The new craze of motorized scooters is causing some angst in South Lake Tahoe. A company called Lime makes the scooters readily available on an iPhone apt, and are becoming very popular. California law permits them however they cannot ride on sidewalks, must wear a helmet, and if the…
The City of Roseville has cut two shifts from each of its Fire department rotations as the city wrestles with a budget loss of about 2 million dollars a year. Currently, in the case of a car crash, four firefighters are dispatched. The new system, only three will be dispatched.…
Placer County’s 2017-2018 Grand Jury report is being released today. 19 Placer County residents volunteered and were sworn in last July to serve as the 2017-2018 Grand Jury. This report details annual inspections of the Placer County Detention Facility, Jails and Holding Facilities, Court House, Burton Creek Sheriffas Substation,…
Opponents to the recently passed gas tax in California held press conferences in Sacramento yesterday and they are accusing the state of breaking the law by posting signs on highways bragging about spending money fixing roads. A Under California law, state officials cannot spend taxpayer funds to support or oppose…
California voters are set to vote this November on an initiative that would allow California cities and counties adopt stronger rent control laws, which limit how much landlords are allowed to raise rents each year. The Secretary of State’s officeA reported last weekA that initiative backers have enough valid signatures…
Sheriff investigators have found more human remains in a shallow grave in the case of suspected murder of 70 year old Stan Norman, a veteran of Vietnam from Nevada City. On Friday, detectives brought in anthropologists from the Human Identification Laboratory at California State University, Chico to examine the remains…
Triple Digit weather is headed our way this weekend, as a high ridge pressure system is headed our way according to the National Weather Bureau in Sacramento. Temperatures will start to rise on Friday and forecast is for 104 degrees on Saturday which will make it the hottest day of…
CBS 13 is carrying a story this morning about the change of management at the North Auburn Homeless Shelter. Placer County awarded the shelteras contract to a new vendor, but before the old operators move out, theyare cleaning house and taking items they say are theirs. But, some community members…
The Bee is reporting a story this morning that names five water dams that are critical infrastructure, meaning that their destruction or impairment could hurt National Security. A Those five dams are Folsom and Shasta dams, as well as Glen Canyon Dam in Arizona, Grand Coulee Dam in Washington and…
A grass Fire near the Sacramento Airport scorched over 150 acres yesterday. The fire happened on West Elkhorn Blvd. and Power Line Road. Sacramento Metro Fire assisted in bringing the blaze under control. No injuries, no damage to nearby buildings, and no flights were cancelled at the airport.…