Placer County Local News: History

The nation’s first Air Pollution Control District formed in Los Angeles more than 75 years ago.

Climate change deniers make plenty of arguments against the scientific consensus. Do they have a point?

The roots of the climate denial movement go all the way back to the Cold War.

With Barbie getting a big Hollywood movie, here’s how the doll helped build the California toy industry.

Pam Marino of Monterey County Weekly reports that the city government there is grappling with a unique problem: How to provide access to the places that make Monterey “the most historic city in California.”

In landmark ruling, Supreme Court throws out decades of precedent on race-based college admissions.

As work on Auburn State Theatre’s auditorium continues, the time frame to complete repairs has increased, extending through December 2023.

Members of the panel also attacked the Supreme Court decision to end affirmative action.

The 50th Western States Endurance Run saw 328 finishers complete the race in under 30 hours, tying 2010 for most in Western States history.

Combining Tahoe’s rich history with a new, modern spin, waterfront restaurant Chambers Landing is celebrating a grand re-opening in advance of this summer season, under new ownership.

California has banned use of race as a criterion in college admissions since 1996, but SCOTUS may go further.

Chuckawalla Valley State Prison shutdown may cost hundreds of jobs.

As many as 30 inmates on California's death row may be innocent, statistics show.

California is one of 27 states where the death penalty is legal, but no one has been executed since 2006.