El Dorado County

The Caldor Fire has burned through a favorite vacation region for Bay Area families and many want to help the impacted.

The Caldor Fire has burned through a favorite vacation region for Bay Area families and many want to help the impacted. Jean Elle reports.

A popular vacation haven normally filled with tens of thousands of summer tourists was clogged with fleeing vehicles Monday after the entire resort city of South Lake Tahoe was ordered to leave as a ferocious wildfire raced toward Lake Tahoe, a sparkling gem on the California-Nevada border.

Evacuation orders were issued across the South Lake Tahoe region Monday as flames from the massive and destructive Caldor Fire threatened the popular recreation area. Thom Jensen, Jeff Ranieri and Rob Mayeda report.

Cal Fire officials issued evacuation orders and warnings around the Tahoe Basin, including South Lake Tahoe Sunday evening as crews dealt with the two-week old Caldor Fire, they said was “more aggressive than anticipated,” and continued to edge toward the pristine waters of Lake Tahoe. Kris Sanchez reports.

A wildfire burning for a week in Northern California continued to grow out of control, one of about a dozen big blazes in the drought-stricken state that have destroyed hundreds of homes and forced thousands of people to evacuate. Marianne Favro reports.

A Bay Area woman found last week in a Northern California forest wearing a bikini and covered in soot and scratches admitted to starting a wildfire, authorities said.

A wildfire in the Sierra Nevada exploded overnight Tuesday near residential areas, prompting emergency evacuations and rescues at a time when fire crews are stretched thin. Kris Sanchez reports.

A wildfire in the Sierra Nevada tripled in size overnight Tuesday near residential areas, prompting emergency evacuations and rescues at a time when fire crews are stretched thin.

The California Gold Rush town of Placerville will change its logo to remove a noose that stems from its mid-19th century reputation as “Hangtown” following lynchings of criminal suspects by mobs of miners.

Highway 50, one of two main arteries into and out of the Lake Tahoe region in the Sierra Nevada, was shut down near Placerville for hours Wednesday evening due to a jackknifed big rig, according to Caltrans.

Thousands of friends, colleagues and family remembered a Northern California sheriff’s deputy killed last month while responding to a call about a theft from a marijuana garden as a devoted father and a committed deputy.

An El Dorado County police officer was killed Wednesday morning responding to an active shooter situation in Sonmerset.

An autopsy has concluded that a planned power shutdown did not cause the death of a Northern California man dependent on oxygen who died about 12 minutes after PG&E shut down power in El Dorado County, California, on Wednesday. The El Dorado County Sheriff’s office said Friday that 67-year-old Robert Mardis died from severe coronary disease. The office said the...

Fire Chief Ralph Terrazas updates reporters on the Saddleridge wildfire, which has burned at least 4,000 acres north of Los Angeles.

Uncontrollable is the word now being used among fire chiefs in California to describe the kind of wildfires we could experience this year. Last year was a crushing year for California.

How many roads are enough to get out? A USA Today-California Network analysis of California communities and evacuation routes shows that some areas in the state are far outside the norm when it comes to the number of lanes of roadway available for the size of the population.

Yet another round of rain made it’s way to the Bay Area on Sunday night and carried over into Monday.