El Dorado County Library In Placerville Becomes Learning Hub For Kids Whose Schools Are Closed
As the Caldor Fire rages on, schools aren't in session. But district leaders and community members want to make sure the learning never stops.
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As the Caldor Fire rages on, schools aren't in session. But district leaders and community members want to make sure the learning never stops.
A COVID-19 outbreak has sidelined a strike team of 16 firefighters battling the massive Caldor Fire, which has burned more than 200,000 acres in El Dorado County and is encroaching on South Lake Tahoe.
Thieves took advantage of the chaos surrounding the Caldor Fire evacuation orders and burglarized an Amador County non-profit.
There's been a big strain on the local water supply in Lake Tahoe because of sprinklers left running as a defense against the Caldor Fire, says a group.
as people piled into their cars, animals hit the road too. The flames frightened wildlife. forcing animals from their homes.
While most of his neighbors fled South Lake Tahoe as a major wildfire charged closer to town, Tod Johnson stayed put.
The Caldor Fire is picking up steam, raging down Echo Summit and into the Tahoe Basin.
The Caldor Fire grew to more than 186,000 acres as it pushed east and north east towards South Lake Tahoe.
People were told to flee from a long section of the Lake Tahoe shoreline Monday as a huge forest fire threatened to push into the resort region straddling California and Nevada.
A West Stanislaus Fire Protection District firefighter was badly hurt while fighting the Caldor Fire over the weekend.
Firefighters are continuing to protect homes along Highway 50 as the Caldor Fire intensifies and spreads farther east forcing new evacuation warnings in South Lake Tahoe.
Heavy smoke is smoldering the Caldor Fire, and slowing the flames as they inch closer to the town of Strawberry along Highway 50.
It's a sign of the times: heartfelt messages for first responders and those on the front lines all across the fence at the El Dorado County fairgrounds, which is serving as a base camp for the Caldor Fire.
After leading a small army that stayed behind to fight the Caldor Fire flames, Robert Reid was back at it on the bulldozer.
Cal Fire says trying to get a handle on the fire is next to impossible.
Just miles from a Caldor Fire evacuation zone, the owners of D'Agostini Ranch opened their doors to those desperate for shelter. They were helping dozens of evacuees who were unsure what the future holds.
An alleged looter has been arrested during a patrol of the Caldor Fire evacuation area in El Dorado County, authorities say.
The Caldor Fire is still blazing across El Dorado County as vineyards prepare to harvest hundreds of acres. Winemaker Brian Wilhelm cannot believe the blaze is still a threat.
The area of Somerset was smoking with flames off Grizzly Flat Road as airdrops tried to halt the Caldor Fire from coming dangerously close to several wineries.
The Caldor Fire is moving fast through El Dorado County as firefighters continue trying to get ahead of it. Priority number one is protecting homes.
More than a week since the Caldor Fire sparked and tore through El Dorado County, thousands of residents are now homeless and evacuation sites are full.
Some people evacuated from the Caldor Fire zone are going on their second week seeking another place to live. One evacuee we spoke to Sunday said she was forced out of her hotel room to accommodate someone else's reservations.
Red flag conditions fanned the flames and created smoky, orange skies around a closed Highway 50, only miles away from the evacuated tiny town of Kyburz.
A 40-mile stretch of Highway 50 in El Dorado County shut down Friday due to safety concerns with the Caldor Fire. Caltrans expects the closures to last through the weekend.
Evacuees Friday were patiently waiting outside barricades hoping they'll be allowed back home soon as the Caldor Fire burned through El Dorado County.
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Thousands of University of California health and service workers have hit the picket line as of Wednesday morning.
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Josh Jacobs rushed for 106 yards and matched a career high with three touchdowns and the Green Bay Packers trounced the short-handed San Francisco 49ers 38-10.
Miles Hastings threw three touchdown passes for UC Davis, but it was Lan Larinson's 59-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter that helped the Aggies hold off Sacramento State 42-39 in the 70th Causeway Classic on Saturday.
The 70th annual Causeway Classic, a football tradition between UC Davis and Sacramento State, introduced some new action this year to their long-standing rivalry.
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Walmart is rolling back its diversity, equity and inclusion policies, joining a growing list of major corporations doing the same after coming under attack by conservative activists.
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President Biden pardoned two turkeys, Peach and Blossom that hail from Minnesota, where they will return.
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