Placerville News

The owner of a Sierra Nevada mine who state and local officials say is running a massive illegal gold-mining operation surrendered Thursday to face 14 criminal charges of operating without permits and polluting a creek.

The owner of a Sierra Nevada mine has surrendered to face 14 criminal charges of operating without permits and polluting a creek.

My wife Georgi and I have lived in our home for more than 18 years now and we decided it was time to begin an updating process for the house.A So far all updates are going very well.

California's Gold Rush was more than a century-and-a-half ago, but its Wild West spirit lives on in a dispute between government agencies and a landowner in the Sierra Nevada foothills that some officials describe as one of the most egregious cases of illegal mining they have ever encountered.

California's Gold Rush was more than a century-and-a-half ago, but its Wild West spirit lives on in a dispute between government agencies and a landowner in the Sierra Nevada foothills that some officials describe as one of the most egregious cases of illegal mining they have ever encountered.

The Wild West spirit of California's Gold Rush is living on in a dispute between government agencies and a Sierra Nevada landowner.

Valentine's Day is just about here and one local winery has an especially sweet collaboration that's fit for Cupid.

Big game hunter Fred McLaren, 71, and wife, Dawn, 68, along with their 4-year-old Maltipoo Shilo will host a dinner for lucky Chocolate Affair auction winners at their home in Shingle Springs.

Federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges against a Placerville aircraft broker in a novel case involving the alleged sale of six planes to Mexican drug traffickers.

Cameron Park Attorney John David Pereira is asking the El Dorado County Planning Commission to recommend approval of three two-sided billboards along the freeway - one in Cameron Park and two in Shingle Springs.

One person was arrested and nine others received notices to appear in court during a Contractor's State License Board sting operation in Amador County.

Citizens in Transition worked with the assistance of the Placerville Police Department and the Public Works Department Saturday to clean up and restore Lumsden Park.

Banks serving the Sacramento region appear to have emerged from the wreckage of the recession and statewide real estate crash.

With gold prices achieving stratospheric levels, and the fame of the Discovery Channel's Gold Rush Alaska, maybe you're considering a bit of gold hunting yourself.

From its start in 1981, Lava Cap Winery has been owned and run by the Jones family.

One person was arrested and nine others received notices to appear in court during a recent Contractors State License Board sting operation in Amador County.

Dr. Jon Davids has been hired as assistant chief of orthopedics for Shriners Hospitals for Children – Northern California in Sacramento.

Placerville-based El Dorado Savings Bank, one of the area's most consistently profitable financial institutions, saw a slight decrease in net income in 2011.

David Girard Vineyards of Placerville has been awarded Best of Class for their 2009 Rive d'Or and Double Gold for their 2009 Coda Blanc at the annual San Francisco Chronicle Tasting event.

A decade has passed since Marco Cappelli startled his winemaking colleagues by letting them know that he saw potential in the trade beyond Napa Valley, specifically in the Sierra foothills.