Video captured near Rocklin shows family of bears in Dry Creek watershed
A family of bears made their way down from the Northern California high country this week, prompting some sightings and alerts from community groups.
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A family of bears made their way down from the Northern California high country this week, prompting some sightings and alerts from community groups.
Wildlife managers are urging the public to be aware, keep their distance, and to report any close encounters.
Work crews are making progress on cleaning up debris from a decades-old bridge collapse in Northern California.
The bridge collapsed decades ago and is only now just being cleaned up.
More than 90 teams are taking the field this weekend for one of the largest and longest-running girls soccer club team tournaments on the West Coast, the Placer United Girls Cup.
The proposal could transform the way people experience downtown, allowing visitors to legally enjoy alcohol outdoors.
A proposal to build a 240-unit affordable housing development in Penryn is facing new challenges after the Placer County Planning Commission declined to approve all the waivers and concessions needed for the project to move forward.
A dispute between two Placer County political leaders is escalating over a proposed homeless housing project in Lincoln, and it's getting personal.
Law enforcement officers were out in force last month, targeting e-bike and e-motorcycle riders in Placer County.
A longtime Loomis canal has been shut down, leaving dozens of property owners scrambling to find new water sources for their land.
A Placer County man's death has been confirmed as the fifth in California in 2025 to be linked to West Nile virus, public health officials say.
An Alabama truck driver heading through Northern California was arrested over the weekend after officers suspected him of driving drunk.
The California Highway Patrol said the crash happened on westbound I-80 at Highway 174 in Colfax.
Three suspects have been arrested in connection with a gunfire exchange in North Auburn early Friday morning, authorities said on Saturday.
Emergency crews responded to a gas leak in a Lincoln neighborhood late Friday afternoon, prompting road closures and safety precautions for nearby residents.
A motorcyclist died after a crash within a construction zone on eastbound Interstate 80 in Placer County on Wednesday, causing a significant traffic delay, according to authorities.
A memorial for Curt Van Hooser is now set up on the side of the road.
An overturned big rig near Auburn has Interstate 80 traffic in the Sierra Nevada moving slowly Tuesday morning.
A new sheriff's station and forensic crime lab will be opening up soon in West Placer County.
On Halloween night in 1993, 39-year-old Cherilyn Hawkley was discovered dead inside her minivan near Granite Bay.
A man is dead following a crash between an SUV and a tractor-trailer late Monday morning in Lincoln, police said.
Thunderstorms are popping up around the greater Sacramento region on Tuesday.
A house in a heavily wooded area went up in flames early Monday morning, prompting the evacuation of an Auburn neighborhood.
A video showing a Lincoln High School student slapping a teacher during a freshman meeting is spreading quickly across social media, sparking outrage, concern and conversations about school safety in the Lincoln community.
Starting Tuesday, crews will begin the process of removing steel and concrete debris that's been sitting in the American River for decades.
