After I-80 crashes and big rig fires, Placer County calls for highway safety summit
Whether it's brakes failing or starting a fire, Placer County Supervisor Cindy Gustafson says it's an issue that needs to be addressed.
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Whether it's brakes failing or starting a fire, Placer County Supervisor Cindy Gustafson says it's an issue that needs to be addressed.
The body of a hiker who went missing in the Colfax area last week was pulled from the American River on Monday, officials said.
Around 3:20 a.m., 13 rail cars derailed near Highway 174 and Narrow Gauge Road in Colfax, Union Pacific said.
The California Highway Patrol said the crash happened on westbound I-80 at Highway 174 in Colfax.
An overturned big rig near Auburn has Interstate 80 traffic in the Sierra Nevada moving slowly Tuesday morning.
A major investment is underway aimed at improving both water access and fire safety in Placer County.
The decision from this meeting will impact policyholders everywhere but particularly those who live in fire country — like Placer County.
A convicted felon was found driving with an improvised firearm in Placer County, deputies say.
Voters will soon decide whether Colfax High School gets funding for repairs and upgrades. However, it won't come cheap for taxpayers.
A Placer County deputy is in the hospital and a suspect is dead after a shooting late overnight in Colfax, the sheriff's office said.
The sudden change in weather had a lot of people unprepared for snow and caused Caltrans to close off the freeway for hours.
Deputies were urging people to avoid a neighborhood in Colfax as they dealt with a "critical incident" on Thursday.
It's a cold winter morning for the Northern California high country on Friday, despite it being weeks into spring.
Interstate 80, through the Sierra Mountains, remained shut down for the third consecutive day Sunday, as the winter storm blankets the region with heavy snowfall.
It was a race to stop a house fire from spreading to other structures in Colfax early Wednesday morning.
An overturned big rig had eastbound Interstate 80 traffic blocked in the Sierra Nevada Thursday morning.
The spring storm is causing concern for spring flooding in the valley.
On Tuesday, a slide slammed into a house on Ben Taylor Rd. where no one sustained injuries.
A mudslide struck a Colfax home along Ben Taylor Road and forced other residences under evacuation orders Tuesday evening.
The snow had many people at a halt on I-80 heading eastbound Saturday evening. Caltrans closed the interstate between Colfax and the Nevada state line after multiple spinouts in the snow.
A drive up Highway 80 came to a sudden stop at exit 135 in Colfax. Crews shut down the highway where visibility dropped to zero.
Colfax High School was on a precautionary lockdown as authorities investigated reports of a person on campus who is not a student.
Several people were injured Monday after a Greyhound bus crashed into a gas station in Colfax.
The fire started Monday after a big rig crashed on the freeway near Live Oak Road between Colfax and Weimar.
A deputy who was originally dispatched to investigate a silent burglary alarm in Colfax ended up saving the life of a person who was overdosing.
