FRIDAY 1-20-23 KAHI MORNING NEWS El Dorado County and four other public entities filed a lawsuit against PG&E, this week, on Wednesday Jan. 18, for damages resulting from the 2022 Mosquito Fire. The lawsuit was filed in San Francisco Superior Court and includes as co-plaintiffs Placer County, El Dorado Water…
AUBURN, Calif. (December 20, 2022) — Placer County Water Agency (PCWA) has filed suit against Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) in Placer County Superior Court for damages related to the Mosquito Fire, which began on September 6 and burned nearly 77,000 acres across the Tahoe and El Dorado National Forests.…
A 6.4 Magnitude earthquake occurred in Humboldt County overnight with some reported damage to certain highways near Ferndale. Over 70 thousand electric service customers have lost power with PG&E addressing the situation as an emergency. The epicenter of the quake, which struck at 2:34 a.m. PT, was in the Pacific…
Dante de la Torre, 16, the missing Colfax teen, has been found near the Gold Run rest stop reported by Placer County Sheriff’s. Authorities said there was no indication of foul play but an examination will be performed by the coroner’s office. De la Torre, 16, was reported missing after…
The California State Legislature starts the 2023 session this week with swearing in newly and returning candidates. The Governor has asked the new legislature to start discussion on setting new oversight on gasoline prices and issue a new “Wind Fall Profit” tax on major oil companies. The Governor changed the…
Auburn will celebrate the yearly Festival of Lights this Saturday, December 3, at 5:30 p.m. Over 100 participants will go through town, Lincoln Way, past City Square to Gold Country Fair Grounds.…
Placer County Hires NEW CEO! Placer County Supervisors have selected a new CEO with a closed session and a vote of 5-0 to prepare a contract to employ Jane Christenson who has been temp CEO for the last 5 months. County council Karen Schwab said they plan to have the…
Placer County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday evening announced the arrest of a deputy on suspicion of DUI. Allahno Dean Hughes, 35, was responding to a call for service Saturday in a marked Placer County Sheriff’s patrol car. According to the Sheriff’s Office, Sheriff’s personnel were already on scene, suspected Hughes…
Today, November first weather is expected to arrive with a winter like storm including rain and snow at higher elevations. Today is predicted to receive ¼ to ½ inch of rain over the greater Sacramento area. Rain expectation drops to 20% on Wednesday but temperatures will be lower than expected.…
A man was attacked while visiting his deceased wife’s Auburn District Cemetery grave earlier this month. The suspect allegedly assaulted two other victims and led deputies on a foot chase into highway traffic before being arrested. The first victim, making a daily visit to his wife’s grave at the Auburn…