Readers sent in their letters of support for various candidates, from Placer County Board of Supervisors to the Truckee Tahoe ...

California’s utilities promote undergrounding power lines as wildfire mitigation, but critics argue it’s driving rates up and ...

HEAVY SMOKE AND FLAMES BILLOWING FROM A BOAT IN THE CHARLES RIVER THIS MORNING ... FIREFIGHTERS TELL US IT TOOK ABOUT AN HOUR TO KNOCK THAT FIRE DOWN. IT’S PRETTY DAMAGED AND DEFINITELY DESTROYED.

The U.S. EPA is now investigating claims that California’s management of the state’s largest estuary has “discriminated on ...

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Wednesday "was a historic and ... war zone” at the South Vero Square plaza. He said along with fire personnel he was the only person at the complex just after 9 p.m ...

Alpine County, one of California’s least populous counties, just south of Lake Tahoe, was named the happiest county in the state, according to an analysis by the California State Assembly.

AND FOR PLACER COUNTY, THE CULBERTSON ROAD AREA ... WE ARE TOLD THAT AROUND 7:00 FRIDAY NIGHT, FIRE CREWS RESPONDED TO A HOME ON WINDING RIVER CIRCLE FOR A REPORTED GAS LEAK THAT IS NEAR THE ...

NEVADA COUNTY – A wildfire burning near the Nevada and Placer county line forced officials ... the evacuation zone throughout the night. Cal Fire has called it the Dutch Fire, saying it has ...

Placer County used to be an affordable place to ... during the Mosquito Fire and River Fire, we were able to quickly respond to save lives and property. Wildfires are not the only public safety ...

A fast-moving wildfire that sparked Saturday afternoon in Dutch Flat has prompted mandatory evacuations in two Northern California counties. The Dutch Fire sparked about 3:30 p.m. along Lowell Hill ...

The Dutch Fire sparked about 3:30 p.m. along Lowell ... a strip of wildland dotted with homes north of the Bear River. Placer County’s evacuation map is available at bit.ly/dutch-placer-evac ...