Evacuation orders in the Colfax area of Placer County were lifted after crews gained control of a fire that sparked Thursday afternoon. The Bear Fire was reported around 1:30 p.m. near the Bear River Bridge and State Route 174. Cal Fire, the state’s fire management agency, said the fire has…
A wildfire closed the East side of the Forest Hill Bridge again with a wild fire that reported to have started about 6 PM Friday. Jeff Loveless, a battalion chief with CAL FIRE/Placer County Fire Department, said the blaze had initial momentum, but crews from several agencies used dozers and…
Auburn Fire responded to a structure fire yesterday that started on Shirland Tract Road in Auburn and found a detached barn shop engulfed in fire. Fire fighters responded with quick action to extinguish the fire that had already destroyed tools and vehicles that were in the structure and prevented the…
Gov. Gavin Newsom yesterday signed legislation into law that would allow lawsuits against gun makers and distributors after gun violence. The genesis for the bill, AB 1594, was a decision by the Supreme Court not to block a Texas law allowing private citizens to sue people who provide or assist in…
With Corvid flue infections affecting workers along with flue sickness recovery, Wildfire affect with CalFire, and Other affected utilities, overtime pay has become a newsworthy issue. Overtime has increased faster at Cal Fire than at any other California state agency in recent years, growing by 135% since 2012, according to…
Caltrans is hosting a community open house Tomorrow, Thursday July 7th starting at 5:00 p.m. to seek public feedback about proposed alternatives for a safety and mobility improvement project on Interstate 80 between Dutch Flat and Drum Forebay in Placer County. Location for the meeting will beat the East Bound…
A wildfire burning Monday a with a dangerous rate of spreada in dry grass near the Amador and Calaveras County line south of Jackson prompted evacuation orders in both counties and threatened 100 structures. The Electra Fire is still burning in rugged terrain along Electra Road near Highway 49 and sending…
KAHI TUESDAY NEWS 6-21-22 The Golden Tower Bridge over the Sacramento River in Old Town Sacramento was closed to traffic yesterday stopping vehicles and pedestrians after it was reported to police that a person had climbed from the street level up to the upper spans of the bridge. The incident…
FRIDAY 6-17-22 KAHI NEWS Some Auburn-area residents experienced power outages this week after PG&E recently enacted its enhanced powerline safety settings for this fire season. After 9 a.m. Wednesday, 2,800 PG&E customers lost power throughout Auburn, Rocklin, Lincoln, and Newcastle. On Thursday, 661 residents in Auburn and Newcastle were hit…
Auburn police are investigating a downtown robbery that happened Tuesday afternoon at 4:30. A man rang the store front door posing as a customer who wanted to shop at the Golden Swan Jewelry and Collectables store on Lincoln Way. The owner ask the stranger to remove his face mask and…