Alpine County News

People wishing to assist the California Department of Fish and Game in a fish rescue operation Aug.

The El Dorado Irrigation District said Friday it has received approval from the state Water Resources Control Board to transfer into Jenkinson Lake up to 4,000 acre-feet of water being released from Caples Lake ...

Alpine County supervisors convened an emergency session on Tuesday to close a $585,000 general fund deficit.

The fate of Alpine County Airport will be discussed 9:30 a.m. Aug. 2. The entry in my logbook reads reads TVL - AlpineCo - DougCo - TVL, dated of Aug.

Jul. 14--Kirkwood Mountain Resort is aiming to be the first ski area in the country to meet a significant portion of its electrical need with renewable energy generated on site.

Kirkwood Mountain Resort is about to become the nation's first ski resort to get a significant amount of its power from onsite renewable energies.

Flash flooding Monday in Stead knocked down fences, filled roads with mud and flooded intersections.

The Kirkwood ski area plans to install 20 wind turbines to provide the resort with pollution-free power.

California Secretary of State Debra Bowen has certified the June, 2008 Primary Election Returns and has issued a 67 page report that shows the percentage of registered voters who turned out was the lowest in ...

The Dangberg Cabin was taken apart and will be reassembled in Markleevillage. The only form of art which we are all exposed to on a daily basis is architecture.

Project 184, east of Sacramento, Calif., the district has declared an emergency in order to hire consultants and contractors to fix failed outlet works that threaten hydroelectric generation and water service ...

The potential for gate failures at two aging dams has led El Dorado Irrigation District officials to declare emergencies at Caples and Silver lakes.

Calaveras is a patchwork of celebration and caution this week as the American passion for Fourth of July fireworks takes hold.

In interviewing Superintendent of Alpine County Schools Jim Parsons that question was in the back of my mind, the result of a seminar on education in a large state university.

One of Alpine County's lesser known bodies of water carries treated effluent from South Lake Tahoe to Harvey Place Reservoir near Indian Creek Reservoir.

Former Riverside County Sheriff Robert Doyle was one of two state Parole Board nominees approved by the Senate Rules Committee Wednesday, as partisan disputes continue over the board.

More sunshine and warm weather will remain across our region again today along with a continuation of the smoke and haze.

The campground fills quickly at the Quaking Aspen facilities at Grover Hot Springs so be sure to reserve a space early.

Markleeville Peak rises out of the forest in Alpine County. Special to The R-C Markleeville Peak, at 9,415 feet, is not the most challenging peak in eastern Alpine County, but it's a great warm-up or ...

Photographer Nacho Bravo documented the lives of Washoe children in Woodfords in the 1930s.