By Cathy Locke, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Jan. 15--Fees for activities and services in the El Dorado Irrigation District's Sly Park Recreation Area, one of the most popular camping and boating sites in the Sacramento area, could increase as much as 50 percent for the 2008 season.

By Cathy Locke, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Dec. 20--Residents of a rural El Dorado County subdivision say they want county officials to give the same priority to preventing catastrophe in a fire-prone area as they have given to recovery efforts for victims of the Angora fire.