Newcastle News Archives

Joanne Neft, right, serves Romano beans to Julie Rackey, center, and Cindy Wachob, left, during a recent dinner party at her Auburn home.

So, here we are... smack dab in the middle of what used to be salmon season in NorCal.

Local schools continue to prove their educational prowess, with many scoring above the statea s 741-point average and climbing above the statea s 800-point Academic Performance Index target goal.

A California Highway Patrol car caught fire and was totally demolished following a high-speed chase on Foresthill Road Sunday afternoon.

At the height of the 49 Fire, the number of trucks that responded was in the double digits and personnel numbers reached the hundreds.

Residents and business owners who saw their lives forever changed by the 49 Fire returned Tuesday to witness the deadly recipe of weather, wind and flame that ripped through their North Auburn neighborhoods Sunday.

Approximately 60 structures were destroyed in the 49 Fire area shown above. As flames tore through homes and businesses in North Auburn, a series of automated phone calls from the Placer County Sheriff's Department's dispatch office alerted residents to voluntary and mandatory evacuations.

Pat Wegner pours at Pescatore, an 850-case winery west of Newcastle that she owns with her husband, Dave.