The wildfire started burning in a rural area several miles east of Highway 49 and southeast of Placerville. As of 4:30 p.m. the Cal Fire Amador-El Dorado Unit said the wildfire was burning at a moderate rate of spread.

The Coyote Fire started on August 20, 2025, around 2:16 p.m., near Cedar Creek Road and Coyoteville Lane in Somerset, located in El Dorado County, California. By approximately 7 p.m., the wildfire had burned around 400 acres, rapidly spreading from an ...

Nearly four years after the Caldor Fire wiped out most of Grizzly Flats, the first home under El Dorado County's new rebuilding program is finally taking shape, offering a powerful symbol of hope for a community still struggling to recover.

A person has died after a single-vehicle rollover crash in El Dorado County on Tuesday, according to the California Highway Patrol.

EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. — Two people are dead after a crash along Highway 49 in El Dorado County Sunday evening. According to the California Highway Patrol, the crash happened south of Crystal Boulevard, near Shingle Springs, around 7:15 p.m.

A janitorial supervisor at an El Dorado County elementary school is suspected of multiple child sex crimes, the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office said on Friday.

A motorcycle crash was reported Thursday morning in the El Dorado Hills area of El Dorado County, California Highway Patrol logs show. CHP was dispatched around 7:24 a.m. to Salmon Falls and Hidden Bridge roads. A motorcycle hit a deer and possible minor injuries were reported.