Rescue News

Folsom resident Gianna Romano, 9, gets her first riding lesson at Equine Unlimited in Rescue during one of the summer camps offered at the facility.

At least 14 people were killed and 50 injured overnight in Italy when a freight train hauling liquefied petroleum gas derailed and exploded as it passed their homes, officials said on Tuesday.

A young sea lion that was rescued after wandering onto Interstate Highway 880 in Oakland on Monday is continuing to recover at the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, center spokesman Jim Oswald said Friday.

A baby California sea lion wandered onto Interstate Highway 880 this morning, the latest in a rash of other strandings in Northern California, according to a spokesman with The Marine Mammal Center.

Come out to Riva Grill tonight, Wednesday, and help the volunteers with El Dorado County Search and Rescue.

The digital television switch went pretty smoothly on June 12, but some viewers are still having difficulty receiving ABC7 and other stations through their converter boxes.

Authorities announced Monday that they have suspended the search for a missing San Jose man who was in a boat that capsized on Hell Hole Reservoir Thursday night.

As part of the federally mandated digital television transition, Channel 7 stopped broadcasting in analog at midnight on June 12th.

Dustin Auger, 19, of Shingle Springs jumps into the water off the Launch Wakeboarding School boat at Folsom Lake before he takes his run.

Search and Rescue crews have located a California hiker who was missing in National Forest area in El Dorado county for 5 days.

Rescue workers put an injured child who was pulled out of a burning day-care center into an ambulance in the city of Hermosillo, Mexico Friday.

Halley Wing, a retired prison officer, was slain 23 years ago. A $25,000 reward has been offered.

El Dorado County authorities are offering a $25,000 reward in hopes of solving a 23-year-old homicide case in which a 76-year-old man was killed when he went to check on a possible burglary at his son's home in Rescue.

The El Dorado County Sheriff's Department is offering thousands of dollars for information that helps determine who killed an elderly man outside his son's home more than 20 years ago.

By Rachel McGrath Originally published 02:23 p.m., June 1, 2009 Updated 02:23 p.m., June 1, 2009 As part of an effort to increase its community profile and encourage public safety, the Thousand Oaks Police Department is opening a new location in The Oaks shopping mall.

CalFire's Donald Watt, right, fills out an inspection report for homeowner Allen Bengtson.

Some out-of-towners on an off-road adventure got a few more thrills than they bargained for Sunday.

During the recent Jesusita Fire that threatened Santa Barbara, more than 30,000 residents were forced to evacuate.

The $4 billion in state fiscal stabilization fund money headed to California is barely going to make a dent in the state's budget mess after voters rejected a package of amendments earlier this week that would have capped state spending and freed up more money for schools.

Rescue officials found four boaters Monday night after a half-hour search of Folsom Lake, according to Folsom Fire Department officials.