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.…
Sacramento police are reporting an increase of airbag thefts occurring in the city. Multi-cases have happened recently as parked cars are hit in the early morning hours and air bags ripped from the steering columns on the driveras side. Thieves appear to favor vehicles from 2013 or new Civic-Hondaas. A…
The Sacramento Bee is carrying a story today explaining how the BEE is changing over from the traditional printed newspaper to more an electronic medium. The story details how advertising revenue in the traditional printed paper has been surpassed by digital on line advertising revenue for the first time, this…
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After three years without a fire chief, the city of Auburn hired Dave Spencer, a battalion chief with the Orange County Fire Authority. Spencer will join the department in mid-july. Bob Richardson, Auburn City Manager has made the recommendation to the City Council saying Spencer has the experience and…
Cal Fire released findings of a long investigation into 12 deadly wild fires in the state of California, and determined that PG&E was mostly at fault. Cal Fire say they believe there were violations and 4 of the fires were a direct result of falling trees into power lines causing…
The Department of Water Resources has released a new update on the re-construction of the Oroville Dam spillway and emergency recovery project. Controlled demolition of the original 730 feet of the upper chute is now complete. A new foundation if being constructed. In the middle chute, a foundation is about…
Sacramento Metro Fire District is investigating a suspicious fire that happened Sunday morning in Fair Oaks and believe it might be a case of arson. Four cars and a retirement home apartment were destroyed in the fire and Fire officials said there was evidence at the…