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Placer County Sheriff's arrest log: Battery, child endangerment, warrants
Editor’s note: Arrest reports are released by the Placer County Sheriff’s Department. Suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty. Charges can be amended or dismissed. April 15. Timothy Aaron Steele, 30, was arrested at 9:11 a.m. on suspicion of two felony bench warrants in the 300 block of...
El Dorado County high school cuts dance program despite Prop 28 funding
EL DORADO COUNTY — Teachers and parents are speaking out after learning a dance program will be cut from an El Dorado County high school next yearThis comes after an expected increase in funding for visual and performing arts programs after Proposition 28 passed in November 2022."It's really confusing and it's really upsetting," said Caitlin Rubini, a dance teacher at Union Mine High School.Rubini has been the dance teacher at Union Mine for nearly nine years.She learned about four weeks ago that the program would be cut for the 2024-2025 school year after, she said, her principal made a blanket...
El Dorado Transit System expanding Sacramento route including stop at May Lee State Office Complex
(FOX40.COM) — The El Dorado Transit System recently announced it will add a route to its popular Sacramento Commuter service, including a stop at the largest government office project in California’s history. Beginning on May 6, the El Dorado Transit will extend all its routes to include a stop at the new May Lee State […]
Gold Country Pro Rodeo kicks off in Auburn Friday
AUBURN -- The Gold Country Pro Rodeo kicked off Friday in Auburn. The event is one of the longest-standing rodeos in the state, dating back more than 90 years.The rodeo draws some of the best competitors across the country and is an official stop on the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association circuit.This year is also one of their biggest years to date, with about 40 professional riders per night.Tens of thousands of people are expected to be in Auburn this weekend, pumping more than $2 million into the city's economy.Beyond the economic boom, locals say this rodeo also holds a deeper significance for the region."It's amazing to bring the rodeo here to Auburn," Painted Lady rider Victoria Recendez said.Another member of the Painted Ladies Gabrielle Broton, out of Folsom, said, "The fact that we can show part of the history that's been here for years is also just amazing."The event goes through Sunday, but tickets are already sold out.
Teen hit on Pleasant Valley
A Pollock Pines teen was life-flighted to an area hospital April 16 after he was hit by a truck on Pleasant Valley Road near El Dorado. Officials with the Placerville office of the California Highway Patrol said a 17-year-old boy was struck by a Dodge Ram truck at approximately 11:30 a.m. just east of Oak Dell Road. Taking place during school hours, the location of the collision was about one-half mile from Union Mine High School and one-quarter mile from Charles Brown Learning Academy.
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