El Dorado County Local News

In his speech at El Dorado County Chamber of Commerce’s awards and installation dinner, Mark Luster drew inspiration from risk takers like Wilbur and Orville Wright.

Ten conservation groups filed an intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for its failure to list western wolves under the Endangered Species Act.

A study in the latest issue of Nature Communications helps explain why there is more unconscious, or implicit, racial bias in some cities than others.

Journalism and democracy are undeniably intertwined. As the late media critic James Carey put it, “No journalism, no democracy; but, equally, no democracy, no journalism.”

Gary Ellrod, retired NOAA Meteorologist and current senior meteorologist at Weather Extreme, explains the basics of frost, and how it forms.

A scoping meeting set for next week in El Dorado County will kick off environmental review for a 161-home project—and possibly another battle over development.

UC Merced will be highlighted on an Amazon Prime show that showcases universities around the world.

Here’s where they stand on the economy, crime and the border.

California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta announced consumer tools to help tenants and landlords understand how much rent can rise under a state law.

California Republican Rep. Tom McClintock bucked his party to vote against impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

John Adams Academy in El Dorado Hills recently broke ground on a new expansion project that will eventually add seven athletic fields and a playspace for students and families.

California State Parks has recommended $6.7 million for seven local nonmotorized trail projects in various cities, including Galt and Gilroy.

California’s law that requires background checks when purchasing ammunition is back in place.

California’s utility regulators are exploring energy bill reforms that would structure charges based on household income. If done correctly, the change shift the cost for maintaining the grid to higher earners who can afford it.

California voters this spring are considering a $6.4 billion bond to house people with serious mental health conditions. A similar 2018 ballot measure offers lessons about the obstacles that stand in the way of construction.

There are different rules for the presidential contest and state races on the March 5 ballot. And each party has its own rules.

If educator candidates are paid a living wage and receive plenty of support, they are more likely to remain in the profession.

A fundraiser for Nicole Marsel—a former TV host with stage 4 cancer—is selling merchandise with a logo that’s grabbing attention, with the U in “F*** Cancer” replaced with the shape of Lake Tahoe.

The Cameron Park Community Services District Board of Directors has voted to increase facility and activity fees.

A handful of super powerful tropical storms in the last decade and the prospect of more to come has a couple of experts proposing a new category of whopper hurricanes: Category 6.