Placerville News

Spanning 1.4 mi. , the project consisted of bridge widening and replacement, the relocation of sewer lines, the building of a direct connection between two Placerville streets and highway wide Click to enlarge photo.

A spokeswoman for Jaycee Dugard says only Dugard and her family should decide when and if a film is made based on the 18 years she spent with the man charged with kidnapping her.In a statement Tuesday, family spokeswoman Nancy Seltzer called a plan to make a movie about Dugard's life "exploitive, hurtful and breathtakingly unkind."The statement ...

Police arrested a Pollock Pines, Calif., resident at a South Shore casino on Nov.

Fourteen-year-old Tylar Marie Witt was furious with her mother, fascinated in graphic journal entries over her dying in a car accident and asked a friend on his MySpace page if he knew how she could get some arsenic.

The trial against Phillip and Nancy Garrido could be moved to Sacramento, Stockton or Modesto, as finding impartial jurors could be difficult in Placerville, according to a former deputy district attorney.

Alina Ellis of Livermore, California holds Jojo the wire hair terrier at the earth dog competition on Saturday afternoon.

A 31-year-old California man was arrested Nov. 10 after he allegedly transported a quarter-pound of methamphetamine with a street value of $11,000 from Placerville to Stateline.

Editor's Note: This is the second part of a two-part series on the race for El Dorado County Sheriff.

El Dorado County plans to boost production of electricity from methane gas at its Union Mine Landfill.

This handout provided by the El Dorado County Sheriff, shows Nancy Garrido shortly after her arrest on August 27, 2009 in Placerville, California.

Seven suspected gang members are facing charges in connection with an attempted kidnapping and assault last month at a Northern California casino.

Required fields are marked with an asterisk The information you provide will be used only to send the requested e-mail and will not be used to send any other e-mail communications.

PLACERVILLE, Calif. a " While many cities are taking aim at marijuana dispensaries and nightclubs, Placerville is addressing its own problem business: thrift stores.The city council has approved a 45-day moratorium on the establishment, expansion and relocation of businesses that sell donated household items.Supporters of the temporary ban say ...

Some documents detailing the case against a former Yale University employee accused of killing a graduate student must be unsealed and made available to the public in three business days, a Connecticut judge ruled Friday.

It's easy to dismiss Placerville's decision to slap a 45-day moratorium on opening or relocating thrift stores as just another sign of the harsh economic times.

Niki Norwood shops for more decorations for her Placerville Brewery Co. at the Snowline Hospice Thrift Store in Placerville last week.

The Connecticut man charged with killing Yale University graduate student Annie Le is set to face a state judge again.

Placerville police arrested a 26-year-old man Saturday who reportedly crashed his car into a Bank of America and unsuccessfully tried to rob it - and a few minutes later botched another attempted heist at a Big 5 Sporting Goods store.

We got about 200 poems covering Placerville to Vacaville and Yuba City to Lodi. We even got a poem from Kay Ryan, though it wasn't the Kay Ryan who happens to be the current Poet Laureate of the United States.

Judging by the volume of calls to the county elections office, registrar William Schultz said there's confusion surrounding Tuesday's election.