John Fraser fended off an election challenge to win a third term on the El Dorado Irrigation District board.

Vanessa Dillon, who is homeless, gets a candle and other items from Ronald Sachs at Lumsden Park in Placerville.

Intuitive reader Todd Grosby, left, works with Sharon Tyler at Planet Earth Rising on Sutter Street in Folsom.

Clara Dixon Scheiber was among 43 students in El Dorado County High School's class of 1929.

When those who knew her talk about Annie Le, they do so in superlatives - best student they ever had, most dedicated volunteer, smartest teenager they've ever known.So it was not surprising when her classmates at Union Mine High School in California's Sierra foothills voted her the female student "Most Likely to be the Next Einstein," according to ...

Volunteers with the El Dorado Western Railway Foundation are restoring this 102-year-old steam locomotive on the grounds of the El Dorado County Historical Museum in Placerville.

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Aug. 17 Rahmatian and Winger: Bahared Rahmatian and Justin Ahren Winger, both of San Jose.

Saturday night will mark the penultimate night of championship racing at ASA Sanctioned Placerville Speedway as the 2009 Red Hawk Casino championship season winds down to the final two segments of the year.

Armando Castrejon, right, and Miguel Orozco of PBM Construction work on a retaining wall along a pedestrian and bicycle trail being built on the former Southern Pacific Railroad right of way in El Dorado County last week.

El Dorado County officials and real estate agents say a confusing web of fire regulations makes it difficult to determine the development potential for many of the county's rural lands.

Karen Harvey checks the back windows of a Placerville home Tuesday as her sister Mikie Lanoy, left, stands by with radio in hand in case of any surprises.

A contract to provide fire and emergency medical services to Red Hawk Casino and the surrounding rancheria has ignited a legal dispute between neighboring fire districts in El Dorado County.

If you are new to Folsom you may have noticed the railroad tracks that cross roads and run alongside East Bidwell Street, under Highway 50 and out into the hills and El Dorado County.

Not that we propose playing hooky from work, but sometimes you just can't beat a mid-week afternoon of wine tasting.