Vehicle fire ignites vegetation in El Dorado Hills

Units from multiple agencies are on the scene of a fire in El Dorado Hills Thursday afternoon near Bass Lake Road.  Shortly after 12:30 p.m on Thursday, units from the El Dorado Hills Fire Department and CalFire were dispatched to the incident that was reportedly...

Folsom Golf Pro earns his Master Professional Status

Folsom resident and PGA of America Golf Professional Jim Stewart, the Head Professional at Serrano Country Club in El Dorado Hills has earned PGA Master Professional status, the highest educational designation a PGA of America member can obtain. According to the...

Fire prompts evacuations in North Auburn Tuesday afternoon

A vegetation fire in North Auburn has prompted evacuation orders Tuesday, the Placer County Sheriff’s Office reported. The fire ignited off Sisson Road late Tuesday afternoon. The incident has since been named the Sisson Fire and is one of several wildfires burning in...

Wildfire evacuations ordered in El Dorado County Tuesday

Residents in areas of El Dorado County have been given evacuation orders due to a growing wildfire Tuesday afternoon.  The Moccasin Fire near the community of Pleasant Valley and the southern border of Placerville has prompted evacuations for nearby residents,...

DUI checkpoint set for El Dorado Hills July 6 

The California Highway Patrol has announced that its Placerville area division will be conducting a DUI checkpoint on July 6 somewhere within El Dorado Hills. “All too often members of our community are senselessly injured or killed on our local roadways by...

Folsom Police gets into spirit as rodeo days arrive in city

Western Rodeo Week is officially underway in Folsom as the city ushers in the 63rd annual Folsom Pro Rodeo this week. Across the city, the Rodeo spirit is strong as businesses and residents alike are celebrating the long tradition that draws thousands to the city each...