El Dorado County News Archives

Volunteers drive the El Dorado Western Railway Foundation - always have, and they always will.

Workshops to discuss the decision by the Eldorado National Forest supervisor designating a system of motorized travel routes in the forest are scheduled in Placerville and three other Northern California ... via Sacramento Bee Newspaper

“Kitten season is fast approaching. We are already seeing an increase in mother cats and babies coming to our shelter.”

El Dorado County Animal Control is looking for individuals who would like to provide foster care in their homes for abandoned and adoptable animals. via Amador Ledger-Dispatch

“Imagine a 10-year-old girl in a 17-year-old's body”

Last Updated 3:37 pm PDT Tuesday, March 25, 2008 An El Dorado County sheriff's investigator is following up on leads involving a 17-year-old El Dorado Hills girl last seen March 18, Undersheriff Fred Kollar ... via Sacramento Bee Newspaper

Last Updated 6:42 pm PDT Tuesday, March 18, 2008 El Dorado County Animal Control is searching for the owner of a dog that bit a 9-year-old boy at William Brooks Elementary School in El Dorado Hills on Saturday. via Sacramento Bee Newspaper

A Folsom man accused of loitering near children has been arrested on a misdemeanor charge, the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday. via KRCA-TV Burbank

Published 12:00 am PDT Thursday, March 20, 2008 Story appeared in El DORADO FOLSOM RANCHO CORDO section, Page G3 Two men almost duked it out during a Ponderosa High School track meet after arguing about the ... via Sacramento Bee Newspaper

“I want to see him in chains, that's why I'm here”

A Shingle Springs man has been charged with murdering his 2-year-old son, who was killed with a screwdriver. via KNTV San Jose

Click title or image to access Sack-B , AND . BACK returns to blog. Scary encounter leads to two arrests near Placerville By David Richie A shotgun-wielding parolee and an unregistered sex offender were ... via PacoVilla's CCPOA blog

“Pending our investigation, that's not the case.”

A man authorities say attacked his girlfriend with an ax early Saturday before fleeing with their 2-year-old son, later found dead in Martell, is scheduled to appear today in El Dorado County court. via The Union Democrat

A two-year old boy was found dead in Amador County after being abducted by his father in Shingle Springs, according to the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office. Authorities had issued an Amber Alert after Andrew Bailey, 2, was reported missing early Saturday morning.

Charles A. Bailey, 50, allegedly attempted to kill his girlfriend in Shingle Springs. The El Dorado County Sheriff's Office says that Charles fled the area with Andrew, his son, in a 1995 white Honda Passport around 7:00 a.m. Saturday. Read more

Officials found the body of a missing 2-year-old boy in a trash can hours after arresting his father on suspicion of kidnapping and assault. via KTXL-TV Sacramento

The aftermath of a domestic disturbance has led to an Amber Alert, as authorities are trying to find Andrew Anthony Bailey, a two-year old boy who is currently missing.

Andrew is three feet tall, weighs 35 pounds, and has dark skin and dark, short hair. He reportedly went missing after 50-year old Charles A. Bailey allegedly attempted to kill his girlfriend in Shingle Springs. The El Dorado County Sheriff's Office says that Charles fled the area with his son, Andrew, in a 1995 white Honda Passport. Read more

“I think once they see we can make it affordable, there will be a lot more people interested”

"Sustainable" and "affordable" are two words that people looking to build a green home usually don't hear in the same sentence, but a local builder hopes to change that during a presentation this week. via Tahoe Daily Tribune

“Barton's Community Clinic would have to absorb some of those patients into our health-care system, but we just don't know how that will happen yet”

Due to budget shortfalls, El Dorado County may cut services at its public health clinics in South Lake Tahoe. via Tahoe Daily Tribune

“With this truck down - I won't let it on the road looking like this - I'm losing anywhere between $1,000 and $1,500 just to spend time cleaning this mess”

For the fourth time in five months, Johnny Grossi had to remove spray paint from Bonanza Produce Co. via Nevada Appeal

“All three of these occurrences are probably within a five-mile circle”

Last Updated 1:06 am PDT Wednesday, March 12, 2008 Story appeared in METRO section, Page B2 El Dorado County sheriff's investigators have documented a third incident - this time in Folsom - involving a ... via Sacramento Bee

A San Joaquin County judge has imposed a gag order in the case of the so-called I-5 Strangler. via The KCRA Channel

Animal Control personnel were unable to get the bird. * 8:25 p.m. Monday - El Dorado County authorities notified Nevada County law enforcement to be on the lookout for a white PT Cruiser with a sun roof and big ... via The Union

A convicted murderer known as the I-5 Strangler has been accused of six more killings and may now face the death penalty, officials said. via The KCRA Channel

The convicted killer known as the I-5 Strangler has been charged with six additional counts of murder.

San Joaquin County District Attorney James Willet says 68-year-old Roger Kibbe was arraigned this morning for several murders dating back to the 1970's.

Kibbe was convicted in El Dorado County in the early 1990s for the murder of Darcie Frackenpohl and has been serving a life sentence with the possibility of parole.

The latest indictment of six additional slayings may make him eligible for the death penalty. Read more

Just after 3 p.m. Friday, South Lake Tahoe police responded to a report of battery at the intersection of Sonora and Birch avenues. via Tahoe Daily Tribune

The El Dorado County sheriff's department has identified the woman whose body was found in a ditch just off Salmon Falls Road over the weekend. via My58.com

The El Dorado County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a female whose body was discovered in a culvert just north of the Salmon Falls Bridge Sunday afternoon. via Auburn Journal

“We are classifying this as a homicide until something else tells us differently”

El Dorado County deputies are investigating a body found in a rural area. The body was discovered early Sunday afternoon in a ditch near the trail head on Salmon Falls Road off Highway 49 in El Dorado County. via The KCRA Channel

“This is not a program. This is a tool”

Last Updated 2:11 pm PST Wednesday, February 27, 2008 With foreclosures on the rise, El Dorado County officials have moved to protect neighborhoods by imposing stiff penalties for property owners who fail to ... via Sacramento Bee Newspaper