Tuolumne County News

A routine traffic stop landed a driver in jail when a search of the car turned up Ecstasy and a stolen gun.

Statewide budget cuts have severely crippled programs intended to battle the spread of an invasive weed that is a thorn in the side of ranchers, hikers and foresters in the Central Sierra.

The five Rotary clubs in Tuolumne County have teamed for a June 9 fund-raiser for Railtown 1897 State Historic Park.

An Escalon man was killed Saturday in a collision west of Jamestown on Highway 108 near the Montezuma Junction with Highway 49.

Tuolumne County is in the early stages of the environmental review process for the proposed Yosemite Gardens Project in Jamestown.

If you've ever had a problem finding a parking space in Yosemite National Park, don't worry; you're not alone.

Info: The 86th annual homecoming is open to anyone interested in historic Gold Rush communities.

Are you interested in plants that will look good year-round without supplemental water in the summer? Just think of all the money and time you could save.

Authorities will begin Monday morning to restrict debris-burning hours in rural areas of Tuolumne and Calaveras counties as well as eastern portions of Stanislaus and San Joaquin counties.

The American Red Cross Capital Region Chapter's annual Heroes Breakfast will be held June 6 to honor "community members from Stanislaus and Tuolumne counties who have performed extraordinary acts of courage." Heroes will be recognized in these categories: animal rescue, good Samaritan , law enforcement, medical professional, military , military , ... (more)

Tuolumne Narcotics Team along with the CHP netted nearly a quarter pound of meth with a street value of about $3500 dollars.

Tuolumne County voters will decide next month whether to expand the TOT, a 10% tax that is currently paid by hotel visitors, to include RV parks, houseboats and campgrounds.

Faced with a steep fund-raising crusade and little time to do it, a local group managed to scratch up enough funds to keep open two state parks threatened with closure in Merced County.

A 38-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday on child molestation charges involving a four-year-old girl, according to the Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office.

The Tuolumne County Chamber of Commerce's Independent Political Action Committee is endorsing some local candidates leading up to the June 5th election.

Info: The event is held by Westside Animals for Adoption, a partner of Best Friends Pet Resort in Patterson.

The 2010 Tuolumne County Health Fair will be held Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 19 and 20, at the Mother Lode Fairgrounds in Sonora.

As a lawsuit filed by a Tuolumne County man who claims his home was rendered unlivable after a Sheriff's Office raid moves forward, the county is claiming the blame should be on the man's son.

An ambulance is responding to a motorcycle accident on Creekside Drive in Tuolumne County.

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