Hard Working PG&E Crews Working to Keep the Grid Alive....4,031 Dark at this Time.
Posted by: thepinetree on 02/14/2019 08:01 AM
Arnold, CA...Hard Working PG&E Crews working out in the weather are keeping the Grid alive even as trees keep falling, cars keep crashing. They just work each outage and keep on rolling. As of this morning 4,031 are in search of current in Amador, Alpine, Calaveras & Tuolumne Counties...
Hwy 88 Closed at Carson Spur for Avalanche Control
Posted by: thepinetree on 02/14/2019 02:34 PM
Kirkwood, CA...From Caltrans Dist 10..."SR-88 CARSON SPUR TO CLOSE FOR AVALANCHE CONTROL - FEB. 14 at 2:30 p.m. State Route 88 will close at the Carson Spur (west of Kirkwood) for avalanche control at 2:30 p.m. There is no ETO as to when work will be complete and SR-88 will re-open."
PG&E Crews Out in Force as Next Storm Rolls in with 5,550 Without Power this Morning
Posted by: thepinetree on 02/13/2019 07:32 AM
Arnold, CA...PG&E crews are out in force keeping current flowing to customers. As of this morning there are 5,550 without power in Amador, Calaveras, Alpine & Tuolumne Counties.
Arnold, CA....Things are getting back to a winter normal today on the mountain highways. Hwy 88 has reopened and Chains or 4wd will be needed to get to any of our local ski resorts.
Get Up To $3,000 Tax Refund Advance Today at H&R Block
Posted by: thepinetree on 02/12/2019 11:35 AM
Angels Camp, Valley Springs & Jackson...Get Your Tax Refund Advance Today at H&R Block
Winter Weather Returns This Evening & Continues Through Feb 15th
Posted by: thepinetree on 02/12/2019 11:37 AM
Sacramento, CA...The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for the mountains and a flood warning for lower elevations. An active next several days ahead with snowfall in the forecast through at least Friday. A major winter storm will arrive later today and continue into Thursday. Unlike previous systems, snow levels will rise several thousand feet tomorrow (possibly reaching 7000-8000 feet by the afternoon). Here are the latest thoughts for those traveling to the mountains.
PG&E Grid Straining with Next Storm Wave as 1,690 Without Power
Posted by: thepinetree on 02/12/2019 11:45 PM
Arnold, CA....Just as the hard working PG&E crews had everything patched back up after the last storm another one is making its way into our area. The winds from the leading edge have knocked the power our for 1690 at this time. The bulk of the outages are in Amador & Calaveras. Tuolumne has a few isolated outages but no large outage blocks.
Arnold, CA...PG&E's power grid is experiencing widespread outages this morning with over 10,000 customers without power. The Hwy 4 corridor has outages from Angels Camp to Big Trees. There are also numerous outages in Tuolumne & Amador Counties. At this time though the largest number of outages are in Calaveras. Ironically Tuolumne & Amador experienced larger outages in the last storm so it seems to be our turn this time...
Inmate Who Walked Away from Minimum-Support Facility at Mule Creek State Prison Apprehended
Posted by: thepinetree on 02/10/2019 04:35 PM
Ione, CA...A minimum-security inmate who walked away from Mule Creek State Prison on February 7 was apprehended this evening in the Merced area. At around 10:05 p.m., inmate Zechariah Lee was taken into custody by the Merced County Sheriff’s Department, the Merced Police Department, and CDCR’s Office of Correctional Safety, Special Service Unit agents at a gas station. Lee initially attempted to flee, but was quickly arrested.
