Man found shot in Placer County; investigation underway
An investigation is underway after a man was found shot in rural southern Placer County near Pleasant Grove.
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An investigation is underway after a man was found shot in rural southern Placer County near Pleasant Grove.
A new wildfire burning near the Nevada and Placer county line has forced officials to issue mandatory evacuations in both counties on Saturday.
A California man accused of distributing child sex abuse materials online was arrested and found to be in possession of more than 600 images of children, some as young as toddlers, authorities said Thursday.
Loomis, a small Northern California town relatively untouched by growth, may soon see some changes in one of the fastest-growing counties in the nation.
William Stephenson has been up for release for more than two years now, but Placer County can't find a place for him to live and they're expanding their search to include Sacramento County.
A motorcycle officer was injured in a crash in an Auburn intersection on Wednesday, the California Highway Patrol said.
Placer County is facing what many people are calling an "insurance crisis." Thousands of residents are struggling with skyrocketing premiums for fire insurance, leaving many unable to afford coverage.
A jury has found a man guilty of murder in a fentanyl death.
Fire investigators are asking for help gathering information about two people they say were seen taking off from the scene after starting a fire under the Foresthill Bridge in Placer County on Saturday afternoon.
An Orangevale woman has died after she was struck by a vehicle near Auburn Thursday night.
Placer County is looking into new ways to prevent wildfires sparked by vehicles along I-80 in the Sierra.
A teenager has been arrested after an investigation into threats made toward a staff member at a Placer County school earlier this week, deputies said Thursday.
El Dorado and Placer County communities continue to recover two years after the Mosquito Fire burned more than 76,000 acres.
Residents are being urged to be on alert.
Highway 193 in Placer County was closed Thursday morning and into the afternoon after a logging truck overturned, officials said.
More than $20,000 in sports cards were stolen, the owner says.
A vegetation fire near Camp Far West erupted early Friday morning, prompting a quick response from firefighters.
The National Transportation Safety Board says it opened an investigation into a Tesla semi-truck crash and fire on the I-80 freeway in Placer County.
A Tesla big rig that caught fire kept both directions of California's Interstate 80 closed in the Sierra Nevada for more than half a day on Monday.
Crews were still working to fully reopen Interstate 80 in Northern California following a Tesla semi-truck fire near Emigrant Gap.
The body of a man who went missing in a Placer County river while trying to save his son was recovered by a dive team.
A family trip takes a tragic turn Sunday as the Placer County Sheriff's Office continues to search for a male in the American River.
Authorities say the car-to-car shooting along Interstate 80 near Auburn Friday night that left two people hurt is an isolated incident.
Authorities are investigating what led up to a car-to-car shooting in Placer County.
Students were evacuated from a rural Roseville-area school on Wednesday, authorities say.
