The Placer County Sheriff's Office said that the terrain was 'extremely remote and difficult to access,' making rescue efforts especially challenging.

The bodies of Los Angeles-area men Matthew Schoenecker and Valentino Creus, as well as New Yorker Matthew Anthony, were ...

The Diver The Placer County Sheriff’s Office decided not to initiate a dive right away, citing weather conditions, including high winds. A volunteer diver heard about the situation and responded.

The three men died at Rattlesnake Falls after they jumped into the water and did not resurface on June 18, according to a series of statements shared on Facebook by the Placer County Sheriff's Office.

The Placer County Sheriff's Office has now identified the three men who drowned after jumping into the water at Rattlesnake Falls, a remote area near Soda Springs.

Juan Heredia, a scuba instructor from Stockton, has developed a strange specialty: He has found the bodies of a dozen ...

(OSV News) -- "Prayerful," "inspiring," "a true son of God" -- that's how faithful across the nation are remembering three ...

Governor Gavin Newsom called on President Trump to adopt a California-modeled executive order to increase federal forest management efforts and match California's aggressive wildfire prevention work, ...

Placer County's board of supervisors approved a $1.3 billion budget for the upcoming year, and much of that is going towards public safety.

A story KATU wrote on June 29 about a “rattlesnake” spotted at Wahkeena Falls was inaccurate. The hiker interviewed, identified as Ellis, stated that his rattlesnake encounter occurred at ...