Nic Peterson

1 week ago | mymotherlode.com | Nic Peterson

Sonora, CA– A vehicle has collided with a power pole on Shaws Flat Road and is disrupting power and traffic. The incident occurred close to 4:40 pm on Friday afternoon with a solo non-injury accident. The roadway has been shut down on Shaw’s Flat in both directions as crews deal with live power lines. Power has additionally been disrupted in the area with 462 customers currently without electricity. There is currently no estimated time for when the road will reopen or power will be restored.

2 weeks ago | mymotherlode.com | Nic Peterson

Mother Lode Assemblyman David Tangipa speaks about wildfire prevention View Photo Sacramento, CA– Assemblyman David Tangipa of the 8th District is leading a group of Republican lawmakers in urging former President Donald Trump to intervene after California missed a critical Medicaid filing deadline. In a letter sent to Trump, Tangipa and eight other legislators request that the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services grant a 60-day extension for the state to submit its first-quarter...

2 weeks ago | mymotherlode.com | Nic Peterson

Calaveras County Public Works logo View Photo Calaveras, CA– Drivers should expect delays Monday and Tuesday on Hogan Dam Road as crews begin bridge maintenance work at two locations south of the Silver Rapids Road intersection. The Bridge Preventive Maintenance Program will impact traffic April 14 and 15 at the Slate Creek Bridge, located 2.46 miles south of Silver Rapids Road, and the Bear Creek Bridge, located 5.06 miles south of the same intersection. Traffic will be reduced to one lane...

2 weeks ago | mymotherlode.com | Nic Peterson

Copperopolis, CA– A nearly 500-acre cattle ranch in Tuolumne County has been permanently protected through a conservation easement established by the California Rangeland Trust in partnership with the Bloom family. The agreement, finalized in early 2025, ensures the Bloom Ranch will remain a productive working landscape indefinitely, safeguarding it from potential development.

2 weeks ago | mymotherlode.com | Nic Peterson

Sacramento, CA– A California bill to prohibit public interactions with captive wild animals will have its first hearing Tuesday at the State Capitol. Assembly Bill 892, the Public Contact Safety Act, would ban direct contact between the public and species such as nonhuman primates, bears, elephants, sloths, otters, kangaroos, wallabies, servals, and caracals. The bill is co-sponsored by the Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), a San Andreas-based animal sanctuary.