California Department of Water Resources said on Wednesday the Concrete placement on the Oroville Dam spillway is likely to meet the Nov. 1 public safety construction deadline despite some setbacks. One of the slabs in the middle chute of the spillway needed to be replaced earlier this month due to…
Californians will have to undergo at least eight hours of training, including live-fire exercises, before carrying a concealed weapon, under one of several firearms bills acted on by Gov. Jerry Brown. The bill helps standardize the stateas current patchwork requirements for obtaining concealed weapons permits. It was among dozens of…
45-year old Michelle Lynn Schady, a former receptionist at the North Auburnas Animal Spay and Neuter Clinic was sentenced Monday to a three year probation in a charge of embezzlement against the facility in 2015. Schady was arrested and booked into jail in July of 2015 after she had left…
Six year old Jayce Cosso, taken from his mother by his father and 5 others, including the manas teen age boy, over the weekend, was reunited with his mother yesterday. An Amber Alert was issued for the missing boy. Officers with the Modesto Police Department received many leads from the…
The suspected a NorCal Rapista was in a Sacramento County courtroom for the first time on Monday. He did not enter a plea to the 12 charges listed against him by a judge. Roy Charles Waller, 58 of Benicia, is charged with raping at least 10 victims across Northern California, over…
Governor Jerry Brown’s administration will conduct an audit into Californiaas Department of Motor Vehicles.A The agency has faced issues and controversy over rising wait times, aging technology and improper voter registration. In a letter sent to DMV Director Jean Shiomoto, the Department of Finance acknowledges “the DMV has made progress…
Auburn City Council till examine encampments and loitering ordinances and whether they should be tightened with new rules. Interim public safety officer Victor Pecoraro will present the current rules in a discussion that starts at 6 PM, There are no time limits for the discussion by the city officials. One…
California restaurants will only provide plastic straws to customers upon request after Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday signed legislation thatA aims to cut down on pollution. The change covers full-service dining, but not takeout establishments like fast-food restaurants. It will take effect in 2019.A Plastic straws and stirrers are the…
A brush fire in El Dorado County that jumped Highway 50 on Thursday east of Camino destroyed at least two structures, including one home along 8 Mile Road, prompting evacuations and a brief closure of the roadway. The so-called Meyers Fire chewed through 12 acres and was 60 percent contained…
On September 27, 2018, the Placer County Government Center in North Auburn will become a smoke-free campus. This means no smoking, no vaping, and no marijuana within the Placer County Government Center boundaries (including sidewalks, parking lots, and personal vehicles). Smoking is only allowed in a Designated Smoking Area.…