robbers fire

Grand Jury indicts Robbers Fire suspect on arson charges

The Placer County Grand Jury indicted Robbers Fire defendant Bryon Mason on two arson charges stemming from the July 2012 fire in Placer County that burned 2,650 acres, the Placer ...

Robbers Fire inmate hand-crew veterans prep for fires to come

At 6-feet-4-inches tall and more than 200 pounds, “Bubba” is a big guy. He’s also a state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation inmate. On Thursday, duri ...

Judge says Robbers Fire investigator ‘less than accurate’

Bryon Mason had a spring in his step as he walked out of the courtroom Tuesday. The next step for the Placer County District Attorney’s office appears headed back to the dra ...

DA files no new charges on former Robbers Fire suspect

  Cleared in March of arson charges, the man who spent more than seven months in jail for allegedly starting the 2,650-acre Robbers Fire that cost $13 million to extinguish i ...

Judge orders $13M Robbers Fire suspect’s release from custody

The man suspected of starting the 2,650-acre Robbers Fire near Foresthill that cost more than $13 million to extinguish has been released from custody after a judge ruled that ther ...

Shirttail Canyon got its name from suprise encounter

Thanks to two gentlemen, identified only as Thompson and West in their 1882 book titled “A History of Placer County,” for preserving many stories of the early days of this terr ...

Lightning strikes spark Placer County fires

AUBURN CA - A barrage of lightning bolts was hitting Placer County’s high country Tuesday, sparking fires and fears in an area northeast of Foresthill. The American River Distric ...