H1N1 Clinics in Placer County
Placer County
No appointment is needed for any of these Placer County Health Department H1N1 clinics, and the immunizations are free |
Cesar E. Chavez Youth Leadership Conference and Fair
Press Release
The Hispanic Empowerment Association of Roseville (HEAR), the Latino Leadership Council and the Cooley Latino Student Club will host the 10th Annual Cesar E. Chavez Youth Leadership Conference and Education Fair for 6th to 12 graders and their parents |
Rocklin & Roseville Weekly Jobs Roundup
A brief snapshot of a few recent local job openings for the week ending Feb 13, 2010. Seeking employment? Check out thousands of local job openings in the Roseville, Rocklin and greater Sacramento region. |
Murder Charges Dismissed against Caleb Madsen
District Attorney's Office
After three mistrials in a murder case against a Granite Bay man who was accused of fatally stabbing his friend in 2005, the Placer County District Attorney’s Office today moved to have the charges dismissed |
Lincoln Wastewater Plant to receive CWEA Award
Press Release
The City of Lincoln will be awarded the Sacramento Section Small Wastewater Treatment Plant of the Year Award, by the California Water Environment Association (CWEA). The award was made in the facility’s first year of eligibility |
Sierra College WAA Hall of Fame Class of 2010
Matt Folsom
The Sierra College Wolverine Athletic Association (WAA) recently announced the 2010 inductees into the Sierra College Athletic Association Hall of Fame. The formal induction ceremony and luncheon is slated for Saturday, Feb. 20 |
6th DUI earns six years in state prison
District Attorney's Office
An Oregon man has been sentenced to six years in a California prison following a Placer County jury conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol – his sixth DUI-related offense over a 21-year period. |
91 Year-Old Roseville Man gets 6 Months Jail
District Attorney's Office
Claude Montgomery, the 91-year-old Roseville man who was arrested for allegedly trying to kill his 78-year-old wife, was sentenced today to six months in the Placer County Jail. |
Central Pacific Financial to shut Roseville office
Central Pacific Financial which recently reported a 4th quarter net loss of $77.8 million will be closing it's Roseville location on Rocky Ridge Rd. |
Rocklin Football Team to be Honored
Press Release
Assemblyman Ted Gaines, R-Roseville, will honor the Rocklin High School football team on the floor of the Assembly Chambers on Friday for their accomplishment in reaching the Division II State Title Game in Southern California in December |
Lincoln Man who killed pets faces long jail term
District Attorney's Office
A man who terrorized rural residents of Lincoln by randomly killing and wounding pets and farm animals with a rifle during a three-day spree in 2007 may be headed to state prison |
Federally Funded Housing for Placer County
Press Release
Placer County is set to launch a program that seeks to reduce the number of vacant, bank-owned houses in unincorporated neighborhoods while helping residents with low or moderate incomes purchase homes. |
Roseville City Council Seats Up for Grabs in 2010
City of Roseville
On November 2, city voters will select two members of our community to serve on the Roseville City Council. The two Council seats are currently held by Mayor Gina Garbolino and Councilmember Jim Gray. Both Garbolino and Gray are ineligible |
Roseville Shooting Suspect- Help Identify
City of Roseville
Roseville Police detectives are asking for the public to help identify the suspect in a January 20 shooting, and are releasing the attached composite sketch and surveillance photos of the suspect |
Roseville and Rocklin Weekly Jobs Roundup
A brief snapshot of a few recent local job openings for the week ending Feb 6, 2010. Seeking employment? Check out thousands of local job openings in the Roseville, Rocklin and greater Sacramento region |
Gaines introduces Bill to repeal tax increases
Press Release
Assemblyman Ted Gaines, R-Roseville, today introduced legislation that would repeal immediately the largest tax increase in state history approved by the Legislature and signed into law last year. |
First-Degree Murder Acquittal in Granite Bay Stabbing
District Attorney's Office
A Placer County jury acquitted Caleb John Madsen today of first-degree murder in the 2005 stabbing death of his friend, 23-year-old Christopher Worth of Granite Bay |
Future of Business Trends Lecture Series
Press Release
William Jessup University will begin a three-part lecture series focusing on the future of business trends. Held on February 18 at 7 p.m. in the University’s Lecture Hall, the first discussion in this free series open to the public will examine |
United Auburn Indian Community donates $50K for Haiti
Press Release
The United Auburn Indian Community announced today its donation of $50,000 to Partners in Health to assist victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti. |
Rocklin Solar Tracker Test, a joint effort
Press Release
