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Marshall cancer patients receive warmth and support
Shingle Springs Subaru and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society have teamed up to elevate the experience of those receiving care at Marshall, El Dorado County’s largest healthcare provider. On June 20, for the ninth consecutive year, Subaru and LLS donated soothing blankets to the Marshall Cancer Center, a UC...
Moccasin Fire 100% contained
Firefighters have 100% contained the Moccasin Fire, which started July 2 as a structure fire and burned 51 acres of wildland. All fire fighting resources have been pulled from the blaze but crews continue to patrol and monitor the area west of Somerset in southern El Dorado County, according to Cal Fire officials.
Kings Meats Burger Night on Deck at Placerville Speedway Saturday
Placerville, CA…Action returns to the El Dorado County Fairgrounds based quarter mile this Saturday, as Placerville Speedway showcases a loaded program on Burger Night presented by Kings Meats. This Saturday July 13th all Burgers will be ½ price at the Speedway Café! It also continues free parking in July...
Hit and run driver to pay $10,000 for insurance fraud
A recent El Dorado County District Attorney's Office insurance fraud investigation uncovered a falsely reported vehicle theft connected to an El Dorado Hills hit and run, according to a press release from the DA's office. Investigators with the California Department of Insurance and the DA's Office discovered Matthew Ashley was...
2 El Dorado County kids with bigger hearts help another family in need
POLLOCK PINES — Two Northern California families are telling the story of a neighbor helping a neighbor by raising money for a family involved in a deadly crash on Memorial Day.Juniper and Axel were two of the five kids hit by a van while crossing the street in the El Dorado County community of Pollock Pines just over a year ago.They spent the last few days whipping up and selling cookies and brownies to help another family.The family they're helping was involved in a deadly car crash on Mormon Emigrant Trail. The crash killed a 14-year-old boy while he was...
Pay Fire Now 65% Contained Near Placerville in El Dorado County
The Pay Fire, burning near Placerville in California, remains 65% contained at 77 acres. CAL FIRE says the El Dorado County fire started last Saturday afternoon prompting evacuations. At one point, the fire moved towards the Placerville Airport along Country Club Drive, and some buildings were threatened on Country Club...
Pay Fire flames dance dangerously close to homes in El Dorado County during summer scorcher
EL DORADO COUNTY - The Pay Fire in El Dorado County that broke out Saturday afternoon got dangerously close to multiple neighborhoods, but firefighters were able to stop it from destroying any homes.As of Sunday morning, forward progress on the fire had stopped with 77 acres scorched and 25% cotainment."It was like something out of a movie," said Zak Geisreiter who was evacuated. "It was like a war zone almost." Geisreiter was met Saturday with pink retardant and smoke-filled air when he raced from work to his friend's home on Duden Drive."I just grabbed my bags, her and her leash and...
Placerville businesses grateful for progress made on Pay Fire
PLACERVILLE - As crews make progress on the Pay Fire in El Dorado County, local downtown businesses said they feel lucky the situation wasn't much worse. "It's like a reoccurring nightmare all over again," Alfred Griffin, owner of the Placerville Public House, said. Griffin said after witnessing the devastation of the Caldor Fire, seeing a fire less than two miles from his business set off alarm bells. "Immediately you kind of tense up and start wondering is this the next Caldor Fire? The next King Fire or Paradise or whatever," Griffin said. Down the street sits the Cary House Hotel which has become a...
Evening with Stephen Meadows planned
The Georgetown Library and Arts and Culture El Dorado hosts a special evening with El Dorado County Poet Laureate Stephen Meadow, 5:30-8 p.m. on Wednesday, July 31. This will be the first stop on the 2024 -25 Poet Laureate Trail, which allows the public to join the poet laureate on a literary tour of the county. The laureate is joined by local poets, Poetry Out Loud winners and special guests at El Dorado County libraries in each district in the county for free poetry readings and events.
Sunday FUNDay at Tipsy Putt to raise funds for El Dorado County Search and Rescue
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Drink and Putt for a Cause in July! Tipsy Putt - South Lake Tahoe is partnering with El Dorado County Tahoe Search and Rescue to donate money from every beer and every golf game sold each Sunday in July in their monthly event called Sunday FUNDday.
Some mandatory evacuations remain for Pay Fire near Placerville; 77 acres burned
EL DORADO COUNTY – Adjustments have been made Sunday to some of the evacuations caused by a fire that sparked on Saturday afternoon near Placerville. Cal Fire AEU said the fire, called the Pay Fire, remains at 77 acres with 5% containment as of Sunday. Firefighters had said it was spreading at a dangerous rate and structures were threatened. Firefighters said on Friday that the forward progress had been stopped. "There was a firefighter in my yard as I was getting stuff and it looks like we are to be out of here," said Placerville resident Jared Noceti.The fire was moving east...
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