North Auburn News

The Auburn area and the newly redistricted District 5 has what it needs in a supervisor candidate with Jennifer Montgomery.

Most Placer County voters could be greeting Tuesday's election with a big yawn, projections from elections chief Jim McCauley are suggesting.

In terms of funding, challenger Robert Grigas is in a David-and-Goliath battle with incumbent District 3 Placer County Supervisor Jim Holmes.

With the state asking Wal-Mart to do soil sampling for cancer-causing dioxins at its North Auburn site and a community group calling for new environmental studies, Placer County Supervisor Jennifer Montgomery is taking a closer look.

Patricia Krentcil, 44, waits to be arraigned at the Essex County Superior Court on May 2 in Newark, N.J., where she appeared on charges of endangering her 5-year-old child by taking her into a tanning salon.

Regional sewer support at the Placer County level should remain strong, if any of the three District 5 Board of Supervisors candidates speaking Monday in Auburn are elected.

A woman killed while apparently texting as she drove along a Nevada County road has been identified as a North Auburn resident.

An inmate was found dead in his cell at the Placer County jail after apparently committing suicide, the Placer County Sheriff's Office reported Monday.

George Sirovy has been giving blood at BloodSource in North Auburn for 23 years.Sirovy recently gave a whole blood donation which brought his lifetime total to 15 gallons.

Emotions run high Thursday outside the Placer County jail courtroom in North Auburn after a bail hearing for Christopher Keller.

The California Highway Patrol and local emergency responders are on the scene of a traffic collision on Highway 49 at Shale Ridge Lane that is blocking all southbound lanes on Highway 49.

The state Department of Toxic Substance Control is requesting that Wal-Mart conduct soil sampling for dioxins at its store site in North Auburn.

The Timberline development in North Auburn is being contested in a court case that could go to trial in August.

North Auburn artist Don Crawford, 82, took up a new hobby during his retirement, making wooden sculptures.

Welcome to the Auburn Journal's "Noon Hour Update," where we'll present you with stories and updates on what's going on in the news and what we're working on for our Friday edition.