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The Placer County Transportation Planning Agency wants to change some of the congestion issues in the area by widening the highway and adding carpool lanes in a three-phase plan.
Placer County Water Agency is one of dozens of districts across the state to send harsh letters complaining about mandatory water cuts up to nearly 36 percent to meet the state's 25 percent goal.
The city voted to contribute $5 million to help build a $35 million multi-use sports complex at Blue Oaks Boulevard and Phillip Road. The complex will serve youth and amateur soccer, lacrosse, rugby and football.
Two children, ages 5 and 3, are dead following an accident on a child-sized all-terrain vehicle over the weekend.
American Water serves more than 180,000 people and businesses in Sacramento and Placer counties. But as the drought drags on, and if customers begin to waste water, the utility company says it may be forced to take drastic measures.
Five children were on board the bus, and are trapped inside until crews can remove the power line.
The parking lot has about three-dozen spaces, but last weekend the county says park workers had to turn away 350 cars. Many of those visitors are ending up parked in front of neighbor's homes.
The Placer County Board of Supervisors voted to ban them in all county buildings and vehicles while they say they're trying to educate residents that E-cigarettes aren't a healthy alternative to smoking.
A beloved library in Loomis is at risk of closing down, as the city says closing both the Loomis and Meadow Vista libraries is necessary to keep other libraries in the county open and up to date.
Elias Hernandez is a happy, healthy 4-year-old who is even more excited he just got his measles shot over with.
She was last seen by her husband Chris who told investigators and CBS13 at the time that Jacobson—a shy, petite 59-year-old stay-at-home wife—left their home early that Wednesday morning to go run errands.
Susan Jacobson disappeared nearly two years ago. Police found her car unlocked in a Raley's parking lot less than a miles from her home. Her wallet was turned in days later, empty.
But why would the city want to grow by more than 10,000 residents when they've had publicized financial issues? The Highway 49 corridor has been a huge economic driver for the tax base of Placer County.
"We know its very contagious and it can spread very quickly," said Placer County Health Officer Dr. Robert Oldham. "There's a number of suspect cases we've investigated just in the last week or so."
A Sacramento County man who was recently treated at an urgent care center and hospital in Placer County and suspected of having measles has tested negative for the illness.
They say someone is calling people claiming to be Deputy Strong with the sheriff's office. The scammer tells people they missed jury duty and need to pay a fine or face arrest.
Det. Michael Davis was honored with a commemorative coin, one that is issues to those who have achieved acts of heroism, exceptional acts or go beyond the call of duty.
A Placer County sheriff's detective who was shot and killed in October is being honored by a national organization.
Kevin Stovall is just one of many released from the Placer County Jail on Monday under Proposition 47. The measure approved by voters on Nov. 4 reduced his second-degree burglary conviction to a misdemeanor.
Interstate 80 will be closed on Nov. 12 and 13 between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. in both directions at Penryn Road as part of a project to increase the clearance of nine freeway crossings. Here's how to get around that closure.
The Interstate 80 off-ramp at Foresthill Road was closed Monday morning after a big rig carrying logs crashed with another vehicle spilled its load across Foresthill Road.
Sacramento County Sheriff's deputy Danny Oliver was shot and killed as he was approaching a suspicious vehicle at a Motel 6 on Friday. On Sunday, community members, old and young, wrote a note to the fallen deputy. Some not even tall enough to reach the blue posters shared their wishes for Oliver and his family.
Police say someone kidnapped Beverly Carter while she worked, then killed her and dumped the body. In Placer County, real estate agents learned how to protect themselves on the job.
Mandatory evacuations for many areas were lifted. Families like the Prices were able to come home for the first time in days and unpack their lives.
Firefighters gained the upper hand overnight on a wildfire along Northern California's Interstate 80 east of Sacramento that threatened 1,000 homes.
