Amtrak stop was hard-fought battle for Colfax

?All aboard!? That was the traditional call of the conductor at the Colfax Depot starting in September of 1865. For many years, Central Pacific Railroad ? later merged with Southe ...

New Placer CEO Boesch outlines reason for split with San Mateo County

AUBURN CA - When new Placer County CEO Dave Boesch was hired by the Board of Supervisors, it was no secret that he had been out of a job for seven months after parting ways with Sa ...

Who has the working poor's back?

I am a 58-year-old part-time teacher and performing musician. I work as a music instructor in three school districts, one community college and two charters. I receive no benefits ...

Take care behind the wheel of a car

This will be a first for me. I usually keep my thoughts to myself, but on my way to work the other morning there was a doe that had been hit in the middle of the road. She wasn?t ...

Auburn man arrested after running through traffic on I-80

AUBURN CA - An Auburn man was taken into Placer County Sheriff's Office custody after running through traffic on both the eastbound and westbound lanes of Interstate 80 near t ...