heat, which helped spur several vegetation fires over the past weekend.

Campers beware: the Bureau of Land Management has banned open fires on all of its public lands because of dry conditions.

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

Modesto's Community Trust Credit Union, which was founded in 1961 by Tri Valley Growers, has merged with Self-Help Federal Credit Union.

Five sites are on the itinerary for the second annual Tuolumne County Farm and Ranch Tour, set for Aug.

Tuolumne County Sheriff Jim Mele has scheduled a town hall meeting in Groveland on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be at Groveland Community Hall, 18720 Main St.

Ninety-five-year-old Fred Gehl has been a father almost as long as the concept of Father's Day has been around.

The 60th annual Tuolumne Lumber Jubilee Parade is set for an 11am Saturday start.

A plan to demolish the former Caltrans buildings on Mono Way in Sonora has riled members of the Tuolumne Heritage Committee.

Sonora, CA 15,771 marijuana plants were eradicated Friday in the Rose Creek area of Tuolumne County.

The 2009 marijuana eradication season started Friday with the seizure of 15,771 plants from the Rose Creek area of Tuolumne County on U.S. Forest Service land.

Adam Cover, 9, and his father, Jesse, talk about the riding lawn mower accident that damaged Adama s leg five years ago.

A former firefighter accused of starting several fires in the Stanislaus National Forest in September pleaded not guilty Monday at his arraignment in Tuolumne County Superior Court.

The proposed state budget includes drastic funding cuts to programs serving senior citizens and disabled adults, say area service providers.

The Tuolumne County Supervisors will have to make difficult decisions Tuesday as the fiscal year 2009/10 budget faces a $7.2 million deficit.