Clipper Gap

Auburn motorists still not pumped up about gas prices

  AUBURN CA - AAA is reporting a break in global tensions is helping steady gas prices in Northern California and around the U.S. But the current average price of $3.56 a ga ...

Noon Hour Update: Search continues for missing man; house fire update; gluten-free diets and homemade jams

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&rsqu ...

Shoppers need added choices

Thank you, Elyse Barrel, for your comment about Wal-Mart (“Must shop at Wal-Mart,” Reader Input, June 12). I throughly support Wal-Mart, Costco, Trader Joe’s and ...

Samaritans at home in Auburn

Preparing to rebuild our deck, I went to Diamond Lumber, picked out some 2-by-6 redwood, tied it down on my small pickup and headed for home. Barely onto Atwood (Road), a larger pi ...

Community Portrait: Journal reader clips 45 years of milestones

David Dickson and his wife Eleanor have been Auburn Journal subscribers for close to 45 years. Not only has Dickson subscribed to the Journal for over four decades, he is an avid ...

Spread around CHP enforcement

After careful consideration and thought I have decided to write an open letter to the Journal, CHP and Placer County Sheriffs. I have lived here in the foothills of Auburn for 30- ...

Spotlight shines on venerable pitstop

Not your everyday, average gas station and mini-mart, Olivers in Clipper Gap is getting recognition this month by a statewide organization for its historical significance. Members ...

Colfax man survives canal crash

Authorities released Friday the name of the driver who drove off Interstate 80 and into a Lake Arthur spillway Thursday evening. Aaron Portell, 20, of Colfax was treated and rele ...

Weekend reprieve before next storm hits

Those overworked windshield wipers can take a bit of a break going into the weekend. After heavy rain and snow earlier in the week, it appears the low-pressure systems dumping on ...

Youth flown to hospital after falling, hitting head

A juvenile was flown to an area hospital after reportedly falling head first off a fence late Friday afternoon. Placer Hills Fire District Chief Ian Gow said emergency personnel ...