Blaze now nation’s biggest 27 Aug 2013 | 04:30 pm

The Rim Fire grew in the past day to 179,481 acres, making it the largest wildfire now burning in the nation, consuming an area larger than San Francisco and Manhattan combined, and it continues to th...

Calaveras chokes on Rim smoke 27 Aug 2013 | 04:30 pm

Smoke from Tuolumne County’s massive Rim Fire has caused poor air quality stretching from surrounding foothill counties to the eastern Sierra and beyond. In Calaveras County to the north, the air pol...

News of record for Aug. 26, 2013 26 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm

Letters to the editor for Aug. 26, 2013 26 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm

Obituaries for Aug. 26, 2013 26 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm

Governor briefed in Tuolumne 26 Aug 2013 | 05:09 pm

Gov. Jerry Brown visited Tuolumne Monday morning, was briefed by fire officials and promised ongoing resources to fight the Rim Fire. At a press conference on Tuolumne’s Main Street, Brown said the s...

Rim Fire exceeds Stanislaus Complex 26 Aug 2013 | 04:30 pm

The Rim Fire overnight continued to spread toward Yosemite National Park and, to a lesser extent, communities along Highway 108, covering an area of about 149,780 acres, making it larger than 1987’s S...

A new threat of lightning 26 Aug 2013 | 04:30 pm

National Weather Service forecasters predict a chance of thunderstorms Tuesday in the higher elevations of Tuolumne and Calaveras counties. Twain Harte and towns above it along the Highway 108 corrid...

Scammers prey on elderly 26 Aug 2013 | 04:30 pm

Scammers have preyed upon people’s uncertainties about Medicare changes with the upcoming implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Tuolumne and Calaveras county law enforcement officials have each ...

Governor to appear in Tuolumne 26 Aug 2013 | 01:52 pm

Governor Jerry Brown is going to meet fire and emergency authorities in Tuolumne this morning.