In little more than a year, Juan Heredia, a scuba instructor from Stockton, has developed a strange specialty: He has found ...

Most recently, Heredia recovered the bodies of three men who drowned on June 18 after jumping into a pool beneath Rattlesnake Falls in Northern California.

Two men are behind bars in Placer County suspected of human trafficking of minors for sex after a nearly year-long investigation by Placer County Sheriff’s deputies.

A 53-year-old man on probation was arrested on Friday after a traffic stop led to the discovery of drugs and weapons in his vehicle, according to the Placer County Sheriff's Office.

According to Chris Urban, the PFBC's Threatened and Endangered Species Coordinator, the timber rattlesnake is found in 51 of the Commonwealth's 67 counties, but Chester County isn't one of them.

Initial location: Placer County, Calif. Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: PLACER A new wildfire was reported today at 2:27 p.m. in Placer County, California. PLACER Fire has been burning on private land.

Initial location: Placer County, Calif. Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Crystal A new wildfire was reported today at 5:17 p.m. in Placer County, California. Crystal Fire has been burning on private ...

Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Lakeridge A new wildfire was reported today at 12:40 p.m. in Placer County, California. Lakeridge Fire has been burning on private land.