Genus: Osmia, Family: Megachilidae, Species: mason bee. These are solitary, non-colonizing, nonaggressive bees that are excellent pollinators of orchards and gardens. For starters, mason bees do not make honey but are tireless eaters of pol...

Sonora, CA – The video in the image box shows just how big the problem has become with mounds of trash piled-up at this site referred to as the Lowe’s Camp.“It’s pretty heartbreaking,” asserts Tuolumne County Supervisor Jaron Brandon who s...

Pinecrest, CA – An abandoned vehicle with footprints in the snow walking away from it are the only clues rescuers have to help find a missing man.Currently, Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue (SAR) members are combing the area but...

Sonora, CA — PG&E is reporting that thousands of customers in Tuolumne County are without power stretching from Copperopolis to past Pinecrest to Bumblebee, with most of the outages along Highway 108.There are over 2,500 customers without...

Sonora, CA – A high-speed chase on Highway 49 ended on a dirt road in Columbia and a record check made clear why the driver fled.The chase began just before midnight on Tuesday when CHP Officers began pursuit of a red 1987 Chevrolet S-10 p...

Sonora, CA – A Columbia burglary with the items stolen totaling over $100,000 is under investigation and a Sonora man has been arrested — more could follow.32-year-old Alexander Mendenhall is not charged with the theft, but for receiving s...

Sonora, CA — This weekend’s Mother Lode Views will focus on the Mother Lode Regional Juvenile Detention Facility that opened a little over three years ago.Tuolumne County officials have been looking at ways to reduce operational costs and...

Tuolumne, CA — There is an ongoing rescue taking place along Buchanan Road near Sunrise Drive and the West Side Trail in the Tuolumne area.Tuolumne County Sheriff’s spokesperson Nicco Sandelin tells Clarke Broadcasting that residents in th...

Tuolumne County — Tuolumne Public Health reports four new COVID-19 community cases and they all appear to be isolating. There are no residents hospitalized with COVID-19. Active community cases decreased to 19. A total of 15 individuals wer...

Murphys, CA — Fire crews are battling a vegetation fire in the Murphys area of Calaveras County.The flames broke out in some grass at a property in the 5600 block of Log Cabin Drive near Darby Lane and west of French Gulch Road and Highway...

Sonora, CA —  The first shipment of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Tuolumne County yesterday.Health officials are determining how to disperse the initial hundreds of doses that arrived. State and federal agen...

Governor Gavin Newsom says the state will speed up its reopening efforts tied to a new plan to vaccinate more residents in disadvantaged neighborhoods.During a press conference yesterday in Stockton, Newsom stated that he anticipates gyms,...

Sonora, CA — Tuolumne County Fire officials have determined the cause of a blaze that burned a vehicle and then spread to a home in the Crystal Falls area.It was caused by hot ashes that were put into a flammable trash can. The fire happen...

Sonora, CA — The Sonora Police Department says a man was arrested following a fight that broke out in the 200 block of Greenley Road.Multiple people were involved in the incident that started at around 6pm on Wednesday. The PD reports, “Du...

Sonora, CA – Sonora Police are investigating how a truck struck a pedestrian on South Washington Street/Highway 49 during the evening commute.After a hard day of work, the victim, Casey Boatright, a construction worker from Brentwood, CAal...

Sonora, CA – Individuals with high-risk conditions and others in certain sectors can now get vaccinated, according to Tuolumne County Public Health.The age range for the new group is 18-64. The specific health conditions can be viewed by c...

A quick moving winter storm will bring widespread snow to the Northern Sierra Nevada and portions of the southern Cascades, from Friday night into Saturday morning. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the...

Sonora, CA – With the weather in the Mother Lode already feeling like spring California Department of Water Resources (DWR) officials have taken their 3rd annual snow survey with the snowpack coming in at less than average.The manual surve...

Tuolumne County — Tuolumne Public Health reports two new community cases since yesterday and they both appear to be isolating. There is one resident who was isolating who is now hospitalized with COVID-19. Active community cases increased t...

Sonora, CA — A Tuolumne Public Health clinic is underway, and officials say they have open slots to get a shot, but only for the next hour and for those 18-64 with a medical condition.Tuolumne County Office of Emergency Services Coordinato...

Jamestown, CA – An argument led to a Sonora man pulling out a BB gun and shooting a woman.In the early morning hours on Monday, the CHP requested Tuolumne Sheriff’s Deputies to back them up on a domestic violence call in the 10800 block of...

Sacramento, CA — The head of the California Senate Republican caucus argues that Governor Gavin Newsom’s plan to bring more students back to school campuses falls short.We reported earlier that the Governor and Democratic lawmakers agreed...

Sonora, CA — The Tuolumne County Public Works Department is warning the traveling public that a road will close on Friday for emergency tree removal.The hard closure will be at 22808 South Fork Road. No vehicles will be allowed to pass thr...

California’s major league baseball teams did not allow fans in the stands last season, but that is anticipated to change this year.Only cardboard cutouts with pictures of fans were sitting in the seats throughout 2020.Asked about it durin...

The multi-day Tuolumne Lumber Jubilee plans to return to Tuolumne City this year from Friday June 25th through Sunday June 27th. Aaron Rasmussen, the Tuolumne Lumber Jubilee Board President, was Thursday’s KVML “Newsmaker of the Day”.The...