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Angels Camp man takes plea deal in fatal knife brawl

13 hours 50 min ago

SAN ANDREAS - A 28-year-old Angels Camp man pleaded guilty Thursday to assault with a deadly weapon for using a knife in a brawl in which two men died in June.

Lungren challenger claims 3rd Congressional District race in dead heat

13 hours 50 min ago

SAN ANDREAS - Democratic congressional candidate Bill Durston claims a recent poll shows he actually has a chance to beat 3rd Congressional District Rep. Dan Lungren, one of the powerhouses of California's Republican Party.

Cause of ride failure that injured 23 is pinpointed

October 9, 2008 - 3:00am

ANGELS CAMP - A rotating bearing mechanism that amusement ride operators call "the spider" failed and detached from a central hydraulic piston rod, causing the accident that injured 23 people in May at the Calaveras County Fair, according to a federal...

Calaveras County supervisor hopefuls disclose donor lists

October 9, 2008 - 3:00am

SAN ANDREAS - Incumbent Calaveras County Supervisor Tom Tryon was the top campaign fundraiser and spender over the past three months among the candidates on the Nov. 4 ballot for two open seats on the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors.

Calaveras chips in funds for water

October 8, 2008 - 3:00am

SAN ANDREAS - Among Modesto, Stockton, various irrigation districts and federally mandated programs to protect fish, users already try to consume more water than actually flows in the Stanislaus River.

Input sought for town upgrades

October 7, 2008 - 3:00am

SAN ANDREAS - San Andreas residents, business owners and others concerned about the town are invited to a series of workshops and meetings beginning Oct.

Man charged in alleged sword attack

October 4, 2008 - 3:00am

COPPEROPOLIS - A Copperopolis man is in jail on an attempted murder charge after he allegedly entered a neighbor's home and attacked the neighbor with a sword, the Calaveras County Sheriff's Department reported.

Wife won't be charged in slaying

October 3, 2008 - 3:00am

SAN ANDREAS - San Andreas rancher Tammy Ham will not be prosecuted for having shot her husband, John Ham, to death more than two years ago at their home, the Calaveras County District Attorney's Office announced Thursday.

Father, son decline plea deal in Angels Camp slayings

October 3, 2008 - 3:00am

SAN ANDREAS - Plea bargain deals for a Calaveras County father and son facing murder charges collapsed Thursday after neither man could bring himself to say he was guilty - or at least likely to be convicted of being guilty - in the June 5 deaths of...

Calaveras County prosecutor will not charge San Andreas woman in death of her husband (5:35 p.m.)

October 2, 2008 - 5:37pm

SAN ANDREAS — San Andreas Rancher Tammy Ham will not be prosecuted for having shot her husband John Ham to death more than two years ago at their home, the Calaveras County District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday.

New Melones Lake surprises users with fees

October 2, 2008 - 3:00am

ANGELS CAMP - New Melones Lake's reign as California's largest reservoir with free boat launching came to a quiet end Wednesday.

Mineral Restaurant is a haven for vegetarians

October 2, 2008 - 3:00am

MURPHYS - Imagine the best hand-crafted Bay Area boutique food without the traffic jam.

Finding peace in ancient art

October 1, 2008 - 3:00am

VALLEY SPRINGS - David Foster got hooked on combat.

Foothills center of talks on growth

October 1, 2008 - 3:00am

TUOLUMNE - Leaders in business and government from the Mother Lode and elsewhere in the state, including Lt. Gov.

Cool weather isn't preventing fires

September 30, 2008 - 3:00am

SAN ANDREAS - Fire season is far from over, and state fire officials Monday warned residents in fire-prone areas not to let down their guard just because of recent cooler temperatures.

Improvised bomb found on top of car

September 30, 2008 - 3:00am

SAN ANDREAS - One man is in jail on bomb-making charges and Calaveras County Sheriff's Department investigators are searching for other suspects after an incident earlier this month in which an explosive device with a lit fuse was left on the hood of a...

Supervisors forum focuses on Valley Springs-area growth

September 26, 2008 - 3:00am

VALLEY SPRINGS - Zerrall McDaniel and Gary Tofanelli - who are vying to represent the fast-growing Valley Springs area on the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors - faced off Thursday night at a public session focused on the contentious question of how...

Guilty plea to lesser charge in fatal Angels Camp brawl

September 26, 2008 - 3:00am

SAN ANDREAS - Murphys resident Alfonso Flores Cruz on Thursday pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of assault with a deadly weapon in connection with the June 5 brawl in which two men died in Angels Camp.

Agencies relieved of layoff worries

September 25, 2008 - 3:00am

SAN ANDREAS - A deputy district attorney, 17 court bailiffs and several other part-time Sheriff's Department employees have been spared, at least for now, under the final budget for this year adopted Tuesday by the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors.

Media company, Calaveras battle over billboards

September 24, 2008 - 3:00am

SAN ANDREAS - The battle over billboards proposed along Highway 12 just west of Valley Springs will rage for the foreseeable future after the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors approved a solitary, time-limited billboard Tuesday that the proponent...