The body of a man who fell over a waterfall at a popular swimming spot east of Pinecrest was recovered Thursday, the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office reports. Gabriel Castaneda, 38, fell into the south fork of the Stanislaus River on Sunday, June 23. He’d been hiking with friends near the upper portion of Cleo’s Bath […]
A legislator seeks to tighten the law regarding a Tuolumne County school board member accused of threatening to kill children and other people. Jason Vassar, 50, was detained for a mental evaluation after the threats were reported in November. He has not been prosecuted because current law requires a showing of intent to carry out […]
Gather up the kids and head to Jamestown this summer for a day of family fun at the new Chicken Ranch Casino Resort. I know what you’re probably thinking: “But only adults are allowed to gamble.” That may be so, but the nine-story expansion to the existing gaming floor and bingo hall will include an […]
Chicken Ranch Casino in Tuolumne County is opening its new nine-story resort this summer and is holding four job fairs to recruit workers. The resort will boast 197 hotel rooms, a 12,000-square-foot conference and event space, an expanded gaming floor with more than 100,000 square feet of all-new slots and table games, nightlife options and […]