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Storm Turned Grass Valley Daycare Center Into ‘Houseboat’

Grass Valley was one of the areas that received a bunch of rain last week, and parts of a daycare center floated away when a nearby creek flooded.

2012/12/04

Roseville Praises Preventative Measures For Lessened Residential Flooding

In Roseville, flooding has been a problem in the past. Fortunately, this year no homes really had any significant damage.

2012/12/02

Residents Relieved As Truckee River Avoids Flooding

It has been a tense couple of days for residents in Truckee. Some even had sand bags ready Saturday night and their eye on the river Sunday.

2012/12/02

Colder Storm Blunts Danger Of Flooding On Truckee River

A National Weather Service hydrologist says a powerful storm is colder than expected and is bringing more snow and less rainfall than forecast, blunting the flooding danger on the Truckee River.

2012/12/02

Storm Pounds NorCal Knocking Out Power, Flooding Streets And Toppling Trees

Residents of Northern California were hit hard early Sunday as a powerful storm drenched the area with yet another round of pounding rain and strong winds.

2012/12/02

Department of Water Resources employees monitor water levels at the Sacramento office.

Department Of Water Resources Prepares For More Rain And Local Flooding

Employees with the Department of California Water Resources are calling this storm the region’s biggest in the last six years.

2012/12/01

Truckee Riverbank Residents Prepare For Possible Flood

The bank of the Truckee River was moving quickly Friday night. Although it wasn’t near a flood stage, by Sunday morning, the river may rise four feet.

2012/11/30

A car ends up at the bottom of a ravine after spinning out on Highway 49 between Auburn and Grass Valley on Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. (credit: CBS13)

Wet Storm Continues To Pound Northern California

The second round of a wet, windy storm is moving across Northern California, bringing with it localized flooding, knocking down trees and snarling traffic on the roads.

2012/11/30

Storm’s Approach Brings Up Scary Memories Of Past Floods

The rain hitting the region this week has some thinking about the last big floods in the area.

2012/11/27

Broken Fire Hydrant Floods Parking Lot Of Roseville Shopping Center

The parking lot at a popular Roseville shopping center is a muddy mess after a broken fire hydrant flooded it early Monday morning.

2012/11/12

A neighborhood destroyed by Hurricane Sandy (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Opinion: Sandy Reminds Us Of The Need For FEMA And That Romney Would Shut It Down

Romney was asked at a presidential debate whether FEMA should be shut down in light of the deficit. Romney replied that FEMA should “absolutely” be shut down. He was asked specifically if that included disaster relief. He replied that it was “immoral” to provide such relief in the face of “larger debts”, emphasizing that “it makes no sense at all” to have such programs.

2012/10/30