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El Dorado accepts state grant to open homeless shelter
El Dorado County residents seem to be united about one thing: Something needs to be done for the homeless.
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El Dorado vintners toast proposed winery rules, but critics unsatisfied
El Dorado County's wine industry remains a bright spot amid a gloomy economy, according to local vintners, who say a proposed ordinance is key to allowing their agricultural operations to survive and thrive.
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NRA volunteers clean up illegal dump site
A group of volunteers from Amador and El Dorado counties recently spent a day cleaning up an illegal dump site on old Highway 88 near Omo Ranch Road.
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Grant will fund El Dorado teen center building
The Boys and Girls Club of El Dorado County last month received a $20,000 grant from the United Way California Capital Region to install a portable building for use as a teen center.
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Indian Leader Defends Against Tribal Suit
The tribe that operates the Red Hawk Casino in Shingle Springs has filed a federal lawsuit against another Indian leader in El Dorado County.
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El Dorado County fire districts face funding crisis
Fire chiefs will sit down with local agency representatives and grand jurors to head off a potential funding crisis for several of El Dorado County's rural fire districts.
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Marijuana seizure operation sweeps through El Dorado, Nevada counties
Local, state and federal law enforcement agencies served 10 search warrants and five arrest warrants in El Dorado and Nevada counties last Tuesday to shut down a major marijuana-growing operation in Northern ...
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California Shuts Down of Major Illegal Marijuana Operation
California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that local, state and federal law enforcement agencies served 10 search warrants and 5 arrest warrants in El Dorado and Nevada Counties to shut ...
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El Dorado casino celebrates tonight's opening
The Red Hawk Casino, the state's newest Indian gaming venue, opened its doors to an invitation-only crowd this morning.
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Ice causes plenty of El Dorado traffic problems
Icy conditions are making driving difficult for commuters are causing crashes this morning in El Dorado County.
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Red Hawk Casino opens tonight in El Dorado
Blackjack dealer Steven Milani hones his chip-stacking skills as Red Hawk Casino staff prepare Tuesday for today's opening.
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Pot-growing operations raided in El Dorado, Nevada counties
A multiple agency drug task force hit nine suspected indoor marijuana growing operations in rural El Dorado County and Nevada County earlier today, officials said.
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El Dorado Irrigation District adopts budget amid layoff tensions
El Dorado Irrigation District directors adopted a two-year operating budget Monday amid heightened security and tensions over employee layoffs.
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El Dorado banking on new Red Hawk Casino
Gold Harvest Market manager Tony Bajwa has seen the owner of the Shingle Springs store, Bhupinder Bal, add staff members and turn the market into a 24-hour operation in anticipation that sales will jump once ...
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Gold Country highway may be rerouted
With heavier traffic through the heart of El Dorado County's Gold Country taking some of the luster off historic Highway 49, transportation officials are prospecting for alternatives.
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El Dorado expects traffic jams when casino opens
El Dorado County public safety and transportation officials are bracing for perhaps the heaviest traffic in the county's history as motorists travel on Highway 50 next week for the opening of a new Indian ...
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Former El Dorado Deputy Found Dead In Apartment
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Police: Former El Dorado Deputy Kills Self
Melissa Meekma, a former El Dorado County sheriff's deputy who survived a 2007 shootout in Shingle Springs, has committed suicide, Placerville Police Chief George Nielson confirmed Tuesday.
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El Dorado supervisors to honor Doolittle
The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors, along with other local and regional officials, will recognize retiring Rep.
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Supervisors seek applicants for Planning Commission
El Dorado County supervisors are seeking applicants for the supervisorial District 3 seat on the county Planning Commission.
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