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(KTXL) —The tribute to the 11 victims of Wednesday’s crash has grown along San Juan Road.  The new additions to the memorial focus on two people in particular: the mother and son who were killed. “My grandson was sitting on his mom’s lap when it happened. That’s how they got ejected from the car,” Terry […]

PLACERVILLE, Calif. — As she sat in El Dorado County Superior Court May 26 reading over her victim impact statement, Jennifer Loftis of Placerville said she spent the past two years grieving over her case. Getting her tent set on fire in the middle of the night by a...

POLLOCK PINES - The Pollock Pines community continues to pray for the recovery of five children hit in a crosswalk Wednesday morning. Donations are coming in as the community rally behind the families.CBS13 spoke with a woman who says she's the aunt of one of the five children hurt. She says her sister and brother in law are living through a nightmare. Alison Warren says her niece, Juniper, is recovering from a traumatic brain injury."She is the most beautiful and happy little girl you'll ever meet," Warren said. Warren hasn't left UC Davis medical center since Juniper was airlifted there Wednesday...

California Highway Patrol officials with the Placerville area office are planning a community debriefing regarding the Pony Express Trail crash involving five children. Debriefing will begin at 6 p.m. Monday, June 5, in the multipurpose room of Pinewood Elementary School, 6181 Pine St. in Pollock Pines. CHP officers will discuss...

Pedestrian Accident Involving Minors Occurs at Pony Express Trail Crosswalk. Five minors were airlifted to a hospital after being struck by a full-sized van in a pedestrian accident on May 31. The accident occurred near a hardware store on Pony Express Trail near Willow Street around 10:42 a.m. as the minors were crossing the street. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) reported that the driver of the van remained at the scene, and neither drugs nor alcohol appeared to factor into the cause of the accident.

One suspect approached a group of people, pointed a gun at them, demanded that they give him their wallets and threatened to shoot them.

POLLOCK PINES, Calif. — We're learning more about the Pollock Pinescrash that sent five children to the hospital from witnesses who saw it happen and people who showed up shortly thereafter. Those witnesses told KCRA 3 that many from surrounding businesses and homes sprang into action and tried to...

Two Auburn men were sentenced to eight years, three in custody and five on strict mandatory supervision, on May 3 for transporting fentanyl into Placer County. Brigido Simon Lopez Beltran, 28, and Joaquin Mardueno, 33, were arrested Aug. 29, 2022, following a traffic stop in the area of Interstate 80 and Maple Street area of Auburn where K-9 Ruger alerted to the driver’s side of the car. Five packages - lined with foil, vacuum-sealed with plastic and each containing 10,000 fentanyl pills (or fentapills) - were revealed, along with other items, during the search of the vehicle and both defendants’ persons.

Five children were injured after being hit by a van while crossing Pony Express Trail in Pollock Pines Wednesday morning. Pollock Pines resident Steven Pickering said he was leaving a nearby dentist office when he saw an appliance repair service van run into a group of children crossing the street around 10:30 a.m. He said one child was knocked out of their shoes when they were hit.

The popular Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial races will be held Friday and Saturday at Placerville Speedway. The event features a lucrative payday for the NARC 410s and the weekend of racing pays tribute to an incredible driver, Dave Bradway Jr., who tragically passed away in a racing accident in June 1987 at Washington’s Skagit Speedway.

FIRE/LAND: Knowing the Territory – Inspiring Community Resilience is an art rock opera and public forum offering an artistic encounter with wildfire, recovery and resilience in El Dorado County and beyond. FIRE/LAND premieres as a one-night-only event June 10 at Wakamatsu Farm in Placerville. The event is produced by...

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. May 22. Ida Gomez, 64, was arrested at 7:46 a.m. on suspicion of a misdemeanor bench warrant in the 3000 block of Highway...

City of Auburn Public Works crews have been busy at work preparing and working with neighboring agencies ahead of a large roadway overlay project scheduled this summer. The city is currently wrapping up work at many of its intersections, making them more Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessible. “Wherever you...

A new Filipino restaurant is worth checking out, as is a Michelin-starred chef’s outpost in Auburn.

Images of Hope, the nonprofit offering art therapy to those affected by cancer in El Dorado County for more than a decade, brings back the Garden Party in the Orchard fundraiser in all its glory for the first time in three years. Guests enjoy a night of exceptional food, great music, friendly competition at the auction, fellowship and celebration in the picturesque setting of Rainbow Orchards.

Auburn, Calif.- Placer County Animal Services Center is critically full of pets due to low adoption and redemption rates, and PCAS is holding a summer adoption special to encourage more people to adopt and give these pets a loving home. “I can’t remember a time where we’ve been this full...

When hikers lose their way, skiers become trapped in the backcountry or children get lost in neighborhoods or the woods, the El Dorado County Search and Rescue Team is called on to assist. The 146 volunteers assist at emergencies and events, and also devote time to continual training and skill improvement; in 2022 alone, Search and Rescue members contributed 10,751 volunteer hours, according to Scott Bare from the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office.

State Route 48 Injury Accident Traps Driver in Vehicle. An injury accident occurred in North Auburn on May 26 when a vehicle flipped over a horse trailer and overturned. The crash happened around 5:00 p.m. at the El Dorado confluence of California State Routes 48 and 193 in front of the quarry. An injured party traveling with a dog was trapped inside the vehicle, according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP), and a passerby was trying to get the occupant out.

POLLOCK PINES, Calif. — The harsh storms California saw this winter are still having an impact in communities across the area, and in Pollock Pines, it is now impacting the spring real estate market. In April of 2022, 50 homes were up for sale in the foothills town, this...

It seems to have become fashionable to want to defund law enforcement, first responders, firefighters, etc., if they are wearing federal uniforms. My brother served as a captain in the Air Force, as well as an FBI agent, and as an investigator for several other federal agencies. He has the compromised internal organs to prove it.