Rescue News

The Merced County Food Bank and Los Baños Rescue Mission have teamed up to provide meals for scores of senior citizens that need help in town.On Dec.

Brandy , a tomboy-diva, needs a foster home where she be spoiled and treasured. Foster parents bridge the gap between a rescue dachshund 's former and forever homes, allowing him to live in a safe and loving environment, which many rescued dachshunds have never known.

It's been an unexpected week off of school for some El Dorado County students. Continuing power outage and road problems have forced the Gold Oak Union School District to call off classes again Friday for students attending Gold Oak School, Pleasant Valley School and Gold Oaks Arts Charter.

Authorities say as many as 90 vehicles were stranded after mud and debris flowed down the hillside along a 12-mile stretch of Angeles Crest Highway in Southern California.

More than 200 people attended the second annual Senior Volunteer Awards of Contra Costa, hosted by the Culture to Culture Foundation in October at St.

El Dorado County, where between 8,000 and 18,000 were still without power from Monday's wintry storm, will keep its warming center open again Tuesday night.

Here's the most current list of school district closures so far this morning : Got word a few minutes ago that Sierra College has closed it's Grass Valley campus for day classes...they will be making a determination later today on whether or not to cancel night classes...and Folsom Lake College's El Dorado outreach center in Placeville is closed ...

A rare sea turtle, found washed ashore at Stinson Beach last week, is now recuperating at SeaWorld San Diego.

Working against a recent forecast of rain and an overnight low of 38 degrees, members of Rescue's Foothills United Methodist Church hustled to ready shelter for El Dorado County's homeless residents.

Bob Hertzberg, the former state Assembly speaker who now co-chairs the government-reform coalition California Forward, says he is convinced he has a pair of ballot measures on reform that voters can get behind.

The Rescue Union School District in El Dorado County is accepting applications from residents interested in filling a vacant seat on the district's board of trustees Trustee Bruce Lagomarsino is resigning, and the board plans to appoint someone to serve for the year remaining in his term.

A family of four reported missing from the Georgetown area made a similar abrupt departure from the Brentwood area three or four weeks ago, El Dorado County sheriff's officials say.

In this 2003 file photo, a personal locator beacon made by ACR Electronics, Inc.

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

L.A. County Fire Department K-9 Search and Rescue dog, Baxter, pokes his head out a pipe after searching the pipe during a search and rescue drill at the department's Del Valle Training Center in Castaic, Thursday, October 15, 2009.

The city of Campbell is working to save a bit of history in the form of a red 1974 Chevy pickup.

Dogs will have their day Sunday during Woofstock 2009. The event, sponsored by El Dorado Hills Community Services District, will be held from 8 a.m to 1 p.m. in El Dorado Hills Community Park at El Dorado Hills Boulevard and Harvard Way.

A state parks official is warning of the dangers in leaping from Lake Natoma cliffs after a teenager jumped from a high ledge to his death over the weekend.

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

Annie LeA's body brought home to California as investigation continues September 20, 7:19 PM SF Headlines Examiner Valeria Weber The body of Annie Le is back in Northern California where she will be buried.