A large landslide at Mead’s Quarry that sent tons of rock into the South Knoxville lake and pummeled swimmers with a wall of water over the weekend likely was caused by multiple factors, including several small earthquakes. Ijams Nature Center closed Mead’s Quarry and Tharp Trace Trail while it works to bring geologists and engineers […]
Authorities in Placer County, California, reopened a roadway that had been closed for four days due to a January 18 rockslide. Footage released on January 23 showed the process of removing the large rocks from Old Foresthill Road, which Placer County said had been “cleared, repaired and reopened.” The large rocks had to be blasted […]
Placer County on Friday blasted large boulders blocking a segment of Old Foresthill Road in Auburn into small pieces so the rock debris could be removed and the route cleared. Still, drivers are being advised to avoid the area and continue on Foresthill Road to get to their destination. The county’s roads division will continue […]