Placer County News

The Placer County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's help in identifying three persons of interest in a series of auto burglaries.

A Colfax man who shot his girlfriend and her unborn child two years ago has reached a plea deal, and will be sentenced for murder.

Nicholas Schagerer, 21, suffered major injuries, police said. South Placer Fire crews took the El Dorado Hills man to the Sutter Roseville Medical Center, a news release says.

Officers were first dispatched to a 11:45 p.m. Monday merchandise theft report at the 7-11 store on Sacramento street.

In Rocklin, there have been two such break-ins and two attempts. Three of the four were along the Sierra College Boulevard corridor and one in the Clover Valley Road/Rawhide Road area.

Placer County's economy is forecast to sure 21 percent by 2022, according to a new report.

According to Sgt. Aaron Delao, the arrests occurred after a Placer County man told them he was robbed while trying to sell a tablet computer.

The Placer County Board of Supervisors last week denied an appeal from Arizona-based Center for Biological Diversity regarding the proposed Lake Tahoe biomass project, while also voting in several provisions to hold the facility more accountable from an environmental standpoint.

In April, 252 new homes sold in the greater Sacramento region, up by about 20 from a month earlier.

Doug Huffman, a retired defense contractor, has made a life out of preparing for the end of civilization as we know it.

Placer County supervisors have rejected an effort to derail a planned biomass facility near Truckee, but they added new conditions to the project.

This week, Nevada City's elected officials directed city staff to pursue an independent feasibility study in hopes of reviving the renovation of the Nevada County Courthouse, which the state "indefinitely delayed" in January despite its own 2009 report that deemed the 148-year-old facility "unsafe, substandard, overcrowded and functionally ... (more)

Another scam targeting elderly residents in northern California has surfaced. This time in Placer county- but it could be in any county.

A new telephone scam in Placer County is manipulating residents into believing that callers are from the sheriff's department.

Bail for a Meadow Vista man was set at $130,000 after he allegedly stole a chainsaw from a local hardware store earlier this week and evaded capture for several hours.

The Placer County Board of Supervisors approved a plan Tuesday for a phased opening of the county's new jail in Roseville beginning early next year.

Placer County supervisors on Tuesday approved a plan for a phased opening of the new county jail in Roseville starting early next year.

It's been almost two years since Olegs Kozacenko nearly lost his life during an encounter with two California Highway Patrol officers over a traffic ticket.

The last portion of Auburn-Folsom Road needed to be expanded in the busy south Placer County corridor should get underway later this year, pending approval to start accepting bids.

The Auburn Area Democratic Club has sent a letter to each member of the Placer County Board of Supervisors, urging implementation of Laura's Law in Placer County.