Public Safety
El Dorado County detectives believe evidence found during the Oct. 1 arrest of Stefan Schiopu, a 28-year-old paraprofessional aide from Cool, points to a potential second unidentified minor victim beyond the child sexual abuse material charges he already faces.
Local Government
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Local Government
The Folsom Police Department is hosting its final Quarterly Neighborhood Watch Block Captain Meeting of 2026 on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 6 p.m. at 46 Natoma Street, with a traffic update, scam prevention tips and a preview of upcoming police and fire department events.
Local Government
The El Dorado Hills Fire Department temporarily closed Station 91 in the Latrobe community after PFAS contamination was detected in a neighboring groundwater well, and the fire board unanimously authorized an emergency operations plan to maintain coverage in the area.
Education
Vista del Lago High School music instructor Vince Martini created the Contemporary Music Ensemble when the Folsom campus opened, giving students the freedom to choose, arrange and perform their own music in a band-style setting.
Education
Two teams from Folsom Education Academy claimed first and second place at SMUD's KidWind Challenge Jr. on Sept. 11, outperforming more than 130 middle schoolers from across the Sacramento region in a wind-turbine design competition at the Aerospace Museum of California.
Public Safety
El Dorado County detectives believe evidence found during the Oct. 1 arrest of Stefan Schiopu, a 28-year-old paraprofessional aide from Cool, points to a potential second unidentified minor victim beyond the child sexual abuse material charges he already faces.
Public Safety
The National Weather Service Sacramento warns of elevated fire weather conditions near Folsom and El Dorado Hills starting Tuesday, Oct. 13, with the threat potentially extending through Friday, while CAL FIRE's Amador-El Dorado Unit reminds residents that a burn ban remains in effect.
Community
Cameron Park Community Services District hosts its Great Trunk or Treat on Friday, Oct. 16, featuring trunk-or-treating for kids 13 and under, a dessert walk, costume contest, heated pool plunge and scary-movie screening at the CSD campus.
Community
Sutter Street Theatre in Historic Folsom opens two productions Saturday, Oct. 10: a live recreation of Orson Welles' 1938 "War of the Worlds" broadcast and a family-friendly "Legend of Sleepy Hollow" running weekends through Nov. 8.
Business
The City of Folsom will host a community meeting Wednesday, Oct. 21, at City Hall to present streetscape improvements, four branding concepts and next steps for the Central Business District revitalization along East Bidwell Street.
Business
Ruby's Books owner Stacy Gould purchased the former Fire and Rain Gallery at 705 Sutter St. in Historic Folsom for $1.67 million and plans to expand the building into a 6,000-plus-square-foot, two-story bookstore with a dedicated children's department, targeting a 2027 move.
Sports
Folsom Lake College women's soccer is 10-0-2 at midseason with 35 goals scored and none allowed, led by freshman forward Jada Ardoin's eight goals and sophomore Lucy Miller's 18 points.
Sports
Folsom Lake College women's soccer enters Big 8 Conference play at 9-0 with a 31-0 scoring margin in eight on-field games, led by freshman Jada Ardoin's eight goals and a goalkeeper rotation that has not allowed a goal all season.
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