Amador County News

One of the biggest landowners in Amador County is trying to grow what he calls a "miracle drug" on his ranch, but is facing resistance from the city and county.

Twelve-year-old Lafie Hardin's ever-so-brief life as a water molecule involved a lot of travel.

Today, Yolo County Board of Supervisors Chairman Mike McGowan announced the appointment of Patrick Blacklock as Yolo County's new county administrator.

A new car smell surrounds Driven Cellars. Actually, make that an old car smell. Driven Cellars is the latest winery to open in Amador County, welcoming tasters since May 5. Wind up a hill off Steiner Road, where Driven Cellars overlooks a sweeping Shenandoah Valley, and you're greeted by a collection of old cars and tractors in various states of ...

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is taking bipartisan flak from state legislators who represent Amador County.

Editor's Note: This is the second part of a two-part series on the race for El Dorado County Sheriff.

A discriminatory clause remains in place from 20 years ago, but is now fine-tuned allowing Plymouth to sell water to the Amador Water Agency.

Robert Allen is well known around Sutter Creek. His family is one of the largest land owners in Amador County.

The PG&E power plant at Salt Springs in Amador County overlooks the area of the Mokelumne River where the body of Steven Sid was found Sunday, Nov.

Mountain landowners, business managers, government agency representatives and others involved in managing forestlands are invited to either of two workshops on managing fire hazards in mixed conifer forests.

A badly decomposed body found in the Mokelumne River last weekend was positively identified Wednesday as a Stockton man missing for over five months, according to officials.

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Investigators from several agencies around Northern California are investigating the discovery of a badly decomposed body along the Mokelumne River.

Bill Lavallie Dana Jorgensen, left, district director for Sen. Dave Cox, congratulates Sheriff Martin Ryan for being named Peace Officer of the Year by the Amador County Peace Officers' Association.

A man who once guarded inmates at Mule Creek State Prison is now headed for a new facility - only this time he'll be on the other side of the bars.

A crane truck sits overturned after it was struck by a 1998 Dodge Intrepid on Sept.

Amador County Public Health will hold a special clinic on Wednesday, Nov. 4 from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. for children age 6 months through sixth grade.

Forward-looking residents in four sections of Amador County gathered this month to talk local transportation.

San Jose police say a teenage driver was speeding just before his car crashed into a concrete divider and tree Thursday night, killing a 17-year-old friend and injuring a young woman.

A Chico man and a man from Amador County were rescued from the Sacramento River upstream from Woodson Bridge Wednesday night after the boat they were in overturned.