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Update: Fire In Jamestown Forward Spread Stopped
Update at 12:07 p.m.: CAL Fire reports that air and ground resources are making progress on a vegetation blaze named the Links Fire burning north of Highway 108/49 in the Jamestown area of Tuolumne County. Spokesperson Emily Kilgore reports that the forward progress of the flames has been stopped at 40′ x 40′ in size. Just before noon, the flames ignited in the grass off Wigwam Road and behind the Twin Pines Mobile Home Park. Ground crews will remain on scene, working towards full containment and mopping up for the next couple of hours. What sparked the fire is under investigation.
UPDATE: PG&E restores power to 4,500+ customers, cites squirrel as cause of outages
A squirrel apparently triggered an automatic, high-voltage electric switch on a power line Wednesday morning, causing two unplanned outages that left more than 4,500 Pacific Gas and Electric Co. customers in Tuolumne County without power for about three hours, a PG&E spokesman said. Personnel sent out to scrutinize power lines...
County releases documents on proposed Subaru dealership
A new Subaru of Sonora dealership and service center is planned to be built on Mono Way near the boundary between the City of Sonora and the unincorporated area of Tuolumne County, according to public documents released Tuesday by the county. The county Community Development Department released a 174-page environmental...
Officials Release Cause Of Harvard Fire Near Jamestown
Jamestown, CA — On Sunday afternoon a fire was contained in the area of High School Road and Highway 108 in Jamestown. It ignited at around 2:25 pm and the forward progress was stopped at 1.5 acres. It was named the Harvard Fire. The Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office notes...
Tuolumne County opens sanctioned homeless camp at Justice Center
It was already 95 degrees Fahrenheit before 9 a.m. at the Tuolumne County government’s new sanctioned camping area for homeless people off Justice Center Drive when camper Anne Tate, 40, stepped to check on a tarp set up to try to keep bottled drinking water shaded and cool. The...
Weather Service Reports a Few Strong Thunderstorms Possible Today (Monday, July 15) for the Sierra Nevada and Foothills of Fresno, Mariposa, Madera and Tuolumne Counties Including Yosemite
July 15, 2024 - National Weather Service Hanford Office officials report a few thunderstorms are possible in the Sierra Nevada, mostly to the north of Tulare County. In addition to dangerous cloud to ground lightning strikes, any thunderstorm could produce small hail, gusty and erratic winds, and intense rainfall rates, leading to localized flooding.
A Scare For A Twain Harte Neighborhood
Twain Harte, CA – A Twain Harte resident got quite a surprise when they found an explosive device in their lawn yesterday, and neighbors were ordered to shelter in place for a couple of hours. Tuolumne County Sheriff’s deputies raced to the area scene on Strauch Drive Friday (7/12)...
Tuolumne County Deputies Help Twain Harte Man in Mental Health Crisis
July 16, 2024 – Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office officials report that last month, TCSO Dispatch received a call from Behavioral Health reporting a man who was having a mental health crisis in Twain Harte. Deputies arrived on the scene and located the man near the area of Brentwood Lake. The man began speaking to one of the deputies and made statements about wanting to drown himself. The deputy calmly talked with the man for about an hour to build rapport and attempt to assist the man in his time of crisis. The man then entered the nearby lake and submerged himself. The deputy sprinted towards the man, dove into the water in full uniform, and pulled the man back towards the bank. The deputy and a TCSO Sergeant were able to pull the man to the shoreline safely.
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