El Dorado County Local News

Gov. Gavin Newsom launched the community school initiative with $4.1 billion in grants to connect students and their families to medical care, counseling and other services.

The new Future Farmers of America program at Golden Sierra High School will offer classes in animal husbandry and horticulture.

The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the annexation of the Meeks Bay Fire Protection District into the North Tahoe Fire Protection District.

On May 11, 100 volunteers sampled water from 34 streams, ponds and lakes to gather water quality data for the Truckee River watershed and Lake Tahoe as part of the 24th annual Snapshot Day.

The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors heard from a 13 member citizen advisory group and other residents about updates to the vacation rental home ordinance.

The Society of Outdoor Recreation Professionals recognized the Lake Tahoe Destination Stewardship Plan with the Project Excellence Award during the National Outdoor Recreation Conference held May 4 - 9 in Stateline.

The month-long event will highlight 21 titles, with proceeds benefitting local nonprofit Clean Up the Lake.

Expert advice on staying safe during rattlesnake season.

More than half of the U.S. House supports a bill to extend the funds, but it can’t get out of committee.

At many universities across the country, graduation for the Class of 2024 will feel more like making it through airport security than a procession through a free-flowing campus green or a cheering stadium crowd.

The Sacramento Region Community Foundation announced the May 2 Big Day of Giving had raised $13.2 million in donations to 826 nonprofits in El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo counties.

A call is out for volunteers to work with theGeorgetown Divide Fire Safe Council.

Meet Justin Boyd, who nurtures the community with food and live music.

A look at the "burnbot", a remote control masticator being used to reduce fuels in the Tahoe National Forest.

UC Davis researchers are joining a developer to build a "healthy living" community of thousands of homes on 2,800 acres near Latrobe Road.

Tom Watts has been announced as the featured artist of the Tahoe Art League spring event.

The El Dorado Hills Community Services District Board of Directors is moving forward with the design and permits for the Powerline Park Bike Trails and Silver Dove Bike Park.

The California Tahoe Conservancy announced public comment and feedback is open for their 2024-2029 draft strategic plan.

Located at Saratoga Way and Wilson Boulevard, the 2.1-acre park held its grand opening on April 17.

It's time to work on home defensible space and fire hardening.