Democrat staff writer After nearly one month of narrowing a pool of 1,250 candidates, the jury for the David Charles Zanon capital murder case was selected Wednesday. With the conclusion of the jury selection process, ZanonÕs trial is set to officially begin Tuesday when El Dorado County District Attorney Vern Pierson delivers his opening statement. [...]

Melanie DeMure, 39, of El Dorado Hills was crowned Mrs. West Coast International last month and will go on to compete for the title of Mrs. International 2010 during the final competition in Chicago, July 13-17. DeMure is the mother of three children and the owner of Gold Cal Juniors Volleyball Club, where she also [...]

Democrat staff writer A Placerville transient man accused of killing another homeless man was convicted of second-degree murder Tuesday in South Lake Tahoe. After one-and-a-half days of deliberation, Kenneth Allen Sharonoff, 42, was convicted by a jury of nine women and three men of the second-degree murder of fellow transient Clark ÒOttoÓ McCabe, 68. On [...]

Somerset EDITOR: On June 15 a young man swimming in the Middle Fork of the Cosumnes River was swept downstream by strong currents. Friends called for help. In a matter of minutes the Pioneer Fire Department responded, as well as the El Dorado County Search and Rescue team responded by California Highway Patrol helicopter, dropping [...]

Pleasant Valley EDITOR: To the gentleman from ÒHanks Exchange.Ó Get off Ray NuttingÕs Ògun case,Ó Mr. Heilman. I read your June 28 letter to the editor, with more of your absurd blatherings, rationalizations and charges against both Mr. Nutting and Mr. Alger. Shame on you. It was a Wagon Train, wasnÕt it? Duh? I have [...]

Pollock Pines EDITOR: IÕm a little confused. We celebrate teachers who teach diversity by dressing in the clothing of different cultures, using devices from different cultures, and having them re-enact the daily activities of different cultures. We celebrate re-enactors who wear clothing and live the way people from different periods of history lived. The actors [...]

Editor The cool spring has filled the El Dorado Irrigation DistrictÕs reservoir to the brim but also reduced the demand by retail customers for water. The districtÕs biggest reservoir at Sly Park overtopped the spillway on April 24 and didnÕt stop spilling until 8 a.m. Sunday. As of May 31, 2009, the district had taken [...]