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Erik wreckage found
Nearly a year after the fateful sinking of a charter fishing vessel off the coast of Mexico, a relative of one of the victims has found the wreck at the bottom of the Sea of Cortez. Divers reached the...
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County facing $1.9M deficit
The Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors is scheduled Tuesday to tackle tough details of the 2012-13 fiscal year budget, which calls for steep cuts to fill a looming budget gap. Updated details of the...
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What will Obama soot regs mean?
What will the Obama administration’s proposed new air quality standards, intended to lower the amount of soot that can be released into the air, mean for people in the Mother Lode, where many residents...
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County seeks input on land-use plan
Sonora and Tuolumne County planners are still looking for public input on a document that they hope will be a blueprint for long-term land planning. Representatives have been presenting the latest...
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City seats go to Stearn, Canning, Williams
With the final, but unofficial, election numbers in, it appears two of the three Sonora City Councilmen who ran for re-election in June will keep their seats. Numbers released by the Tuolumne County...
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Prescribed fire planned in Yosemite
Yosemite National Park’s first prescribed fire of the season will be ignited Tuesday near the park’s Big Oak Flat entrance station on Highway 120, assuming weather conditions are right. The total burn...
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Hotter than usual weekend temps in Angels Camp
Scorching weekend temperatures will give way to slightly cooler temperatures this week, according to the National Weather Service. The weather outlook calls for a high of 92 today and 89 Tuesday....
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Obituaries for June 12, 2012
Phyliss Ann Sola Crawford July 2, 1939 — June 8, 2012 Angels Camp resident Phyliss Ann Sola Crawford died Friday at her home. She was 72. Mrs. Crawford was at Bonnie Baratono’s Maternity Home in Angels...
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North dominates South 30-0 in 39th Lions All-Star game
By Guy Dossi For The Union Democrat MODESTO—For the past nine years, bragging rights in the Lions High School Central California All-Star Football Game have belonged to the North team. Saturday...
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Pinecrest spill ends early
Tuolumne Utilities District is turning to stored water for its customers earlier than previous years. District representatives are awaiting an answer from the state over the Pinecrest Lake level that...
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Suspect in hoax faces new charges
A 55-year-old man with an “extensive criminal history” faces new charges after Sonora Police say he planted a fake bomb outside of the Tuolumne County Courthouse on Yaney Avenue in November. Police...
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Sonora approves $4 million budget
The Sonora City Council on Monday passed a lean 2012-13 budget and authorized the city administrator to execute an agreement with Tuolumne County for a portion of a grant funded by President Barack...
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Suspected shoplifter Tased, jailed
A 46-year-old man suspected of shoplifting from a San Andreas store was shot with a Taser on Sunday after an altercation with Calaveras County Sheriff’s deputies. The Sheriff’s Office received a call...
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