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Firefighters on Friday gained full containment on the River Fire, which has burned more than 2,600 acres, destroyed more than 100 homes and injured four people in Placer and Nevada counties.
Authorities have identified the man whose body was found with both feet tied together in a Placer County canal last week.
It was a day of celebration at Colfax High School, which was saved from the River Fire.
While fire crews continue to get the wildland blaze under control, families are being allowed to return home.
People forced out of their homes by the River Fire in Nevada and Placer counties were able to return Monday to see what was left.
Hours turned into days as people in fire-ravaged areas waited to get back to assess the damage.
Tuesday will be the first day of class for 4,100 students in the Placer Union School District.
Ziggy the dog was rescued from one devastating California wildfire - and has now survived another one.
Placer County Sheriff Department's helicopter assisted Cal Fire with the rescue.
Deputies say they have arrested a felon in Colfax who was found with a loaded pistol in his pocket.
A chocolate lab narrowly avoided drowning in a Placer County canal this week.
One person was killed in an early morning fire at a private residence in Colfax on Saturday, according to Cal Fire.
Blizzard conditions forced a massive Interstate 80 shutdown in Colfax on Thursday.
Authorities say a man was rescued from the American River near Colfax early Wednesday morning.
One person is in custody after a Colfax home caught fire on Tuesday.
A jackknifed big rig crash blocked all westbound lanes of Interstate 80 near Colfax Monday evening.
Detectives have identified the man suspected of getting into a Colfax restaurant and stealing the purses of two employees.
Authorities are searching for a man caught on camera entering a Colfax restaurant's employee break room and stealing two purses last week, the Placer County Sheriff's Office announced on Thursday.
A man is accused of assaulting a senior and trying to steal her vehicle outside of a grocery store.
People who head up to the Sierra should never forget that it's bear country up there.
Placer County authorities are keeping an eye out for a bear that crashed a conference call in Colfax Tuesday morning.
Placer County authorities are asking for help in finding a man wanted on suspicion of multiple counts of rape.
A Sacramento woman on probation was arrested in Colfax after the Placer County Sheriff's Office said she stole a chainsaw and attacked a victim with a hand cart.
Deputies used less-lethal techniques to take down a blowtorch-wielding man outside a Colfax store last week.
Authorities are investigating an alleged racially-motivated attack on a Latino man in Colfax.
