Last night around 7:15 a wildland fire was reported on the Oro De Amador Property. The fire was reported burning behind some of the homes located on the Placer Drive area. Jackson Fire and Cal Fire Crews quickly responded and the fire was contained.

The statewide program Click It or Ticket campaign held May 21st through June 3rd was a big success locally, according to CHP Public Information Officer Craig Harmon. Harmon said the Amador Unit of CHP ticketed 58 people for seat belt violations. Seat belts were not the only thing Officers were looking for as others received tickets for not having front license plates, tinted windows, and other traffic violations. “While we are out primarily looking for…

The City of Ione had quite the meeting last night when the city council began by swearing in two new police officers. Those same officers were then put to work almost immediately when a suspicious object was discovered outside of the city hall. The Officers passed a note to City Clerk Janet Traverso warning of the danger outside of the City Hall and the Calaveras County Bomb Squad was called into service. While drama unfolded…

An alleged plot among 10 men to overthrow the communist government of Laos involved a scheme to use the California Highway Patrol Academy to train the future regime's police force according to California Highway Patrol spokeswoman Fran Clader who said the CHP was contacted by federal investigators who suspect the plot's organizers. The organizers were planning to help the CHP recruit Hmong, who are originally from mountainous regions of Southeast Asia. According to court documents,…

Yesterday at approximately 1pm an accident was reported on Sutter Creek Volcano road across from Pine Gulch Court. The accident was described by the person who called it in as severe. A helicopter as well as an ambulance was immediately called in for what was now revealed as a 2 vehicle accident. Shortly there after a second ambulance was called in to help accommodate 3 injured people.

There have already been some changes announced to the Amador County Fair for this year and one of those is the return of the Miss Amador Pageant to Thursday night, the opening night of the fair. This year there will be six candidates for the crown taking the stage at 8pm on Thursday July 26th at the Bandstand, known as the Central House Stage.

With summer right around the corner and temperatures warming up, now is the time for Pacific Gas and Electric Company's qualifying customers to sign up for a 20 percent discount on their energy bill. And according to PG&E thousands of customers that qualify for the program are not applying for it. PG&E states that thousands of income-qualified customers eligible for the California Alternate Rate for Energy (CARE) Program can receive a 20 percent reduction on…

June is starting off busy for the Jackson Police Department. Yesterday afternoon reports of a verbal confrontation in a Westview Drive neighborhood quickly escalated when one of the subjects involved pulled a gun on another subject. The victim subject immediately called law enforcement through the 911 system and units from the Jackson Police Department arrived on scene.

Late Sunday night, at approximately 10:58 PM, Jackson Officer Troy Ortega was on routine patrol while traveling south on Highway 49 near Jackson Glass, when he noticed a vehicle traveling too close behind his patrol car. Officer Ortega changed lanes, at which point the other vehicle also changed lanes and continued to follow Officer Ortega's patrol car too close. Officer Ortega then waited until he could pull to the roadway shoulder and allow the vehicle…

Routine business at the Jackson office of the DMV got interesting yesterday afternoon when a silent alarm in one of the state department of motor vehicles’ offices was tripped. Three units from the California Highway Patrol, including Lt. Commander Ed Witbey, Officer Craig Harmon and Officer Drake Wilburn all arrived on scene accompanied by two Jackson PD Units. As Patrons watched the arrival of all five officers, staff was surprised to see the visitors in…