A new danger has emerged in Paradise, the Northern community that was destroyed by the campfire wildfire last November. The water supply has been contaminated by high levels of benzene from melted plastics and wood products during the Campfire, wildfire, designated as the states worst with over 18 thousand destroyed…
A commercial type truck overturned on the on-ramp to I-80 West from Highway 49 this morning. Traffic getting on I-80 is jammed, and alternative options are available at Elm Street and Nevada Street.…
The Sacramento City Council voted approval to delete an ordinance that banned aggressive panhandling in the city after a federal judge ordered the city to stop enforcing in July. The judgement was a result of a law suite against the city by the ACLU claiming it violated free speech rights.…
Fire officials are still investigating the four-alarm fire that broke out Monday and severely damaged the Blue Diamond almond plant on C street in Sacramento. The fire started on the second story of the building and spread to the fourth floor. The area housed major manufacturing machines in the plant…
The Placer County Sheriffas office reported yesterday afternoon that the South Placer Jail booking area remains closed. All booking into the Placer Jail system has been moved to the Auburn jail until the Hazmat completes its analysis and cleaning of the toxic materials from the area. Four inmates, Eight Jail…
Portions of I 80 Westbound near the Ophir Road exit were closed yesterday evening when a truck pulling a livestock trailer with about 200 pigs blew a tire, and as the driver pulled the rig off the highway another tire blew and set the rig on fire. The 200 pigs…
Roseville police are investigating a suspected homicide situation that started yesterday morning on Vernon street. Police found a man, identified as Anthony Brant Taylor, age 64, covered in blood lying in the street at about 8:17 Sunday morning. Upon investigation, police found a woman dead of stab wounds in a…
The space called the courtyard, part of Gov. Newsomas office, is quietly being transformed into a playground area for children. Gov. Newsom and his first Partner have 4 children, and staff members of the Gov.as office also have the privilege of bringing their children to work in the Capitol. This…
The Month of May is known in California as BIKE month and this year is no different. This weekend we again experience the world bike tour, the AMGEN. This year the Sacramento to Pasadena 773 mile course will be a bit different starting A in Sacramento and touring Yolo Couty.…
The Placer County Grand Jury is an investigatory body with the authority to act as a watchdog on local government, investigate citizen complaints, and assist in criminal matters at the request of the district attorney. Grand jurors are sworn to secrecy and, other than final reports, their work is kept…