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Heroes lauded for bravery, good works

One carried a disabled, 89-year-old woman to safety out of a burning North Auburn home. Three others worked for hours to successfully talk a distraught Davis woman from jumping to her death off … more

By Gus Thomson Journal Staff Writer | 11/17/09 11:15:PM | 814 views | 1 comment

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Amgen Tour should pedal Auburn’s way

Come May, cycling’s biggest names will pedal out of Nevada City in the first stage of the 2010 Amgen Tour of California. Auburn should be included in the race. The greater Auburn area features … more

10/29/09 10:27:PM | 340 views | 1 comment

Nevada City Amgen Tour of California start ups hopes for Auburn leg

Foresthill Bridge, Placer County Courthouse seen as scenic visual backdrops for tour's Lance Armstrong, other world-class cyclists more

By Gus Thomson, Journal Staff Writer | 10/22/09 02:28:PM | 1229 views | 3 comments

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Woman who jumped from bridge made previous attempt

The woman who took her life by jumping off the Foresthill Bridge Tuesday was the same woman who authorities persuaded off the edge just last month. On Wednesday, Placer Sheriff’s released the … more

By Jenifer Gee Journal Staff Writer | 10/21/09 05:27:PM | 6070 views | 33 comments

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Foresthill Bridge scene of suicide plunge

Witnesses said they watched helplessly Tuesday as a woman leaped 730 feet to her death from the Foresthill Bridge, near Auburn. "I was the only car going across and she just took like a little … more

10/20/09 05:58:PM | 5899 views | 31 comments