The Bret Harte High School Athletic Hall of Fame is set to welcome seven new members and one team to its already impressive list of standout athletes and contributors. The Hall of Fame Class of ...

Ah, 30 years ago. For some, 1995 was a year to remember. For others, it’s a time only heard about through stories from parents or older siblings. Yes, there was a time when you could buy a pack ...

The Arts of Bear Valley Summer Show is running at Bear Valley Resort through August 3. The art show has been running hand in hand with the Bear Valley Music Festival for over 30 years. Thea ...

Ronald “Ron” Jay Root May 25th, 1960 - July 18th, 2025 Ronald “Ron” Jay Root, 65, passed away the morning of July 18th, 2025, at his home in Citrus Heights. Ron was born on May 25th, 1960 ...

The House passed President Trump’s signature bill, ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ just ahead of the July 4 deadline, on Thursday, July 3. The bill, which includes signature policies of President ...

The athletic arena has always been a safe space for Boston Williams. From his younger days playing youth sports to his final year as a three-sport Bret Harte High School student-athlete, Williams ...

Last week’s column reminded me of a love affair out there on Old Cape Cod... To punish me I guess, our program director at WOCB sent me to a resort to host a remote broadcast of a backgammon ...

Calaveras County has a new centenarian: San Andreas resident Hazel Clay. Clay, who was born in the Contra Costa County city of Concord on July 10, 1925, was honored with a special party on her ...

It would be hard to find someone who takes both the “student” and “athlete” roles as seriously as junior Brayden Bowersox. As a student, Bowersox has one of the top GPAs in his class. As ...

Over the winter holidays many locals were plagued by cybercrime ruses of all sorts. While quite a few folks have become used to fake emails from well-known companies like Amazon, United Parcel ...

This past week, local law enforcement officials provided reports on several activities, including two notable, unrelated arrests that each involved numerous felonies. A high-speed chase resulted ...