PG&E Shut Off Power In Sierra Foothills And North Bay
The utility announced the decision to proactively turn off power Saturday night and began the shutoffs Sunday evening.
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The utility announced the decision to proactively turn off power Saturday night and began the shutoffs Sunday evening.
Authorities say a suspect has been arrested after an 87-year-old man was hit and killed by a car in El Dorado County on Wednesday.
A person was hit and killed by a car that took off from the scene near Diamond Springs early Wednesday morning.
A jury found Brigette Ursula McAdams, the former owner of Country Baby Daycare, guilty in less than an hour.
Several agencies are responding to a residential structure fire in the El Dorado County community of Rescue early Wednesday afternoon.
It was there at the water's edge that she survived for three days according to authorities, with unknown injuries, until kayakers spotted her around 4 p.m. Sunday and called 911.
Evacuations are in effect for a neighborhood near Highway 50 just east of Carson, due to a vegetation fire.
It took a team of rescuers to get an injured St. Bernard mix out of the Desolation Wilderness the other day.
Mandatory evacuations are still in place a day after the Sliger Fire spread in rural El Dorado County on Tuesday.
Officials immediately placed mandatory evacuation orders for homes on Sliger Mine Road, initially started at 20 acres and grew to 70 by late evening.
A rash of burglaries prompted local pilots to ask the county to ramp up security measures.
The search is on for a suspect in a murder that may be linked to a Mexican drug cartel, the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office said on Tuesday.
Jo-Ann Butler is facing battery charges after an altercation in her classroom over a Donald Trump "Make America Great Again" campaign hat.
A student at Union Mine High School got into a verbal altercation with another student who was wearing a red hat with the words "Make America Great Again" on it.
A fox with a plastic jar stuck on its head was caught on camera in El Dorado County.
The helicopter performed a "toe-in" rescue and transported the hikers to Strawberry where deputies provided additional assistance.
An evacuation center is at 3734 China Garden Way at the Diamond Springs Firemans Hall.
A wildfire is prompting evacuations in rural El Dorado County Wednesday afternoon.
Deputies are investigating after someone threw a bunch of fake $100 bills onto a busy street over the weekend.
A fire may force the evacuation of the town of Latrobe in El Dorado County.
A 6-year-old girl died after a crash in rural El Dorado County late Friday morning.
The Benicia teen accused of killing his father, his father's fiancée and the couple's 8-year-old son has been convicted of murder.
A dog helping track down a mountain lion that was reportedly attacking mountain lions fell down the shaft.
Rescue crews had to hoist a dog out of a deep hole it fell into while tracking a mountain lion.
Deputies in El Dorado County are searching for a man they say entered a woman's hotel room and groped her while she was sleeping.
