El Dorado County

El Dorado County health officials warn of chipmunk, squirrel danger

Due to increased plague activity in the Tahoe Basin area last fall, El Dorado County health officials advise caution this summer. The California Department of Public Health routin ...

Six nabbed for allegedly selling pot in two El Dorado County businesses

Four area residents, and two others, have been arrested on various charges including possession of marijuana for sale following a three-month investigation by El Dorado County l ...

Community rallies behind El Dorado County CASA lunch box program

The CASA box lunch program in El Dorado County has brought the organization thousands of dollars to help children in crisis. CASA, Court Appointed Advocates, are trained and superv ...

Man arrested in string of burglaries

EL DORADO HILLS — A vehicle stop led to the arrest of a suspected burglar and a cache of property reportedly stolen from Placer, El Dorado and Sacramento counties. Jason Earl R ...

Rocklin man who allegedly killed three in Salmon Falls Road crash set for trial

A man whose last known address was in Rocklin is expected to begin a trial in October for the alleged killing of his three passengers in an accident in November 2009 on Salmon Fall ...

Use ‘light’ on newly restored river stretch

Suppose you open a new stretch of river to boaters and nobody comes? After another year of light use, people are asking whether the American River in the canyon below Auburn has a ...

Guides’ murders remain mysteries

On Friday it will be five years since two El Dorado County river-rafting guides were brutally murdered while they slept on a beach. Their families had hoped that DNA evidence might ...

Mystery murder suspect fingered

Officials believe they are a step closer to solving the 2004 murder of two El Dorado County river rafting guides after a possible suspect was killed in a New Mexico shoot-out. New ...

Wireless work funded by state in El Dorado County

A broadband boom in El Dorado County’s remote rural pockets is not a far-fetched idea. State money to the tune of $240,000 has funded data gathering designed to lure a provider o ...