Eye In The Sky Helps Firefighters Battle Blaze On Rio Island
Sacramento Metro firefighters fought a grass fire on an island in the American River Thursday night with the help of a drone.
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Sacramento Metro firefighters fought a grass fire on an island in the American River Thursday night with the help of a drone.
Fourth of July is here, and that means families are together getting outside. From floating on the water to fireworks, it's all about Independence this Thursday.
The body of a man who went missing at the confluence of the American River in Placer County earlier this month has been found.
A driver is recovering Wednesday after crashing into the river off of Highway 50 near Randall Tract.
Now that homeless camps are permitted in the area of the American River, some say the problem is growing, but it's actually the homeless community working to clean it up.
For those who plan to head to the waterways this Father's Day weekend, continued snow melt from what's left of the Sierra snow pack is making its way to the valley and river temperatures are running cold.
Crews worked another river rescue along the American River Thursday afternoon.
A Rancho Cordova man says he's lucky to be alive after his kayak flipped and he was rescued along the American River.
One boat owner ended up needing a dive team to save not only his capsized boat, but his attached pick up truck that also sunk to the river bottom.
A woman who was riding a horse along the American River, then fell down a 50-foot cliff, has been rescued.
It's a different season on the American River. Sacramento Metro Fire says they're expecting colder water and higher flows from snowpack.
The search was called off for the night when it got dark but crews are planning on being back on the river first thing Wednesday morning.
With the weather warming, many people are hitting valley waterways for the first time this season.
A man has been found dead after a raft he was in flipped over on the North Fork of the American River over the weekend.
A Southern California water rescue team doing some exercises up north got some valuable on-the-spot training.
While there does not appear to be flooding at the park anymore, a Sacramento County Regional Parks spokesperson said it could be closed until June.
Swift water and colder temperatures mean outfitters are taking extra precautions.
A big holiday weekend full of sunshine will have many families hitting the water for the first time this season.
Metro Firefighters rescued a woman and child who were stranded on an island in the American River.
The Placer County Sheriff's Office has a warning regarding the American River.
Crews with the American River Flood Control District worked tirelessly on Wednesday to fill the hole.
Candace Marshall, the woman who was a passenger in a seaplane that crashed into the American River on Jan. 2, has died.
Pilot Keith Hezmalhalch believes his seaplane crashed because its wheels were down for the planned water landing.
A crash landing with a splash, as a small seaplane goes down in the American River, sending two people to the hospital.
Authorities are investigating after a small plane crashed and was submerged into the American River near Discovery Park.
