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Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office provides more details on last week’s fatal shooting of armed suspect
The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office has released more information about the events that led up to the fatal deputy-involved shooting of an armed suspect Wednesday afternoon in the Jenny Lind area.
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Mayo Clinic Q and A: Embracing winter – Activity ideas for the season
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: When the holidays end, it's hard to have things to look forward to and find motivation to exercise. How can I stay ahead of the slump and help my family stay active? ANSWER: As ...
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Kurtenbach: If the Warriors prioritize their future over Steph Curry’s prime, they’re ignoring history
There’s an old fable about a frog in a boiling pot of water. It suggests that if you toss a frog into already hot water, it’ll jump out immediately. But if you instead put the frog in cold ...
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Sonora High students earn school’s highest-ever AP test scores
Sonora High students who studied in Advance Placement courses last year recorded the school’s highest-ever AP test scores and exceeded state averages in four different AP tests, the school’s ...
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Sheriff's deputy injured in crash with suspected drunk driver near Jamestown bar
A Tuolumne County sheriff’s deputy was hospitalized with injuries he suffered in a crash Saturday when his 2018 Ford Explorer patrol vehicle collided with a 2003 GMC Yukon driven by suspected ...
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Sharks takeaways: Season-long problem crops up again. Can this team fix it?
San Jose Sharks forward Will Smith might have had the best game of his brief NHL career on Monday. Playing in front of roughly 100 friends and family members, Smith, a Massachusetts native ...
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Tuolumne County agencies detail recent sting for underage tobacco sales
A recent sting operation resulted in seven citations being issued to stores in Tuolumne County for selling tobacco or nicotine products to people under 21, the county Sheriff’s Office said in a ...
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Dead tree, hangover, shovel: What are 2025's new emojis telling us?
A leafless, lifeless tree is among the most striking new emojis coming to our smartphones in the coming weeks, as part of the latest batch being released by the Unicode Consortium, which sets the ...
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The underground Mom Chat helping Philly parents fight loneliness
The Chat, as everyone refers to it, started with just a handful of moms. It was for the terrifying, thrilling moments of new motherhood: for grappling with breastfeeding, venting about in-laws and ...
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Central Calaveras firefighter, 19, dies in crash on way to work
A 19-year-old Central Calaveras Fire and Rescue Protection District firefighter, who was set to graduate this spring from Columbia College, died in a solo-vehicle crash on his way to work at ...
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Mother Lode Republicans celebrate Trump’s inauguration, Democrats organize
Some Mother Lode Republicans gathered Monday morning for an inaugural breakfast at Mother Lode Fairgrounds to watch the televised swearing-in of Donald J. Trump as the nation’s 47th president.
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Across generations, these community gardens offer refuge, passion and ‘wonderful friendships’
When Kelicia Pitts moved here from New Jersey in 2021, she figured it wouldn’t be too hard to find work and housing. Give me two months, she thought to herself, as she rented an Airbnb in Del Cerro.