El Dorado County Local News: Families & Children

06/06/2023
Congressman Kevin Kiley spent the day in South Lake Tahoe meeting with area leaders before recognizing a longtime business for its years of service to the community.

05/22/2023
More than 300 local students participated in the SAGE Map Contest hosted by the El Dorado County Surveyor’s Office and the El Dorado and Georgetown Divide Resource Conservation District.

04/12/2023
El Dorado County will increase compensation to environmental consulting company Dudek by more than $142,000 for additional analysis and planning on the Diamond Springs park project. The park is will be adjacent to Charles F. Brown Elementary School.

04/03/2023
The Sacramento Zoo is opening an exhibit 65 million years in the making. Dinosaur Safari at the Sac Zoo runs through March 2024, featuring more than 20 life-sized animatronic dinosaurs.

03/30/2023
About 300 South Lake Tahoe youth celebrated the end of their winter season with the youth development nonprofit SOS Outreach.

03/13/2023
The Boys & Girls Club of Lake Tahoe received a grant from the Vail Resorts Epic Promise program.

03/01/2023
Cheyanne Lane has been appointed as interim executive director of Tahoe Youth & Family Services. Lane began working for TYFS in 2006 and has filled many roles during her tenure.

02/11/2023
Tahoe Tessie isn’t real but climate change is. That’s the tagline for “Find Tahoe Tessie,” an augmented reality game app developed by UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center.

01/16/2023
The mission of the Kiwanis International organization is to strengthen the community and serve children. In meeting these goals, Kiwanis Club of Tahoe Sierra participates in various service events.

01/08/2023
Georgetown School of Innovation sixth-graders created StoryCorp-type podcasts about different agencies that helped during the Mosquito Fire. The class came up with 10 different agencies to interview.

12/11/2022
In online pregnancy discussion groups, dozens of California women have detailed their long waits for results and the anxiety it has caused.

12/11/2022
SCOTUS rejected a last-minute plea from the tobacco industry and cleared the way for enforcement of a statewide ban that includes menthol cigarettes.

12/07/2022
“Ski Patrol Pups’ follows the story of the author’s puppy, Walter, as he and his friends learn what it takes to become ski patrol dogs.

11/07/2022
The prospective Cameron Park Lake splash pad became a hot topic during the Oct. 19 Cameron Park Community Services District Board of Directors meeting, with some concerned the project isn't the best use of CSD funds.

10/27/2022
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control decided to list COVID-19 among the vaccines it recommends for children, but each state decides whether to adopt those guidelines. It's unclear what California will do.

08/30/2022
Through a series of events Joe Carson was confronted with a unique opportunity. His story began when his mom was searching in the El Dorado Hills area for a theater company suited for individuals with intellectual developmental disabilities.

07/27/2022
The California Highway Patrol is marking the two-decade anniversary of the Amber Alert system. Hundreds of abducted children have been found and returned safely to their families following its implementation in 2002.

07/06/2022
Just because school is out doesn’t mean students don’t need essential social and emotional resources. Black Oak Mine Unified School District has a partnership with Sierra Child & Family Services to provide 24-hour help for families who struggle.