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Tracey Petersen

California

Reporter at myMotherLode.com

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  • 1 week ago | mymotherlode.com | Tracey Petersen

    Vegetation fire in the Wallace area of Calaveras County -- PGE live camera View Photo Wallace, CA — Air and ground resources are working on a vegetation fire that the CHP reports started after a work truck went off Highway 12 into a field and ignited the blaze in the Wallace area of Calaveras County. The vegetation fire has been named the Questo Fire; it ignited near Southworth Road. There is no word on the fire’s size or the flames’ rate of spread or whether any structures are threatened....

  • 1 week ago | mymotherlode.com | Tracey Petersen

    House and vegetation fire in the Groveland area of Tuolumne County -- PGE live camera View Photo Groveland, CA — Air and ground resources are responding to a house and vegetation fire in the Groveland area of Tuolumne County. The flames broke out in a home in the 21400 block of Lytle Lomas Road near Highway 120. CAL Fire reports that all the occupants of the home escaped unharmed. Currently, there are no details regarding the dubbed “Loomis Fire’s” size or the flames’ rate of spread, or...

  • 1 week ago | mymotherlode.com | Tracey Petersen

    SPD public service announcement graphic View Photo Sonora, CA — The Sonora Police Department is responding to community members questioning the absence of American flags in downtown Sonora this Saturday, an event typically associated with Flag Day. SPD reported receiving numerous questions and comments circulating on various social media platforms regarding the flags. They also acknowledged that every year, the department “proudly places American flags throughout Washington Street as a symbol...

  • 1 week ago | mymotherlode.com | Tracey Petersen

    Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office Logo View Photo Pinecrest, CA — A 51-year-old man was pulled out of the water at Pinecrest Lake yesterday by witnesses who used a paddleboard and then started lifesaving measures, but sadly, he died at the scene. The deceased is Olegario Silveira of Fremont, who was swimming in the lake on Monday, June 16, 2025, at about 2:37 p.m. Several calls to the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office dispatch reported the drowning. Sheriff’s spokesperson Ashley Boujikian...

  • 1 week ago | mymotherlode.com | Tracey Petersen

    Protesters supporting the No Kings Rally at Courthouse Park in downtown Sonora -- Photo taken by Tracey Petersen View Photos View Video Sonora, CA— Hundreds of people came out Saturday afternoon for the “No Kings” rally, both for and against President Trump. As concerns of possible violence spread across Facebook and the community this week, Sonora Police Chief Turu VanderWeil on Friday morning issued a statement calling for a peaceful event, as reported here. The two-hour rally hosted by...

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