Inspired Solar Technologies (IST), a leading developer of tracking systems for the solar power industry and William Jessup University (WJU), a WASC accredited private four-year university, along with the City of Rocklin Community Development Department |
Sierra College budget cuts and possible layoffs
Press Release
ROCKLIN - Faced with a projected $11.2 million shortfall for the 2010-11 fiscal year, Sierra College is proposing a 5% salary reduction for all employees, mandatory furlough days, elimination of positions, and reductions in programs and services to balance the budget |
Legislature Must Make Job Creation a Top Priority
Assemblyman Ted Gaines -Op-ed
Every day, families in our communities are feeling the pain of California's economic meltdown and lack of job opportunities. Unemployment in the Sacramento region has grown to 12.4 percent |
Rocklin & Roseville Weekly Jobs Roundup
Unemployment in Placer County still high, but many area companies are hiring |
Elder Abuse and Burglary at Eskaton in Granite Bay suspected
Placer County Sheriff's Dept.
Placer County Sheriff's detectives arrested an employee at a senior residence in Granite Bay at 2 p.m. today on charges of elder abuse and burglary. |
Children Enjoy Learning on the Go
Press Release
The amount of time that children spend in the car, strapped in car seats has risen dramatically over the last several years! Finding creative ways to take advantage of this time will not only foster your child's development |
PRIDE Industries Moves Up in Manufacturing Ranks
Press Release
Roseville-based PRIDE Industries ranked second on the 2009 Sacramento Business Journal Annual Book of Lists increasing in rank from 2008 and 2007. The list ranks manufacturers in the four-county metro area, including |
Nugget Markets among Best Companies
Press Release
For the fifth straight year, local family-run grocery store Nugget Market, Inc. has been named to FORTUNE Magazine's national listing of the "100 Best Companies to Work For," coming in at No. 5 |
Supervisor Rockholm Launches Website
Supervisor Rocky Rockholm announced today that he will launch a campaign web site Monday to share area issues with residents and seek support from Placer County voters for a second term as Placer County District 1 Supervisor. |
Rocklin Man gets State Prison for shining laser
District Attorney's Office
A Rocklin man has been sent to state prison for four years for pointing a laser beam at a Placer County Sheriff's helicopter that flew over his neighborhood on a July night in 2009 |
Julie Tauscher named to Prader-Willi California Foundation Board
Press Release
Julie Tauscher of PRIDE Industries was recently named to the Prader-Willi California Foundation (PWCF) Board of Directors. Ms. Tauscher, a Case Manager at PRIDE’s Auburn facility, has developed a unique and effective work program for people |
Rocklin Parade canceled, St Patrick's Festival still on
Press Release
A planned parade as part of the second annual St. Patrick’s Festival has been cancelled by the Rocklin Kiwanis Club, sponsors of the event. Citing expenses and possible inclement weather in March as reasons not to stage a parade again, |
Shooting at Sunrise and Cirby in Roseville
City of Roseville
Roseville Police investigators are working to identify the suspect in a shooting that occured at 7:45 p.m. yesterday in a strip mall parking lot on Sunrise Avenue at Cirby Way. The victim, a male in his 50s, was shot in the abdomen and is being treated for his injuries |
Roseville City Manager Employment Agreement
City of Roseville
Last October, Mike Shellito, who was assistant city manager and community services director, was appointed by City Council to serve as interim city manager when it placed former City Manager Craig Robinson on leave. |
Local Newspaper ceases Publishing
Auburn's Placer Sentinel has become the latest casualty in an all-too familiar scenario being played out again and again throughout the United States. Newspapers are dying as readership dwindles and advertisers continue the migration to the web and television that began years ago. |
Print Magazines & Newspapers shunned by next generation
Kaiser Family Foundation
With technology allowing nearly 24-hour media access as children and teens go about their daily lives, the amount of time young people spend with entertainment media has risen dramatically, especially among minority youth, according to a study |
Transportation Commission Bill clears Assembly Committee
Bipartisan legislation jointly authored by local Assemblyman Ted Gaines, R - Roseville, to ensure that local voices are heard as critical transportation decisions are made and local communities continue to get their fair share of transportation dollars passed a key |
Fireworks Booth Permit Applications Available
City of Roseville
The Roseville Fire Department is announcing fireworks booth permit applications are now available. The permits allow qualified local non-profit organizations to sell fireworks within the City limits of Roseville |
Drug Bust on Amtrak train in Colfax
Placer County Sheriff's Dept.
