Placerville skate park to reopen (The Sacramento Bee)

4 September 2008, 12:06 am

A Placerville skate park that closed in May because of criminal activities and threats to public safety will reopen un- der the supervision of volunteers from a local church.... read more

Tahoe escaped insidious quagga, this time (San Francisco Chronicle)

30 August 2008, 3:59 pm

This time, Lake Tahoe got lucky. The nightmare of the future for boaters - quagga mussels - were discovered on a boat last weekend at Lake Tahoe, but the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency said it believes they were dead and none got in the lake. Quagga mussels,...... read more

Police Blotter: Aug. 21, 2008 (Appeal-Democrat)

20 August 2008, 11:14 pm

Police blotter listings are compiled from reports filed with area law enforcement and public safety agencies. • Tonya Reene Delong, 41, of the 800 block of Fifth Street, Marysville, was arrested by the Marysville Police Department at 9:56 p.m. Aug. 19 at her residence on suspicion of vandalism.... read more

Jail guard facing more sexual-assault charges (Tahoe Daily Tribune)

20 August 2008, 6:08 am

A jail guard accused of raping a female inmate in 2005 now stands accused of sexually assaulting a total of two female inmates at the El Dorado County Jail in South Lake Tahoe, as well as sexual misconduct with a third.... read more

Placerville residents celebrate National Night Out with block parties (The Sacramento Bee)

15 August 2008, 11:26 am

Chalk it up to equine magnetism. The moment he appeared on scene, Yawnee, a mini-mule, was surrounded by youngsters reaching out to pet him and give him a hug. Hope Swart, 4, hugs Yawnee, a gentle mini-mule, at the National Night Out celebration in Placerville last week. A rescue-demo... read more

Cop jailed after chase, then fired (The Sacramento Bee)

11 August 2008, 12:06 am

A Citrus Heights police officer was arrested early Saturday on suspicion of leading police on a 41-mile high-speed chase and attempting to run over a Folsom police officer with his personal motorcycle, said Michelle Beattie of the Folsom Police Department. Citrus Heights police officer James ... read more