Sheriff's Arrest and Activity Log for 3-3-17
[PRpond]The following people are on the arrest log of March 3, 2017, as reported by the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department: MICHAEL ACHILLES JN1701022 MICHAEL ROBERT ACHILLES M...
View Article$10 million Scratcher Lottery Ticket sold in Cameron Park - Winner a Mystery
[PRpond]A California Lottery player decided to go for the gold on the new $30 California Gold Scratchers and won $10 million!The odds of winning the $10 million jackpot are about 1 in every...
View ArticleFormer South Tahoe Fire Captain Sentenced to 10 Years for Child Porn
[PRpond]On Friday Mark McLeod Wygant was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the crime of transporting child pornography. Wygant has been in custody since his arrest on January 29, 2015. Four...
View ArticleRoseville Woman Sentenced for Fraud including El Dorado Hills Home
[Dept of Justice]Senior U.S. District Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr. sentenced Alla Samchuk, 45, of Roseville, to nine and a half years in prison for a mortgage fraud scheme and obstruction of justice,...
View ArticleSupporters Show Up at McClintock Town Hall Meeting to Support Trump Agenda
Republican Rep. Tom McClintock hosted a Town Hall Meeting at Oak Ridge High School in El Dorado Hills that was expected to draw many anti-Trump protesters. Although McClintock has not been...
View ArticleSheriff's Arrest and Activity Log for 3-4-17
[PRpond]The following people are on the arrest log of March 4, 2017, as reported by the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department: MIGUEL CASTELAN JN1701034 MIGUEL ANGELORTEG CASTELAN M...
View ArticleCounty Seeks New DEPUTY CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
Salary $125,257.60 - $152,256.00 Annually The County of El Dorado is conducting this recruitment to fill one (1) full time vacancy in the Chief Administrative Office, located in Placerville, CA. It...
View ArticleFormer El Dorado County Fire District Employee Facing Assault Charge in...
[JULIE JOHNSON, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT]"(Scott Thorne's) first policing job, in Richmond, ended after 10 months in 2002 while he was the subject of three complaints and a civil rights lawsuit. That case...
View ArticleMt Democrat has New Editor, but She is Not New to Local News
[PRpond. Penne Usher Img & fav quote via Facebook]After years at the Georgetown Gazette, Penne Usher is now the editor of the Mountain Democrat, as well as the Georgetown Gazette. Penne’s first...
View ArticleEID Announces Recycled Water Irrigation Workshop
[EID]The workshop will cover the District’s recycled water irrigation system and drinking water feature requirements. There will be a review of the plan approval and inspection process to help prevent...
View ArticleOPINION: When Radicals Descend into Violence the Justice Department Must Get...
[By Shawn Steel]The civil war among America's left has begun. This isn't a split based on ideology, but tactics. For a half-century, Saul Alinsky's "Rules for Radicals" has been the manual for...
View ArticleThe Enduring Legend of America's First Japanese Colony
[El Dorado Arts Council]You Are Invited - Opening Reception TEA/SILK/GOLDOpening Reception Wednesday, March 15 6 pm - 8 pm Fausel House Gallery 722 Pacific St, Placerville, CA 9566Please join us at an...
View ArticleSen. Ted Gaines Talks About Massive Snowpack and California’s Water Supply
[Senator Ted Gaines]The California Department of Water Resources conducted their February snow survey, a measurement of the water content of California’s snowpack. This monthly survey is used to...
View ArticleFolsom Dam Safety a Concern after Oroville Dam Failure
[TED GAINES]I sent the following letter to President Trump requesting that – in light of the Oroville Dam crisis ― he take action to conduct an immediate and thorough inspection of Folsom Dam; the...
View ArticleSheriff's Arrest and Activity Log for 3-5-17
[PRpond]The following people are on the arrest log of March 5, 2017, as reported by the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department: MICHAEL BARRETT JN1701048 MICHAEL PATRICK BARRETT M...
View Article"Doing Business with the City" of South Lake Tahoe Workshop
[PRpond]The City of South Lake Tahoe and the Tahoe Chamber are partnering for a Level Up workshop on the “in’s and out’s” of doing business in the City on Wednesday, March 15th, 12:00pm-1:30pm at Tahoe...
View ArticleHigh School News - Academic Decathlon, Jazz Night, Cheer, Band, and E-Notify...
[EDUHSD]2017 Academic Decathlon - Oak Ridge Takes Title and Pondo Takes Top IndividualTeams from El Dorado, Oak Ridge, Ponderosa, Union Mine, Golden Sierra, and Nevada County’s Gidotti Early College...
View ArticleSupervisor Hidahl Announces Community Meeting in El Dorado Hills
[PRpond]Placerville, CA - Supervisor Hidahl has scheduled a Community Council meeting in El Dorado Hills to describe the mission of the EDH Community Council and the realignment of the organizational...
View Article5 Ways Donald Trump Could Block Legal Marijuana in California
[Chris Red, CAL WATCHDOG]The Trump administration has made clear that it will not look the other way when it comes to de facto state legalization of marijuana, as the Obama administration did. Instead,...
View ArticleSheriff's Arrest and Activity Log for 3-6-17
[PRpond]The following people are on the arrest log of March 5, 2017, as reported by the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department: ANTHONY ASSENZA JN1701085 ANTHONY JOSEPH ASSENZA M Facility...
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