Highway 49 is closed after a big rig crashed and overturned in Placer County, the California Highway Patrol Auburn division said. The crash was reported around 5:20 a.m. at El Dorado Street and

The county’s Board of Supervisors authorized the $131.28 million contract with the California-based, for-profit Correctional Healthcare Partners Inc. on May 19. The company will begin services July 1 as part of the agreement that runs through June 2033.

BEYOND THAT, INTO THE NEXT WORKWEEK. 641 IS THE TIME. AND WHAT ARE YOU COVERING ON THOSE HIGHWAYS ALONG INTERSTATE 80 RIGHT NOW? TAKE A LOOK THROUGH ANTELOPE ROAD. THERE YOU CAN SEE TRAFFIC IS LIGHT. IT’S A FRIDAY, SO DON’T EXPECT TO SEE ANYTHING IN ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 3:06 p.m. in in Placer County, California. Bluff Fire has burned 0.3 acres of private land. At this time, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the cause of it has yet to be determined.

James Lawhead Jr. faces murder and kidnapping charges in the death of a woman taken 35 years ago from a Granite Bay home.

Cecilio Padilla is a digital producer for CBS Sacramento and a Sacramento-area native who has been covering Northern California for more than a decade. Law enforcement officers were out in force last month, targeting e-bike and e-motorcycle riders in ...

Placer County renewed a key North Lake Tahoe hotel redevelopment incentive program as construction costs and financing pressures continue climbing.

Placer County supervisors honored victims of the Castle Peak avalanche and recognized rescue crews for their work in dangerous conditions.

For many veterans, leaving the military means more than starting over. It means trying to find a new purpose and a new career.

A Placer Superior Court judge on Monday sentenced a man to life in prison without the possibility of parole for a 2023 murder in which the victim was shot to death in another coun