The state capitol Christmas tree is being delivered today. The 65 foot tree was cut down by CalFire from a forest near Redding and was escorted down highway 5 by the CHP. The official tree will be erected before noon and will stand for a few days before the decorations…
Placer County Sheriffas office is searching for the suspects that broke into the Auburn Magnussonas Toyota Auto Dealership on highway 49 last Tuesday night. The suspects cut through chains and removed stereos, car batteries, and dash boards from vehicles on the lot. Detectives say there were fingerprints left behind. Damage…
FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 213, 215, 216, 217, 263, 264, 266, 267, 268, 269, AND 279…Placer , Nevada and Yuba counties are listed as zone 266. * AFFECTED AREA…Portions of the Sacramento…
Sacramento City Zoo officials are considering the former home of the Sacramento Kings, Sleep Train Arena, as their new home. The current location in Land Park does not have enough parking spaces and plans to expand the space for the animals. About 500 thousand visitors go to the zoo in…
Placer County Supervisors at tomorrowas meeting will hear a plan presented by the Sheriffas office for a revision of the plan to retrofit the North Auburn jail. An original plan that would have cut the jail beds from 276 to 200 has been revised to 264, down 12 rather than…
The City of Sacramento made a big announcement Wednesday about the replacement of the I Street Bridge.A San Francisco-based architecture firm, T. Y. Lin International has been selected to design and build the new bridge. Sacramento Mayor Derrel Steinberg said this project has been a long time coming and that…
Hundreds of new jobs are coming to the region as US Foods looks to expand. The company will build a distribution facility in McClellan Park that will service restaurants across Northern California. The move will create up to 180 new jobs. The average pay: $60,000. The Sacramento County Board of…
The California Department of Water Resources is saying theyave met their goal of having theA Oroville Damas main spillway rebuilt and ready for winter. Back in September, officials revealed that the cost of repairs and other improvements at the dam had hit $1.1 billion a more than $250 million over…
Smoke was seen in the Auburn area yesterday and CalFire acknowledged it was from the Jones Fire in Butte County. The fire was reported under containment in the afternoon hours after burning 80 acres.A There were no evacuations of road closures.…
Sacramento county supervisors will discuss Sheriff Scott Jones stance of locking out Rick Braziel, former sheriff and current Inspector General out of examining the operations of the Sheriffas department. This standoff has been going on since last year when Braziel issued a report on fatal shooting involving sheriff deputies. The…