Driver in stable condition after hitting tree Jan 23, 2024 The Georgetown Fire Department responded to a traffic collision on Wentworth Springs just west of Lower Balderston Road at just after 4 p.m. J…
Study finds forests healthier when burned — or thinned Jan 12, 2024 A 20-year experiment in the Sierra Nevada confirms that different forest management techniques, prescribed burning, restoration thinning or a …
Resource conservation districts seeking ag landowner input Updated Jan 9, 2024 The El Dorado and Georgetown Divide resource conservation districts will be hosting their annual Local Work Group meeting to allow private lan…
Judge Ashworth temporarily appointed to 3rd District Court of Appeal Updated Jan 9, 2024 El Dorado County Superior Court recently announced Judge Vicki Ashworth has been temporarily appointed as a pro tem judge for the 3rd District…
In the news in 2023: Winter storms leave lasting impacts Updated Jan 4, 2024 The sudden and severe deluge that hit the county and much of California on New Year's Eve 2022 was ultimately only the opening salvo in a seri…
BOMUSD forestry gets $400K Cal Fire grant Dec 22, 2023 The Black Oak Mine Unified School District will get more than $430,000 from the Cal Fire Wood Products and Bioenergy Grants Program.
Deceased gravel truck driver identified Updated Dec 18, 2023 The driver of the gravel-hauling truck that crashed into the hillside along Highway 49 near the American River Confluence on Thursday has been…
Gravel truck driver killed Updated Dec 17, 2023 A crash claimed the life of a gravel truck driver on Highway 49 at the American River Confluence early Thursday morning, according to reports …
Looking for Luna low and ... high Updated Dec 7, 2023 No one thought to look up when 10-month-old pup Luna went missing Sunday morning.
GDPUD awarded $250K Oct 27, 2023 The Georgetown Divide Public Utility District has been selected as a recipient of $250,000 in state appropriations funding.
Georgetown man on bike hit, altercation reportedly ensues Updated Oct 16, 2023 A Georgetown man was airlifted to an area hospital after sustaining injuries when he was hit by a car Sunday night while riding his bicycle on…
Prescribed burn planned for Tobacco Gulch Oct 6, 2023 Taking advantage of favorable weather conditions Eldorado National Forest officials are planning an understory prescribed firing operation in …
TOT dominates budget discussion Updated Oct 9, 2023 While approving the El Dorado County's finalized 2023-24 budget, one conversation dominated all others — how to allocate discretionary funds f…
Jellyfish spotted in Stumpy Meadows Updated Oct 5, 2023 Recent visitors to Stumpy Meadows Reservoir near Georgetown have spotted an unexpected new resident in the cool waters — small, penny-sized je…
Bridge trespassers caught swinging in Foresthill Sep 25, 2023 A 19-year-old thrill seeker became stuck dangling from a rope 30 feet under the Foresthill Bridge Sept. 18, leading to a rescue from more than…
UCD: Drones can help spot wildfires earlier Updated Sep 20, 2023 Typically the primary indicator of a burgeoning wildfire in California is a plume of hazy, gray smoke wafting through the air, seen by satelli…
Health officials advise getting new COVID shot Sep 18, 2023 The California Department of Public Health released new guidance last week recommending all Californians stay up to date with the newest COVID…
Parlin recall 'an uphill battle' Sep 11, 2023 Proponents of a recall effort against District 4 Supervisor Lori Parlin have less than two weeks to get the required signatures needed to move…
Crash near Sliger Mine Road sends 2 to hospital; CHP suspects DUI Updated Sep 6, 2023 A Pilot Hill man was booked into the El Dorado County Jail Aug. 28 on suspicion of driving under the influence after a two-vehicle collision o…
Rattlesnake Bar body identified; woman was missing since January Updated Sep 5, 2023 Natalee Heilaman, a 27-year-old woman from San Francisco, was identified Wednesday as the individual found dead near the Rattlesnake Bar area …
Four new liquor licenses available in county soon Aug 23, 2023 Four El Dorado County-based restaurants will soon have the opportunity to add liquor to the menu, as the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Cont…
Suspected rapist arrested in Roseville Updated Aug 24, 2023 A Roseville man suspected of sexual assault and domestic violence that took place in Cool was arrested Aug. 15, according to an El Dorado Coun…
Gods Way home destroyed Updated Aug 18, 2023 A home on Gods Way near Clark Mountain Road in Lotus was engulfed by flames Tuesday, Aug. 15.
Two rope swing accidents in a dozen days; one killed Updated Aug 18, 2023 A 23-year-old woman was killed in a fall from a rope swing upstream of Folsom Lake Saturday, Aug. 12. Earlier this month an 18-year-old man wa…
Injured rafter retrieved from rushing river Updated Aug 17, 2023 The South Fork of the American River became the scene of a river rescue Saturday afternoon after a rafter broke their arm.
