The men were the first to call 911 to report the fire, their attorney said. A father and son were being held in jail on $1 million bail each Thursday after they were arrested in connection with ...

EL DORADO COUNTY — Firearm-related charges were dismissed this week against one of the two men arrested in connection to the Caldor Fire that tore through El Dorado County in 2021, prosecutors said ...

Testimony began Tuesday in a court hearing over how the devastating Caldor Fire began in 2021, with prosecutors signaling that they may try to show errant gunfire from two suspects sparked the ...

All charges have been dropped against a Folsom man who was arrested in connection with the 2021 Caldor Fire. Travis Shane Smith, 32, and his father David Scott Smith, 66, were arrested and charged ...

CHRISTMAS VALLEY, Calif. – The sound of Caldor Fire embers falling from the sky and landing on windshields made a familiar noise. “It was almost like it was sprinkling, but it was sprinkling embers,” ...

IS STILL INVESTIGATING. A FATHER AND SON CHARGED WITH STARTING THE CALDOR FIRE WILL NOT GO TO TRIAL FOR THE FIRE. LATE TODAY, A JUDGE RULED THERE IS NOT ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO MOVE FORWARD. DAVID AND ...

Charges were dismissed against a father and son accused of starting the Caldor fire in 2021. Attorneys Mark Reichel and Linda Parisi said the charges against the Shane and David Smith were dismissed ...

A cabin partially covered in fire-resistant material stands behind a property destroyed in the Caldor Fire in Twin Bridges, Calif., Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021. Better weather on Thursday helped the ...

EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. – After burning for 60 days and dropping into the Tahoe Basin within that time, the Caldor Fire reached 100% containment on Oct. 21, 2021, yet work related to the over 220,000 ...

A father and son from El Dorado County, accused of starting the devastating Caldor Fire of 2021, will not stand trial after a judge ruled insufficient evidence. A father and son from El Dorado County, ...

Firefighters from across the country have headed to Lake Tahoe to help contain the huge blaze burning there. Their ranks include migrant workers from outside the U.S. KQED's Raquel Maria Dillon met up ...

8% CONTAINED. AND THE DEVASTATION CAUSED BY THE FIRES THIS WEEK IS PROMPTING SOME CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE STATE OF FIRE INSURANCE HERE IN CALIFORNIA. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE REALLY WORRIED ABOUT WHAT’S ...