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Placer County Sheriff's arrest log: Battery, child endangerment, warrants
Editor’s note: Arrest reports are released by the Placer County Sheriff’s Department. Suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty. Charges can be amended or dismissed. April 15. Timothy Aaron Steele, 30, was arrested at 9:11 a.m. on suspicion of two felony bench warrants in the 300 block of...
Nevada County Celtic Festival moved to spring to avoid wildfires
GRASS VALLEY — A popular Northern California festival is officially moving from the fall to the spring. We're talking about the family-friendly KVMR Celtic Festival in Nevada County.With the annual threat of wildfires and billowing smoke in the county, the Celtic festival finally said enough is enough and they're making a big change."Being a festival in the fall, we were always kind of the closer of the festival season here in Grass Valley. We're now opening it," said over Celtic festival event producer Christian Gutt.After several consecutive years of horrible air quality and a cancellation two days before the festival,...
Suspect in Citrus Heights robbery series arrested
CITRUS HEIGHTS, Calif. — The suspect in a series of Citrus Heights robberies was arrested by Placer County Sheriff's deputies last week. The first robbery was reported along the 8000 block Greenback Lane. According to police, the business was robbed at gunpoint by a masked man who demanded cash and took off.
Nearly 450 lots proposed for The Ranch subdivision near Roseville
ROSEVILLE, Calif. — Nearly 450 lots are being proposed as part of a subdivision project in west Placer County near Roseville. The Ranch is an approximately 221-acre project that could be located south of Vineyard Road and east of Cook Riolo Road. It's between Creekview Ranch Middle School and the Dry Creek Waste Water Treatment Facility.
Nevada County Sheriff volunteers train for animal evacuations
(FOX40.COM) — Over 60 volunteers with Nevada County Sheriff’s Humane Emergency Animal Rescue Team (HEART) recently got hands-on training on how to safely and quickly evacuate a number of different animals in the case of an emergency or rescue, according to the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office. The volunteers met at the Nevada County Horsemen’s Facility […]
6th annual Placer Veterans Stand Down in May
Local non-profit organization Placer Veterans Stand Down (PVSD) has served the county’s homeless veterans since 2016 by providing free resources, and they’re not stopping anytime soon, as they have announced their sixth annual Stand Down Event for May 6-9 @the Grounds at 700 Event Center Drive in Roseville.
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