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Crime
Tahoe Business Owner Battered by Homeless Man
In addition to his duffle bag, Russel had set up a piece of cardboard to sleep on next to a small fire. He also had a knife and scissors in his possession during the attack
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UPDATE: Extensive Search for Perry Justus ends in Finding His Remains in Ice House Search Area
Perry was last seen Saturday 8/13/22 at 2:30 PM walking along the Bassi Falls Trail in the Crystal Basin area.
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Gov
El Dorado County Sales Tax Revenue Increase Spurred by Gas Sales
Net of adjustments, taxable sales for all of El Dorado County grew 11.0%
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Gov
“Erroneous signal” sent during compliance testing blamed for causing massive El Dorado County power outage
Wednesday at 11:45 a.m., PG&E had dropped to 1,156 customers.
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Events
Are The Fairgrounds In Placerville At Risk?
Scott Russell was recently asked if a proposed low-income housing project is a significant threat to the fairgrounds.
‘We feel it is,” said Russell, “with the fairgrounds as a whole, not just the race track.
Life
Fighting to Save The Ranch from the CALDOR Fire – Aug 16, 2021
I knew that if I left the ranch, the ranch would burn to the ground. Not one firefighter was in Happy Valley. There were dozens of law enforcement with sirens blaring.
I told my wife Jennifer that I knew what I was doing and I will be safe and ok. Fire on the ground we fight! Fire in the treetops we leave.