A Colorado man was arrested last week when a Placer County Sheriff’s K-9 found a large stash of marijuana aboard an Amtrak train in Colfax.
Sheriff's deputies were called to assist Amtrak police officers while the train was stopped in Colfax |
Roseville and Rocklin Weekly Jobs Roundup
A brief snapshot of a few recent local job openings for the week ending January 23, 2010. Seeking employment? Check out thousands of local job openings in the Roseville, Rocklin and greater Sacramento region. |
Defendant in Roseville Murder sent to State Hospital
District Attorney's Office
Eric Martin Minchak, accused of using a knife in the death of a woman at a Roseville gas station in 2006, has been placed under the conservatorship of Placer County and sent to Napa State Hospital for continued mental health care. |
Fraud Alert - Haitian Earthquake Relief
Department of Justice
The FBI today reminds Internet users who receive appeals to donate money in the aftermath of Tuesday's earthquake in Haiti to apply a critical eye and do their due diligence before responding to those requests |
Man shoots window to escape submerged car
City of Roseville
A quick-thinking driver extricated himself from his submerged vehicle after it plunged into a creek this morning. |
Women and Children's Center at Kaiser in Roseville celebrates anniversary
Press Release
The Women and Children’s Center at Kaiser hospital in Roseville marked its one-year anniversary Wednesday with a festive celebration attended by some of the children who were born on opening day. |
Haiti Earthquake Updates and U.S. Citizen Inquries
U.S State Department
Haiti earthquake Update Information from the office from the U.S. Department of State. |
Raley's Customers can donate to Haitian Relief Fund
Customers can give to Haitian earthquake relief during their stop at the grocery store, and know that 100% of their donations are going directly to the American Red Cross to help the devastated area. |
E-mail from Haiti and Medical Relief Needed
Friends, our non-profit CA corporation, www.CRCLinc.org has been operating a medical clinic and schools in Haiti since 1994. We have been shocked and devastated by the widespread damage and deaths and injuries from the recent earthquake in Port-au-Prince |
Extortionist Murderer gets 54 Years to Life
District Attorney's Office
A 51-year-old man ran out of chances today when a Placer County judge cited his lengthy criminal history, which includes a murder, and sentenced him to 54 years to life in state prison for a recent trial conviction for extorting two Roseville businesses |
Lincoln woman sentenced for ripping ear off in bar fight
District Attorney's Office
A 23-year-old Lincolnwoman was sentenced today to one year in the Placer Countyjail, placed on five years of probation and given a suspended four-year state prison term for viciously pulling the ear off another woman during a fight in a bar on Jan. 18, 2009 |
Roseville Convenience Store Robbery
City of Roseville
At 10:36 p.m. Tuesday evening, January 12, a gas station convenience store in the 1500 block of Eureka Road was robbed. Two males entered the store, displayed a handgun and grabbed money out of the cash register |
Rocklin High Alumni aims for Super Bowl Commercial
Press Release
Actor and comedian Nick Armstrong, a native of Sacramento, is one of the six finalists in the Doritos® Crash the Superbowl contest, a contest that will take three of the highest voted Doritos commercials and air them during the first half of the Superbowl. Voters |
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