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THE PASSING OF A RADIO LEGEND Barry Stigers, Morning NEWS Host on KAHI Radio, passed away peacefully in his sleep yesterday morning. KAHI General Manager, Jerry Henry stated a Our listeners will forever miss the professionalism and that familiar low voice Barry provided to the foothills for so many years.a Stigers…
Placer County has completed the cleanup of the abandoned homeless area at F and 1st street at the Dewitt center in North Auburn this past week. The area has been available to homeless people who have moved out or moved to the new camp area across the street under the…
The April 12 hearing by the Town Of Loomis on the Costco Project was rescheduled to last week, which appears to be a final step in hearings and local ordinance and regulation changes that have keep the project from going forward for several years. The Loomis Town Council scheduled the…
Sacramento area has seen several more shootings since then downtown gang related killing earlier this month. Two men were found dead Sunday morning in the Natomas crossing neighborhood after responding to a call at 3:25 a.m. after getting a shooting alert on Amelia Earhart Avenue near Laroche Street. Each man…
Placer County Sheriff Devon Bell announced yesterday he would not run for reelection for his current position as County Sheriff. Sheriff Bell joined the agency in 1992, rose to the rank of Under Sheriff and then was appointed February 2017 and has been elected to the post since that time.…
Gov. Gavin Newsom, Friday proposed pouring tens of billions of dollars into Californiaas struggling economy as part of a record-setting state budget proposal that will play out as he defends himself in a recall election. The $267.8 billion plan would direct billions in spending toward stimulus checks for Californians, give…
The Sacramento Regional Water Authority, just three days after the area was declared a a Drought Areaa by gov. Newsome, issued a 10% cut in water usage. They specifically pointed to water agencies that depend on Folsom Lake and the lower American River for local water customers. Officials said there is…
Placer County officials approved a $4.8 million contract to purchase body-worn cameras as part of a pilot program for county sheriffas deputies Tuesday. The program will begin in January 2022 and last three years. In a presentation to the board of supervisors, Capt. Jeff Swearingen said the sheriffas office had…
Roseville police and Placer County prosecutors say they have broken up a fraud ring that illegally took in $2.3 million in California unemployment benefits and engaged in credit card fraud, human trafficking and drug sales. The report Tuesday follows a five-month investigation that began with a traffic stop in 2017 of a…