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Heritage turkeys like these at the Minkner family's ranch don't look anything like supermarket turkeys.
Not everything is sweet in Placer County's citrus country. California growers are anxious about the threat of the Asian citrus psyllid, an insect that feeds on citrus leaves and stems.
Placer artists open studios to a
Merridee Smith demonstrates how to make a wool, silk & tinsel vessel, one of her many creations on display at Old Library Art Studios.
Cowboys and more come to Loomis
The 15th Annual Cowpoke Fall Gathering is ready to take over the Blue Goose Fruit Shed for a weekend of poetry, storytelling, music, food and laughs.
Fall a wonderful time to celebrate Placer's bounty
Pilz Produce at Hillcrest, Penryn puts out some colorful pumpkins and winter squash.
More Penryn chicken deaths blamed on marauding black bears
This bear and its two cubs are being blamed for a rash of chicken killings in the rural Penryn area over the past three weeks.
Two men facing life in drugs and torture case
A Northern California man and a Nevada man are facing possible life sentences after being convicted in a Placer County case involving drugs and torture.
Placer Juries Find 2 Guilty Of Murder
Different juries found two men guilty of first-degree murder this week, according to Placer County court spokesman Art Campos.
Glass of 1852: Auburn excavations a
This bottle from 1852 to 1854 was one of several found during work by Placer County to rebuild the courthouse on Maple Street.
Shots fired after three bears raid rural Placer County chicken coop
This imprint shows how a bear's claws dug into the door of a chicken hutch on a Loomis property before being treed and shot at.
DA declines to prosecute official's case
The District Attorneya TMs Office has declined to prosecute a domestic violence case against an Auburn public official.
Sweet and spicy: Chocolate persimmon and GoldRush apples
The so-called Tsurunoko or Chocolate persimmon is a most mysterious, elusive and alluring fruit.
Almost 900 homes still without power
A PG&E crew member works to fix a downed power line on Rock Springs Road in Newcastle Tuesday.
From Amador County's Big Crush to Big BLT's in Placer County
"Go outside and play," was my late mother's command whenever the whine of boredom escaped my lips.
Taylor Road winds its way through a
Walter Taylor points to a photograph taken in front of the Blue Goose Fruit Shed in the 1940s that includes his father, Porter Lee Taylor, for whom Taylor Road was named.
Family Day spotlights zest for mandarin farming
Tom Aguilar inspects the crop at Mandarin Hill Orchards in Penryn shortly before last year's Mandarin Festival.