Tesla semi truck fire on California I-80 freeway leads to NTSB investigation of battery safety
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.
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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.
Deputies with the Placer County Sheriff's Office are sweeping the school.
A Sacramento-area jewelry store employee helped lead to the arrest of a suspect deputies said is a tier three sex offender earlier this year.
Authorities are asking for help in finding a missing Tahoe-area woman who hasn't been heard from in more than a week.
California Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil is leaving the Democratic Party to join Republicans in California, the state GOP announced.
Three convicted felons from the Bay Area were arrested on Tuesday after dozens of guns were stolen from a gun store in Placer County last month, deputies said Wednesday.
From changing offensive names on streets to revising lessons taught at historical sites, work is underway to acknowledge past mistreatment of Native Americans.
Detectives have arrested a suspect in a hit-and-run that left a bicyclist hurt near Thunder Valley Casino over the weekend.
Detectives are asking for help in finding a hit-and-run suspect who left a bicyclist hurt near Thunder Valley Casino over the weekend.
A judge has denied a motion from Brandon Fernandez, who is one of two men convicted in the murder of Justine Vanderschoot in 2003, to be resentenced.
Roseville is one of the most rapidly growing cities in the region, and it's been able to accommodate all these new homes without needing any extra water.
There is a new push in Auburn to recognize prominent Lou Conter, who was the last living survivor of the U.S.S. Arizona attack at Pearl Harbor before his death earlier this year.
After a series of setbacks, a powerhouse is back online near Lake Spaulding and water is flowing to agencies in Nevada and Placer counties after emergency repairs finished two days early.
Four people were taken to the hospital after their Jeep reportedly rolled over several times and was downhill from the road in the Foresthill area on Friday, firefighters said.
A quiet place along the river isn't so quiet anymore. The word has gotten out about Upper Clementine Lake this summer and it's causing some problems.
The "jeeper" who went missing along the Rubicon Trial in Placer County last week has been found safe, authorities say.
A 70-year-old man who went missing on a Placer County trail has been found safe, the sheriff's office says.
A new report by the Army Corps of Engineers shows an abandoned missile site in the Northern California city of Lincoln does not pose an immediate threat to the public.
