El Dorado County Local News

Vandals, shouts and screams, and now gunshots at night beset Paradise Park.

PG&E crews are working to remove vegetation around the base of electric poles in an effort to mitigate fire damage to transmission infrastructure.

County election officials and supervisors follow up on grand jury recommendations to increase ballot security for future elections.

Following a conflict of interest complaint, directors voted to begin a formal investigation.

The Sacramento Bee explains Proposition 6, the initiative to ban involuntary servitude.

California officials have warned students for years that for-profit schools may make misleading career claims — leaving them with “a mountain of debt” but no job. Still, many for-profit schools remain on the state’s list of recommended job training programs.

The Sacramento Area Council of Governments is seeking public input through an online survey about what areas in the region are most in need of transportation investment.

To comply with state law, the City of South Lake Tahoe is moving to a three-cart curbside refuse and recycling program.

The Flaherty IMPACT Foundation donated $5,000 in gift cards to the Rescue Unified School District for distribution to needy families.

Schools that banned phones a few years ago have advice for other districts as the governor calls for a crackdown.

With almost 95,000 acres of forest treated, work continues to thin forests and reduce fire hazard in the Lake Tahoe basin.

There are seven candidates in the race to fill two open seats on the South Lake Tahoe City Council.

Efforts to bring back the native Lahontan cutthroat trout to Lake Tahoe are making progress.

With 830 bills in the dreaded Senate and Assembly suspense files, legislators were busy August 15 killing about a third of them.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed bills that aim to make it easier to prosecute retail theft. He’s asking voters to reject a ballot measure that would impose even tougher penalties.

The Sacramento Bee explains Propisition 36, the anti-crime measure on the November Ballot.

A "boil water" notice was issued for the El Dorado Irrigation District Salmon Falls and Monte Vista service area following a water line break.

Enrollment is open for youth ages 5-18 to join the El Dorado County 4-H.

Input is sought from Caldor Fire evacuees to assist researchers from the University of Oregon conducting a study on wildfire risk management and evacuation planning.

Backers pulled a $20 billion affordable housing bond off Bay Area ballots today, amid fears that it wouldn’t pass.