Roseville/Placer County News

Attorneys representing the Placer County Deputy Sheriffs' Association have filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging the county violated military employment rights.

The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health alleges that an employee and a rail car tanker involved in a propane tanker fire in August were not properly grounded or bonded to prevent the accumulation of static electricity that could have ignited flammable vapors or gases.

Placer County has begun a program to sell surplus equipment through two online auction companies.

The father of the Roseville woman briefly jailed on suspicion of killing her daughter is out on bail following his own weekend incarceration on federal child porn charges.

A public meeting is scheduled Wednesday on a proposed trail that would link Truckee's trail system to the Village at Northstar and eventually to the ridge surrounding the Lake Tahoe basin.

Goats are back in Roseville to keep dry weeds and grass from becoming a fire hazard.

Roseville Police Chief Daniel Hahn participated in a live chat with Bee readers last week, answering questions about issues from traffic enforcement to safety at the Galleria mall.

Local governments statewide are struggling to cope with California's extraordinary economic decline. But the fiscal troubles facing Lincoln go beyond those of many other cities.

Parents are angry and Roseville City School District officials have plans to sue after St. John's School trustees announced the small private school is broke and will close at the end of the month.

Mikuni Restaurant Group will host the "Mikuni Japanese Street Festival" Thursday at the Fountains at Roseville shopping complex in Roseville.

The grandfather of the 2-year-old whose mother was arrested in connection with her death has been arrested and is facing federal child pornography charges, the Roseville Police Department confirmed Friday.

Katherine Martinis, who won re-election in 2010 as Placer County auditor-controller, has resigned from the office.

Traditionally, there has been a friendly rivalry between different branches of the military.

The solar power business pipeline between the Sacramento area and New Jersey continues to produce energy projects and hundreds of jobs.

In December 1973, the Roseville City Council voted 4-1 to take through eminent domain 6.45 acres along Dry Creek that it wanted for a bicycle trail.

In Placer County's reshaped 5th District, conventional wisdom says Supervisor Jennifer Montgomery will eventually go up against either Mark Wright or a guy named Johnson in a November runoff.

Eureka Union School District will hold a "21st Century Expo" at 6 p.m. May 21 in the gym shared by Oakhills and Ridgeview elementary schools at 9177 Twin Schools Road in Granite Bay.

Roseville Police Chief Daniel Hahn will be taking questions from readers Thursday from 11 to noon on The Bee's website.

A man drowned along a remote stretch of the north fork of the American River about noon Saturday, according to the state Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

Supporters and foes of a measure to make Auburn a charter city say residents have been well-served by their city government.

A snafu with Placer County's automated jury notification system caused a major traffic jam Tuesday morning for the city of Auburn and a major headache for 600 potential jurors who arrived at the county's historic courthouse.

Beginning Tuesday, permits for residential burning will be required within state responsibility areas of Nevada, Yuba, Placer and Sierra counties.

The mothers of Michael Dimitras' victims are alerting prosecutors statewide to an obscure – but simple – measure available to them to keep drunken drivers and others off the roads for at least some time after they serve their sentences.

The United Auburn Indian Community has named the former executive director of the state Fair Political Practices Commission as its new tribal administrator.

The June primary marks Placer County Supervisor Jim Holmes' first election challenge since he left the Republican Party in 2009.

The city of Roseville is looking for a private developer to help fulfill its dream of building a $64 million hotel and conference center near the Roseville Galleria.

On the last day of their honeymoon, they wanted one more adventure.

A billboard of a bikini-clad model is causing a stir in Auburn.