El Dorado County residents brace for flooding and snow; told to stay off roads
Along Highway 50, the forecast mixture of rain and snow is creating concerns.
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Along Highway 50, the forecast mixture of rain and snow is creating concerns.
In Cameron Park, Dave Robinson created a flood fortification to protect his home. He’s bracing for the worst, with plywood boards and sandbags. His neighborhood was under evacuation orders in January.
As rain moves into areas that received feet of snow, the weight on rooftops increases, along with the risk for buildings to collapse.
CBS13 was in Georgetown getting answers about the realities of storm damage -- hours before rain arrives. A stretch of downtown Georgetown was blocked off by caution tape around a collapsed awning that was brought down by the weight of recent snow. This incident highlights a risk that businesses there know all too well.
Driving to meet demand, the Food Bank of El Dorado County may be coming to a location near you.
An investigation is underway after a reported house explosion in Meyers in El Dorado County.
Authorities say the body of a man was found outside in the snow in Camino on Thursday.
In sunshine and a break in the snowfall, snow removal crews worked throughout the region clearing roads, digging out driveways, and clearing snow from rooftops.
A 44-year-old cold case homicide has just been solved in El Dorado County. Authorities tested DNA from a rape kit in Washington state and connected it to the case of Patricia Carnahan, who was found strangled at a South Lake Tahoe campground in 1979, the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office says. They ran that finding through the FBI database, which led them to 63-year-old Harold Carpenter in Spokane. He's now awaiting extradition back to El Dorado County.
The Sierra and parts of the foothills are buried under feet of snow after days of blizzard conditions. The concern is that some buildings could collapse under the weight of the snow. Now, with the break in the storm, people are scrambling to remove snow before it piles even higher.
A cat is being credited with helping raise the alarm about a man who had fallen down a waterfall in El Dorado County.
Heavy snow and strong winds are hitting El Dorado County hard. The dangerous conditions forced dozens of schools to close. Families are staying home in freezing conditions.
Heavy snow and strong winds are hitting El Dorado County hard. The dangerous conditions forced dozens of schools to close. Families are staying home in freezing conditions.
A blizzard warning has the California Highway Patrol warning everyone to stay off the roads Monday, citing an extremely dangerous combination of wind and snow which could make driving nearly impossible.
Snowfall in El Dorado county has people excited despite the wind and cold temperatures Thursday.
As former President Jimmy Carter begins receiving hospice care at home, one local man is reflecting on his own special relationship with him.
A new road project proposal in el dorado county aims to address traffic congestion through Placerville. However, some residents and local restaurants say the move would hurt business.
A new road project proposal in el dorado county aims to address traffic congestion through Placerville. However, some residents and local restaurants say the move would hurt business.
A truck crashed into a home in Grass Valley on Friday.
A West Sacramento man has been arrested on charges of second-degree murder after he allegedly sold a counterfeit pill laced with fentanyl to someone who died as a result.
Detectives recovered a significant amount of toys stolen from a garage in El Dorado Hills after the burglary victims found the toys for sale at a buy-and-sell shop in Folsom.
Some people living in a neighborhood in Acampo are under a mandatory evacuation order Monday, Jan. 16.
Snow in the Sierra prompts chain controls and rain in the valley leaves behind flooded areas.
Officials shut down part of Latrobe Road in El Dorado County over concerns it could collapse.
Downed trees have left hundreds of people living in the foothills powerless as temperatures drop into near-freezing temperatures overnight.
