suicide

Foresthill Bridge plunge claims life of El Dorado Hills teen

AUBURN CA - A 17-year-old youth died after jumping Wednesday from the 730-foot-high Foresthill Bridge, near Auburn. The Placer County Coroner’s Office identified the teen Thursda ...

Taller railing won?t have much impact

When reading the Auburn Journal on July 8, I was interested to know that they were replacing the old four- and one-half-foot railing lining the edge of the Foresthill Bridge, for a ...

Foresthill Bridge raised railing now up. But is it high enough?

AUBURN CA - Sacramento?s Scott Tremeling arrived at the top of the Foresthill Bridge on Friday with his own freshly vivid, nightmarish memory. A month ago, Tremeling was on the Cle ...

Second suicide jumper leaps to death Wednesday from Foresthill Bridge

AUBURN CA - A second person made a fatal jump late Wednesday off the Foresthill Bridge, near Auburn, authorities said Thursday. The Placer County Sheriff’s Office released th ...

Suspected suicide at Placer County Jail in North Auburn

AUBURN CA - An inmate was found dead in his cell at the Placer County jail after apparently committing suicide, the Placer County Sheriff?s Office reported Monday. Peter Elliott, ...

Parents, bullies, get wise now

Every day children are neglected by parents, friends and bullies. Even at school there are bullies and normal sweet-hearted kids that pick on each other. When you think that you kn ...

Body found below Foresthill Bridge identified

Auburn, CA - The Placer County Sheriff’s Coroner’s Office has identified the man found in the American River Tuesday morning as Peter Matthew Wynters, 30, from Newport, Ore. A ...

Straight Talk for Teens: Grieving father’s love, courage inspire many

Dear Straight Talk: Twenty-one months ago, my 18-year-old son jumped to his death from the 720-foot-high Forest-hill Bridge. He left for school that morning. At lunch, I got a call ...