A capacity crowd attended a meeting at Old Town Pizza in Lincoln last night to hear officials of the Placer County Transportation Planning Agency address the projects that are in planning and or under construction stages in South County. The projects outlined have direct effect on the cities of Roseville,…
A former Department of Homeland Security in the Obama Administration was found dead of a single gunshot wound near Plymouth in Amador County on Friday. Philip Haney, 66, was a whistle blower who criticized the Obama administrationas handling of terrorism matters. He was found on the ground near his vehicle…
The Tow Truck Crash last year on the Highway 50 bridge over the Sacramento River that killed the owners of the towing company has finally been cause reported by the CHP. A year-long review by investigators determined that the tow truck driver failed to properly merge with a 70-foot-long big…
The Sacramento City Council approved unanimously yesterday an ordinance to ban all homeless camps up to 25 feet away from all levees, however, did not address downtown street or public building encampments. City staff had recommended a much broader ban, but the council did not execute it. Staff recommended an…
The crash of a vintage plane in Auburn on January 24th was probably caused by an engine failure, according to preliminary reports from the National Transportation Safety Board. The Stinson Vultee V-77 vintage aircraft took off from Auburn Municipal Airport at about 9:45 a.m. and witnesses said the engine backfired,…
The McClatchy family, owners of the second largest Newspaper chain in the USA has filed for Bankruptcy protection. The paper, suffering for some time from growing too fast and taking on debt through merger, has finally surrendered control to debtors and will begin the process of reorganization. The McClatchy chain…
The City of Citrus Heights Last night started the process of what to do with the location and age-old popular Sunrise Mall location. The city is trying to create a plan for the 100-acre site to take it to the next level of use. The Project is called a Sunrise Tomorrowa …
The city of Rocklin is discussing major cuts in their school programs due to a major budget gap of 3.3 million dollars. The district says the deficit is due to increased pension costs and that it received less funding than projected by the state. The district is also is projecting…
About 70 people were forced out of their residences in Yuba City yesterday afternoon after a fire broke out in a large apartment complex. Fire officials reported nine apartments were destroyed but have not determined the cause. PG&E has shut off gas and electricity to the complex which may affect…
Auburn City Council meeting last night had a lively discussion on proposals that have been brought fourth requesting consideration of a 1% sales tax rate increase. Mayor Bill Kirby talking at Meddlers this morning said there were several attendees that came to the meeting opposing any increase but left as…