The Placer Herald

05/31/2026

I knew I was lucky that Becky accepted my marriage proposal in 1979, especially given what I once proposed to another woman a few years before that.

05/27/2026

A look back at the history of Lincoln.

05/26/2026

The long motorcycle speedway offseason ended Friday night at the Gold Country Fairgrounds in Auburn, as Fast Fridays Motorcycle Speedway opened its 31st year with a grateful near-capacity crowd on May 22.

05/25/2026

On this Memorial Day, we pay tribute to the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation and our freedoms.

Their courage, service, and sacrifice will never be forgotten.

From all of us at The Placer Herald, we wish our community a meaningful and reflective Memorial Day.

05/25/2026

More than a year after a blood clot and surgery sidelined him for his sophomore season, Whitney's Chase Cotton returned to the mound with the Lincoln Potters, facing college-level competition.

05/25/2026

For the second straight season, the Golden Eagles walked off the field after a 3-2 loss in the Sac-Joaquin Section championship game, this time falling to No. 4 Elk Grove in the Division II final.

05/24/2026

Top-seeded Whitney continued its dominant postseason run Saturday afternoon, defeating No. 7 Rodriguez 11-1 in five innings to capture the Sac-Joaquin Section Division I softball championship at Sacramento State's Shea Stadium.

05/22/2026

French Meadows Campgrounds reopens following modernization project.

On Monday, the Placer County Water Agency (PCWA), in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service, celebrated the reopening of the French Meadows Campground.

05/20/2026

The Golden Eagles put up crooked numbers in the fifth and sixth innings to rally past Rocklin 4-2 in Tuesday's Division II Sac-Joaquin Section semifinal.

05/20/2026

The Wildcats scored eight runs and had 14 hits against Loyola Marymount-bound pitcher Kennedi Freeland and everyone in the Whitney lineup had at least one hit in a convincing 8-1 win. 

The Wildcats scored eight runs and had 14 hits against Loyola Marymount-bound pitcher Kennedi Freeland and everyone in the Whitney lineup had at least one hit in a convincing 8-1 win.