A fire in a garage in a home just west of Roseville yesterday morning resulted in the death of one male and hospitalized a 13 year old teenager and police investigators say the fire is being designated as suspicious. Firefighters and officers responded to the home inside a gated community…
The Auburn Police Department celebrated last week with three officers retiring. Chief John Ruffcorn, Sgt. Cris Forman and A Officer Allen Perez were honored with a BBQ hosted by the Auburn Officers Association.A Ruffcorn joined the Auburn force in 2008 as a Captain and caps a career in police work…
El Dorado County supervisors added another ballot issue on July 24th asking voters to consider extending the terms supervisors can serve from two consecutive terms to three. The supervisors voted 3-2 to place the question on the ballot. If passed all current sitting supervisors would get to serve a third…
The Nevada County Fair opens tomorrow. Gold Country Stage will provide free fares on all routes and the shuttle bus to the Nevada County Fair stating Wednesday, August 8th, through Sunday, August 12th. A Fair-goers can catch the Grass Valley Shuttle Bus from Church and Neal Streets, at Tri Counties…
CHP Helicopter Pilots made a a Toe Ina landing late yesterday after spotting two hikers that had become lost. As nighttime was descending on the El Dorado area on Pyramid Peak the Sheriffas office requested the CHP help, and when they spotted the hikers, the terrain was uneven enough they could…
The weather is making news this week. Haze will be present most of the week, and many areas are reporting smoke and ash in the air making it a risk for anyone with respiratory conditions. Temperatures will range from the mid 90as to the high 90as Wednesday and Thursday. Winds…
Placer County Sheriffas office reported vandalism exceeding 60 thousand dollars last week at the Colfax High School. Sheriffas office is asking for the publicas help to locate the people responsible for the damage that occurred in two different attacks occurring between 5 PM on Sunday and 8 AM on Tuesday…
Thursday 8-9-18: Wild Fires and Air Quality continue to dominate the NEWS as the CARR fire in Shasta and Trinity counties continue to burn exceeding 176 Thousand Acres and destroying 1077 Residential homes. Containment is reported at 47% with full containment still reported at unknown.A Several areas have been opened…
A new effort is underway to reopen a recently closed fire station in Foresthill. The station shut down after voters didnat approve a tax that would have helped fund it. With less fire protection in the area, insurance companies are canceling fire coverage. Now, some community members are trying to…
The Placer County Sierra club is attempting to stop the Highway 65 widening project. The club has filed suit to demand additional environmental studies be performed before construction continues.…