An Auburn man was arrested May 27 in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, which interrupted the count of Electoral College votes of the 2020 presidential election. Sean Michael McHugh, 34, was charged with federal offenses, including assault on law enforcement with a deadly or dangerous…
Vaccine experts yesterday started discussing if there may be a possible need for a third vaccine required for the COVID-19 virus. Pfizer has a two-dose process that has proven to be very effective, but scientists are already predicting the virus will have mutated into several more types and strains of…
Gov. Gavin Newsom, Friday proposed pouring tens of billions of dollars into Californiaas struggling economy as part of a record-setting state budget proposal that will play out as he defends himself in a recall election. The $267.8 billion plan would direct billions in spending toward stimulus checks for Californians, give…
The Sacramento Regional Water Authority, just three days after the area was declared a a Drought Areaa by gov. Newsome, issued a 10% cut in water usage. They specifically pointed to water agencies that depend on Folsom Lake and the lower American River for local water customers. Officials said there is…
Auburn Cruise Night opens its 37th Season Tomorrow Night in Downtown Auburn. Officials are expecting 300 plus classic cars in attendance and expect a large turnout for the annual tradition. Live music and food will be abundant, and there will be no charge for the classic cars or participants who…
Placer County officials approved a $4.8 million contract to purchase body-worn cameras as part of a pilot program for county sheriffas deputies Tuesday. The program will begin in January 2022 and last three years. In a presentation to the board of supervisors, Capt. Jeff Swearingen said the sheriffas office had…
Roseville police and Placer County prosecutors say they have broken up a fraud ring that illegally took in $2.3 million in California unemployment benefits and engaged in credit card fraud, human trafficking and drug sales. The report Tuesday follows a five-month investigation that began with a traffic stop in 2017 of a…
Lincolnas newest high school, Twelve Bridges High School, recently received a generous donation from a neighboring business. On April 14, Crawford Orthodontics presented Twelve Bridges administration with a check for $10,000 in advance of the schoolas August opening. The giant check was presented at Twelve Bridges Middle School to Mike…
Roseville City Council heard this week planed needs for capital expenditures that will be a quarter of a million dollars for 2021 and 2023. The departments that account for most of the project spending are Environmental Utilities Department at $123 million and the Public Works Department at $103 million. The…
A City of Auburn Policeman escaped what could have been a disaster last night when his vehicle went out of control and slammed into a retaining wall near Lincoln Way and Electric Street, caught fire and trapped the office inside the burning patrol car. This occurred as the patrolman stopped…