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SAN ANDREAS - The county's elected leaders will likely move in coming months to weaken and restructure the Calaveras Council of Governments, an agency charged with transportation planning that in recent years has become deeply involved in land-use...

SAN ANDREAS - Calaveras County residents concerned that drug dealing or production may be occurring in their neighborhood are invited to read "Suspected Drug House Education," a free book offered by the Calaveras County Sheriff's Department.

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK - All campgrounds in Yosemite National Park are open for the season, and the park has also reopened one campground that had been closed the past 13 years due to flood damage.

SAN ANDREAS - What began as a home-invasion robbery early Friday has become a homicide.

LAKE CAMANCHE - A Stockton teenager described as a novice swimmer drowned in Lake Camanche while swimming with friends Sunday evening.

SAN ANDREAS - A San Andreas man was critically injured early Friday morning in a home-invasion robbery that a Calaveras County Sheriff's Department spokesman said is drug related.

SAN ANDREAS -- A San Andreas man was critically injured in a home-invasion robbery about 1:30 a.m. Friday.

Copper Valley Trail Co., offering guided horseback trail rides, overnight stays and more, plans grand-opening events at its "trailhead" store from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Copperopolis Town Square, 403 Town Square Road.

VALLEY SPRINGS — The next Valley Springs blood drive will benefit Matt Maddox, 19, who recently suffered serious injuries when he was run over by a road grader in early June. The accident occurred while Maddox was in the area on leave from his...

SAN ANDREAS - Acting Calaveras County Assessor Leslie Davis reported Wednesday that the value of the county's property assessment roll has declined for a second straight year.

SAN ANDREAS - Come January, traditional American Indian talking circles may be offered for free to Calaveras County residents suffering from stress, family crises or other problems that threaten their mental health.

SAN ANDREAS - Both the Calaveras County Humane Society and the Calaveras County Historical Society may want the same patch of ground.

SACRAMENTO - Republican state Sen. Dave Cox died Tuesday after what his family described as a 13-year battle with prostate cancer. He was 72.

SAN ANDREAS - A band of Mother Lode artists is fighting to keep creative expression alive in the face of hard times.

BEAR VALLEY - Eldorado National Forest staffers have blocked the entrance to a historic wilderness cabin a little more than eight months after they removed the cabin's door and stovepipe.

ARNOLD - A full-service health club that closed last fall in Arnold has reopened under a new name and with new owners.

ANGELS CAMP - A group of investors that includes famed Lode wine industry pioneer Barden Stevenot is in escrow to purchase the long-vacant Utica Hotel in downtown Angels Camp.

COPPEROPOLIS - Kado was a popular dog. The pit bull terrier often napped under the counter at the Lake Tulloch True Value Hardware in Copperopolis. When he was awake, he greeted customers with a wagging tail and, when allowed, a lick or two, store...

In the aftermath of the Fourth of July holiday weekend, local firefighters scrambled to save a man who had been trapped in a ravine for 13 hours, while CHP officers responded to numerous wrecks throughout the Gold Country.

SAN ANDREAS - People who drive some of Calaveras County's bumpiest public roads will soon see the way smoothed before them thanks to more than $1 million in federal stimulus money.