Sometimes sisters bring good luck. William De Mello met his sister at Jackson Rancheria Casino on June 6 and ended up winning $106,839.43. De Mello hit the MegaJackpot on a quarter Wheel of Fortune machine he selected because it was next to the one his sister was playing.

This past school year, local students found out that not all learning takes place in the classroom.  Amador and Calaveras County teens in the Regional Occupational Program (ROP) received health care work experience firsthand at Sutter Amador Hospital (SAH). Twelve of these young adults were honored at SAH’s Student Appreciation Day Breakfast on Thursday, May 31st in the community conference center in the Sutter Amador Outpatient Services Center.

A Sutter Creek Police Officer was uninjured yesterday morning in a vehicle collision after his patrol vehicle was hit by the vehicle of the driver he was pulling over. According to the California Highway Patrol report written by Officer Brain Hagemann, Sutter Creek Officer Jeff Phillips was conducting a routine traffic stop on a 99 Honda for a lighting violation. The driver, 20 year old Shawn Compton of Volcano, pulled into a parking lot and…

Recreation managers for the Eldorado National Forest want to learn what people think about proposed minor fee increases at 15 Forest Service operated recreation sites and three new fee sites beginning in 2008. The Forest Service is proposing that campers pay two dollars more next year to camp in five different campgrounds in the Eldorado National Forest. Two dollar increases are also proposed for four trailheads and separate 10, 20, and 25 dollar increases are…

The Ione City Council discussed management of their pool located at Ione Jr High School. The City has an agreement with the Amador County Recreation Agency for the management and maintenance of the pool. ACRA Executive Director Tracey Towner-Yep said she is looking forward to working with the city of Ione and then discussed how ACRA will be compensated. She said the idea is that the City will be billed for the actual time spent…

Officials say the Bush administration may suspend a major post-9/11 security initiative to cope with complaints from Americans whose summer vacations are threatened by new passport rules.

A man killed in a shootout with El Dorado County sheriff's deputies in Shingle Springs on Tuesday was engaged in a "homicidal rage" and tried to lure officers into a confrontation in a thicket that contained foxholes and a cache of ammunition, Sheriff Jeff Neves said Wednesday. The man, identified as 35 years old Eddy Mies, is believed to have killed his father during a domestic dispute before taking on deputies who were called to…

District Attorney Todd Riebe has announced a series of charges against 30 year old Christina Roseann Yeadon-Torres, who he describes as a “one woman crime spree.” The charges against Yeadon-Torres almost seem innumerable at 18 counts, 16 of which are Felonies. The charges stem from a series of incidents that occurred on Monday June 4th when Yeadon-Torres stole checks and other items from a patron of the casino and then committed burglary, theft, forgery, identity…