Placer County Public Safety Articles

The Placer County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an urgency ordinance prohibiting needle exchange or distribution programs in the county.

What started as a protest rolling into City Council’s regular meeting to oppose Caltrans’ proposed speed limit increases, has turned into something much bigger. As a result, the worldwide phenomenon, Critical Mass, has returned to the city of South Lake …

E.coli bacteria was found in the water supply in an isolated area on Forest Service land in the Camp Richardson area and west of Camp Richardson.

A bipartisan bill to prohibit TikTok on state phones is shelved until 2024. It had breezed through the state Legislature, but the authors want to tweak the measure. It's the latest social media regulation to get stalled in California.

California cities are struggling to hire police in a tight labor market after the COVID pandemic. Some are raising by double digits and offering eye-catching bonuses.

It’s a confusing time in the COVID pandemic. A new booster is on the way, but cases are rising and you might want more protection now.

As the popularity of electric bikes continues to skyrocket, the California Highway Patrol is launching an online e-bike safety and training program to help keep commuters and recreational cyclists safe.

The Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board is urging visitors to Indian Creek Reservoir in Alpine County to stay out of the water after tests confirmed the presence of harmful algal blooms that can pose a health threat to humans …

The Baltimore Ravine Shaded Fuel Break project will consist of 120 acres of fuel reduction and modification. This project directly mitigates the spread of wildfire to 380 homes surrounding the Baltimore Ravine, the grant application states.

On the heels of Measure T, Truckee Fire Protection District's successful tax measure to dedicate local funding for wildfire prevention, Nevada County’s Office of Emergency Services has worked to have an active presence in east County with an eye toward …

More California police departments are deploying body cameras. A new court ruling restricts how prosecutors can use footage of witness accounts at trial.

The signing of the Statewide Wildland-Urban Interface Fuels Treatment Programmatic Environmental Assessment will streamline plans to protect communities, reduce wildfire risk and improve forest health.

The Joint Operations Agreement is a contractual arrangement that will provide a basis for increased cooperation between Placer Hills, Penryn, Newcastle and Foresthill fire protection districts and the Auburn City Fire Department by providing fire protection and emergency medical services …

California grants school boards much local control, but recent events have pushed the state to take steps to stop local school board meetings from turning into potentially dangerous culture war battlegrounds.

According to the district, Placer had 65 positive mosquito samples and 11 positive dead birds as of Monday. Positive detections have been confirmed in rural west Placer, west Roseville, Lincoln and Newcastle.

A Placer County Superior Court judge granted a classified Sexually Violent Predator, William Stephenson, conditional transient release into Placer County.

Climate change caused by human use of fossil fuels is the major reason California wildfires have burned 172 percent more land than they would have over the last five decades, according to new research.

The Auburn City Fire Department received an equipment upgrade this week, thanks to a donation from the Mother Lode Model T Club.

A yearlong investigation shows that a $100 million-a-year rehabilitation program for former California prisoners grew with little oversight from the state corrections agency. It's unclear how many parolees wind up back in prison.

Marie Heilman of Winters, who is happy to be alive, wants people to guard against mosquitoes and the deadly virus they carry.