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City water, sewer rates expected to rise
An update on the city's Sewer and Water Rate Study brought before the Placerville City Council May 14 indicates water and sewer rates will rise over the next five years due to increased costs and a need for more personnel. During its Nov. 9, 2022, regular meeting, the council approved...
Grab your bag and head to the bargain book sale
Avid readers and bargain hunters get ready. The Pollock Pines Friends of the Library book sale will take place 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, May 24, in the Safeway breezeway at 6498 Pony Express Trail. For $5 shoppers can fill a bag with their favorite hardback and paperback genres...
Film submissions are open for 2025 WSFF
Film submissions for the 2025 Wild & Scenic Film Festival are now open via Film Freeway. The 23rd annual festival welcomes the submission of shorts and features about nature, community activism, conservation, intentional adventure, health, water, energy, climate change, wildlife, environmental justice, food and farming. Wild & Scenic's objective is...
Placer County police search for missing 82-year-old woman with ‘severe memory loss’
Editor’s note: Rocklin Police Department reported the missing woman was found safe. (FOX40.COM) — Placer County law enforcement is asking for the public’s assistance to find a missing 82-year-old woman who is at risk because of severe memory loss. Karen Garlow was last seen around 4 p.m. on Tuesday as she left Rutlan Way, according […]
Newest Costco attracts long lines in Loomis on opening day
Long before sunrise, the line to be among the first to get into Costco's newest location in Placer County extended past the big rigs in the loading dock and wrapped around the corner of the Loomis warehouse store. "This puts Loomis on the map," Loomis Mayor Stephanie Youngblood said. The...
Oak Ridge wins back-to-back titles with 3-0 win over Whitney
Two of the best teams in the area and two rivals in the Sierra Foothill League battled for a Sac-Joaquin Section Division I championship on Saturday at Sacramento State. Whitney (21-2) and Oak Ridge (21-4) played three games during league play and Whitney won two, won the league championship and the No. 1 seed in the tournament, while the Trojans took the No. 2 seed and was outscored only one run, 8-7, in those three games.
Deer accident leaves 10-year-old with fractured skull
PLACERVILLE, California (KOVR) — A 10-year-old California girl is recovering after an accident with a deer left her with serious injuries. Michelle Rangel is the grandmother to Mila Armstrong, who was involved in a terrifying deer accident on April 29. “I guess one of the kids was teasing with...
El Dorado County man lucky to be alive after surviving standoff with gunman
FRESH POND, Calif. — An El Dorado County man remains behind bars after he was arrested late Saturday afternoon following a standoff inside a gas station with the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said they were called to the Chevron gas station in Fresh Pond, east of...
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