This video is courtesy of CAL FIRE. It shows the responders employing a complex rope system to reach and secure the 16-year-old.

Here's a look at how new California fire hazard zone maps impact Placer County.

A solo car crash was reported Friday morning in Placer County near Trowbridge, California Highway Patrol logs show. CHP was dispatched around 11:53 a.m. to Nicolaus and South Brewer roads.Sign up for ...

"It is believed that somebody killed her. And so now we're investigating and trying to determine who may be responsible for ...

A new prescribed burn, called ARRD PILES - BIG TREES RX, was initiated today at 9:11 a.m. in Placer County. The prescribed ...

Placer County Supervisor Cindy Gustafson, who was recently reelected to her second term, looks at the year ahead and her four ...

The Placer County Sheriff’s Office hopes the woman’s identification can help provide closure to her family after 35 years.

A recent executive order by California Gov. Gavin Newsom aims to ramp up fire safety in urban areas as new maps released by ...

Trisha Fogarty, a 70-year-old woman, was last seen in Loomis on Feb. 5, and her vehicle was spotted in the Lincoln area, ...

The Placer County Sheriff’s Office has identified remains found more than three decades ago in Colfax as belonging to a ...

Placer County Convicted Felon Arrested During Traffic Stop in Colfax, Found with a Zip Gun (Improvised Firearm) ...

SINCE THEN, DALE SAYS, THE FAMILY ACTIVELY SEARCHED FOR WENDY FOR YEARS. THIS CASE WAS SOLVED BY PLACER COUNTY’S COLD CASE INVESTIGATIONS TEAM, WHICH REOPENED THE CASE AND MADE A SIGNIFICANT ...