Dozens of sets of weary eyes scanned George Kehrer as he spoke in the Aspen room at Lake Tahoe Community College on Tuesday evening.

Have you always wanted to help others in our community? Can you spare one night per month and volunteer from the comfort of your own home? The South Lake Tahoe Women's Center is looking for volunteers.

El Dorado County residents are generally happy with the quality of life the county offers, citing the natural environment, rural atmosphere and sense of community among the features they like most.

A married couple will be arraigned today in South Lake Tahoe in an assault that at least one Northern California advocacy group is comparing to the killing in Sacramento of Satender Singh. Joseph Frank Silva and Georgia Ruth Silva face charges ...

E Clampus Vitus has been a men-only organization since its inception. Although the exact date of ECV's birth is lost (and for that very reason a source of much lively debate), it is known to have been active in the United States since the 1800's, and probably much earlier. Unfortunately, no records survive from earlier times. ... One Joe Zumwalt is credited with bringing the organization into California. Some accounts say he and a family of eight left Joliet, Illinois in March of 1849, arriving in Sacramento on October 23, 1849. Others say he came on horseback from Missouri with his partner and Clamper Brother W.C. (or C.W.) Wright. They were apparently unsuccessful in starting a lodge in Hangtown (now Placerville). In 1850, Joe moved on to Mokelumne Hill. Mokelumne Hill Lodge No. 1001 held its first meeting in September, 1851.

Officer Douglas Scott Russell, ID 11619 The CHP family mourns the loss of CHP Officer Douglas “Scott” Russell, I.D. 11619, who died July 31, 2007, after being hit by a car that was being pursued on Highway 50 near Shingle Springs, Calif.

Russell had just deployed a spike strip on the roadway to try and stop the suspect’s vehicle. The suspect, David Charles Zanon, 38, had led officers on ...

Calling all flappers and socialites to spend a beautiful Sunday afternoon on the shore of Lake Tahoe. The 22nd annual Gatsby Tea and Fashion is scheduled from 2 to 4 p.m. Aug. 12 on the lawn at Valhalla Estate. Roaring '20s costumes are encouraged, but not required.

The following reports were supplied by the El Dorado County Sheriff's Department:

July 14 • Possession of a controlled substance, 4400 block of Holly Drive, Shingle Springs. ...

Most California Highway Patrol officers in the Placerville area took Wednesday off to grieve for a colleague, Officer Scott Russell, whom investigators say was run down and killed Tuesday by a fleeing suspect the officer was trying to stop.

Each summer volunteers from all around the United States spend several weeks free of charge at the Tallac Historic Site. These fortunate folks camp under the towering pine trees, swim in Lake Tahoe and hike the many trails. The only catch is -- they also work without pay.

Every summer the American Association of University Women sponsors participation by middle school girls in a math and science camp at either Stanford University or Mills College.