The Sierra Native Alliance’s Youth Leadership group has created a memorial quilt to honor missing, murdered indigenous women in the Sierra Nevada region, as well as bring more awareness to MMIW Remembrance Day, held in May.

El Dorado County is making a change to its Traffic Impact Fee program by switching how it adjusts the fees for inflation. The program funds projects such as road improvements to accommodate future growth.

In the fall, rice fields in the Sacramento Valley usually shine golden brown as they await harvesting. This year, however, many fields were left covered with bare dirt.

Drought, human-caused climate change, invasive species and a “legacy” of environmental issues are permanently altering California’s landscape and placing some communities and ecosystems at increasing risk.

It’s that time of year again when bucks begin the chase portion of the annual deer rut. At this time of year, the potential for fatal collisions rises.

Just 67 percent of 12- to 17-year-olds and and 38 percent of 5- to 11-year-olds have had the primary two-shot COVID-19 vaccine series.

Drink Coffee Do Stuff fully opened its doors to the South Lake Tahoe community on Nov. 23. dishing out free coffee beverages all day for all coffee shop patrons in celebration.

The nonprofit Tahoe Fund announced that five new members—Invited for their leadership in the corporate and nonprofit sectors—have joined its board.

A discussion on the possible outcomes of the SCOTUS decision in the case Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard. the online event delved into the impact of banning the consideration of race as a factor during the college admission process.

While LGBTQ candidates and their supporters celebrated several milestone victories around the nation in this year’s midterm elections, California quietly reached its own.

Lake Tahoe Community College joins a group of 394 colleges and universities that are being recognized for participating in the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge, which involved sharing campus voting data and carrying out an engagement action plan.

Members of Congress are inquiring about a failed U.S Forest Service plan that could have saved Grizzly Flat from destruction. In a Nov. 18 letter, lawmakers demanded answers on shortcomings of the Forest Service’s Trestle Forest Health Project.

Open since August, Almighty Food Co. sports a gluten-free menu and offers small plates with a few large entrées for patrons looking for a more traditional meal. Most of the fare is locally sourced.

The bill, which takes effect in July, was sponsored by the California Labor Federation, California Teamsters Public Affairs Council, and the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor.

A report from the College Futures Foundation says racial bias plays a role in hiring for executive-level posts at the UCs, CSUs and community colleges.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta wants to target racial discrimination in health care, including through an investigation of software programs and decision-making tools used by hospitals to treat patients.

Stanford launches the nation’s first study of an antiviral strategy for long COVID.

American River Conservancy recently announced the completed purchase of 972 acres protecting 3 miles of creek frontage and important oak woodland and forest habitat near the South Fork American River in El Dorado County. The property, Lewis Ranch, is a working cattle ranch and contains remnants of an historical homestead.

El Dorado Community Health Centers’ new 30,600-square-foot facility in Placerville replaces EDCHC’s two locations previously operated in Placerville and Diamond Springs. Health care services include primary care, dental, optical, pharmacy, lab services, behavioral health and addiction treatment.

Folsom Lake College invites students, faculty and staff and members of the community to a groundbreaking event for the new science building on Nov. 30.

Each fall the California Retired Teachers Association, Division 73 of El Dorado County, creates baskets for You Are Not Alone—a program providing daily telephone safety check-in calls to residents age 60 and older.

Joe Hall had just journeyed from Pollock Pines to Placerville via Apple Hill in his trip across the United States to raise awareness for the mental health crisis.

Barton Health is moving forward with its regional expansion, which will broaden medical services.

The Wopumnes Tribe breaks ground Nov. 19 on the Nisenan Village Interpretive Garden in partnership with Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park. The gathering begins at 11 a.m.

At its Nov. 14 meeting, the El Dorado Irrigation District Board of Directors engaged in a public workshop on the 2023-24 operating budget and 2023-27 financial plan. Finance director Jamie Bandy outlined an operating budget that showed a nearly $5 million drop in revenue.

Members of the Diamond Springs-El Dorado Community Coalition collected signatures in opposition to housing developments proposed for the Diamond Springs-El Dorado area, which they say would add to traffic congestion and fire evacuation concerns.

The South Tahoe Public Utility District has received two awards for excellence in financial reporting and technology practices.

Nevada State Parks and partners, including local officials and private donors, gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the completion of a visitor center and amphitheater.

Locals have pushed back on Lake Tahoe being placed on a tourist/travel company’s list of places not to visit in 2023.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will not seek to lead House Democrats for another term, but will remain in Congress.

Beauty drew Brieanne Mirjah D'Souza to Eureka.

It’s looking like Georgetown Divide Public Utility District Directors Michael Saunders and Donna Seaman will continue to serve on the water district’s governing board, with newcomer Robert Stovall likely to join them as ballots are tallied in El Dorado County to fill three seats.