Folsom/El Dorado News

Fortune Garden, the El Dorado Hills restaurant that sustained massive damage in a fire more than a year ago, will have its grand reopening today.

There was no shortage of tragedy Wednesday in Department 62 of the Sacramento Superior Court.

LensCrafters, which bills itself as the nation's largest optical retail chain, has opened a new store in the Palladio at Broadstone shopping complex in Folsom.

The Sierra foothills seem an unlikely place to find a surf legend. But an "Endless Summer" vibe fills the Rescue workshops of Floyd Smith.

Shingle Springs residents are gearing up for a showdown over a proposed 1,000-home mega development off Mother Lode Drive.

It may invite criticism as public pensions draw increasing scrutiny, but the city of Folsom has become the latest in California to offer a limited number of workers enhanced retirements to save budget dollars.

Dirt roads and trails in the Eldorado National Forest that are subject to a seasonal closure for wet weather will reopen for public use on Monday.

An El Dorado County jail inmate collapsed while exercising Friday evening in an outdoor recreation yard and died at a nearby hospital, said El Dorado County sheriff's deputies.

Newport Beach-based KBS Strategic Opportunity Real Estate Investment Trust Inc. says it has finalized a 23,761-square-foot lease with CorVel Corp. at its 210,905-square-foot Iron Point Business Park in Folsom.

The Lake Natoma Four Bridges run has been rebranded and rerouted. It will be called the Folsom Blues Breakout Half Marathon.

The Lake Natoma Four Bridges run has been rebranded and re-routed. It will be called the Folsom Blues Breakout Half Marathon.

Folsom is poised to settle a long-running dispute with affordable-housing advocates over how much new development must serve low-income residents.

A 16-year-old girl has been arrested in connection with a stabbing that occurred Feb. 15 in Folsom.

Red Hawk Casino is doing better, but the troubled resort faces new competition in addition to the financial pressures that have confronted the tribal casino for years.

Construction is set to begin soon on a long-delayed Folsom subdivision, the latest sign of rebirth in the region's home building business.

A watchdog panel charged by the state Legislature and courts with investigating local government in El Dorado County won't be issuing a report this year.

An informational meeting to discuss the Diamond Springs Parkway project will be held March 18 in Placerville.

A new El Dorado County carpool lane's opening has been delayed until May because of safety concerns, according to the state Department of Transportation.

El Dorado County residents can save on home energy bills summer and winter by taking advantage of free services offered through the county's Community Services Weatherization Program.

El Dorado County is joining the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association lawsuit seeking to block the state's $150-a-year fire fee on rural properties.