Cris Alarcon, Author at Placerville NewsWire

Brad Gates has been selected as the next chief of the El Dorado County Fire Protection District as the agency...

Engines, Iron, and Independence: Truck & Tractor Pulls Roar Back to the El Dorado County Fair

There are few sounds in rural America as honest as the roar of a diesel engine straining against iron and...

Boy, 8, Seriously Injured After 30-Foot Fall From Chairlift at Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort

An 8-year-old boy was airlifted to a Reno hospital after falling about 30 feet from a chairlift at Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort...

El Dorado County Arrest Blotter: DUI Busts, Felony Assault and Probation Violation Logged March 8

From DUI stops in South Lake Tahoe to a felony probation arrest in El Dorado Hills, eight suspects were booked...

Placerville Main Street in the 1920s: When Horse Wagons Met Automobiles on America’s First Transcontinental Highway

Before the expressway and before Highway 50 bypassed downtown, every traveler to the Sierra passed directly through Main Street in...

Tribal Coalition Challenges Newsom’s $20B Delta Tunnel Plan as Legal and Regulatory Pressure Mounts

Tribal coalition including Shingle Springs Band challenges California’s $20B Delta tunnel plan, citing environmental, cultural, and legal concerns

Gold Dust Pizza Express Set to Open First Local Area Location in El Dorado Hills

By Cris Alarcon, InEDC Writer. March 8, 2026) EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. — A new pizza stop inspired by California’s...

Placerville DUI Stops and Felony Drug Arrest Headline El Dorado County Sheriff’s Blotter – March 7, 2026