The U.S. Forest Service has ordered Fire Restrictions across the Tahoe National Forest effective Wednesday, August 21, 2019. The decision to order fire restrictions came after an analysis of current fuel conditions, weather observations, and forecasts. This analysis revealed the potential to support large fire growth across the Tahoe National…
Joseph DeAngelo, known as the East Area Rapist, appeared in Sacramento court yesterday to a packed courtroom. DeAngelo has been charged with 13 counts of murder and 13 counts of kidnapping for robbery in six California counties. These crimes occurred between 19975 and 1986. District Attorneys agreed the case would…
A major wildfire broke out yesterday in Shasta County near Redding, starting with many thought was a small fire, but erupted into a major blaze, causing 4 thousand evacuations, and threatened 11 hundred homes as the fire burned out of control. As of 7 pm yesterday CalFire officials said the…
Cases of severe lung disease cropping up in California, and fourteen other states primarily in teens and young adults is being analyzed by health officials and they are believing this is a direct result of vaping, the electronic cigarettes. There are no reported deaths but we have heard that several…
New home sales in Placer county and the region are high. 402 new home sales were recorded in July and best in a dozen years. Placer and Sacramento counties were again the leaders in housing numbers, with a total of 336 of the 402 homes sold between them. Sacramento County…
Jobless rate in Placer County is being reported up 3.3 % in June and 2.7 percent in May. The county rests at 3.5% and is still lower than the regions count at 4% and the state rate at 4.4 and US Rate at 4%.…
A 39 year old man is being sought by police agencies in Sacramento County and Rancho Cordova after he was seen assaulting his step children while floating down the American River in a raft with the children on board. One child was hit in the head, the other thrown into…
The Rocklin City council approved an ordinance to control short term rentals in the city. They are the latest city to address concerns about home owners who have vacant homes in neighborhoods that are placed for short term rental on the internet. Several incidents in the Sacramento area have caused…
The city of Paradise school students returned to school Thursday with expectation of getting back to a reasonable normal school year. Now, as students return to school, some are traveling to their hometown campus while others are in new schools entirely. A former middle school is now the Paradise Ridge…
Gasoline prices continue to fall in California. Many pumps are below 3 dollars a gallon for regular. The state average however remains at 3.60 a gallon which is 12 cents from last week and 20 cents below last month. Even withA the falling prices, gasoline pump prices are still the…