(FOX40.COM) — The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office dismantled an illegal marijuana cultivation operation that consisted of 612 actively growing marijuana plants last Friday in Valley Springs ...

A mother and her 9-year-old son were found by a search and rescue team in Calaveras County east of Stockton after leaving two handwritten SOS notes.

The Calaveras County Sheriff's Office dismantled an illegal marijuana cultivation operation that consisted of 612 actively growing marijuana plants last Friday in Valley Springs.

A Sacramento-area mother left handwritten notes that helped rescuers locate her and her 9-year-old, who were stranded in remote Calaveras County after being led astray by GPS. Courtesy photo ...

Authorities in the Sierra Foothills said they took down an allegedly illegal cannabis growing operation last week, seizing plants worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Fire name: Skyhigh A new wildfire was reported today at 11:33 a.m. in Calaveras County, California. Skyhigh Fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service.

Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Connell A new wildfire was reported today at 12:58 p.m. in Calaveras County, California. Connell Fire has been burning on private land.

Initial location: Calaveras County, Calif. Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Warren Warren Fire initially started today at 12:50 p.m. in Calaveras County, California. It has burned four acres of ...

Initial location: Calaveras County, Calif. Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Warren Warren Fire initially started today at 12:50 p.m. in Calaveras County, California. It has burned four acres of ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 12:50 p.m. in Calaveras County, California. Warren Fire has been burning on private land.