alpine meadows

Hayford family footprint all over area

James Barrows Hayford resided on his fruit farm at what the family called Sunny Side.  Today, the area, located four miles northeast of Colfax, is called Hayford Hill on the U ...

Is it history or hearsay? Fact-checking firms up storytelling

History is a lot of fun to explore, but one also needs to exercise caution when attempting to sort out the tall tale from the actual. Oral history can be particularly challenging. ...

Missing rural Colfax man found in Grass Valley

A Colfax-area man who was reported missing Tuesday was found by a citizen in Grass Valley and is unharmed, according to the Placer County Sheriff's Office. Ronald Russell, 76, ...

Eastern Placer County home destroyed by fire

A house in the Alpine Meadows subdivision about five miles east of Colfax was destroyed by fire Wednesday noon. According to Cal Fire Battalion Chief Doug Rinella, a neighbor acros ...

Rain returns to Auburn area with a vengeance

AUBURN CA - A new round of rain pummeled the Auburn area Wednesday, sending rocks and mud sliding onto some roads and raising stream levels. The National Weather Service recorded 1 ...

Deep powder, no power in wake of Arctic blast

The mixed blessings of a harsh blast of winter weather Friday left thousands without power in Colfax and Foresthill – and ski resorts exulting over a deep deposit of fresh powder ...

Alpine Meadows snowboarder found dead

A woman reported missing while snowboarding in Alpine Meadows was found dead Thursday morning. A search helicopter spotted 25-year-old Shawnte Willis' body in a tree well in the ...

Storms hamper search efforts for missing snowboarder

The search continued Wednesday for a missing Alpine Meadows ski resort snowboarder, with blizzard conditions hampering search and rescue efforts. The Placer County Sheriff’s Off ...