Foresthill High News Today

The close-knit community of Foresthill is in mourning after a crash that left a 16-year-old and left several other teens injured.

A 16-year-old boy died and four other teens were seriously injured early Tuesday morning after a crash in Placer County, officials said.

A 16-year-old boy was killed and several other teenagers were hurt after an early morning crash in Foresthill on Tuesday.

Evacuees fled their homes nearly six weeks ago as the Mosquito fire burned through parts of El Dorado and Placer counties.

The strategy for Sunday is to use the forecast colder temperatures and good humidity to help build containment lines around the blaze. The rain event however is not expected to be a "season-ending event," Cal Fire said.

Crews expect gusty winds on Saturday to complicate efforts on the eastern flank of the Mosquito Fire, with the state's firefighting agency predicting the potential for more spot fires that could jump containment lines.

A Foresthill resident who chose to stay put after evacuation orders for the Mosquito Fire were issued recalled the moments that flames neared his town.

The containment for the Mosquito Fire burning in Placer and El Dorado counties continues to hold steady despite challenging fire conditions earlier in the week.

Fire crews battled Tuesday’s fast-moving flare-up of the Mosquito Fire to save the town of Foresthill in Placer County.

Residents of the town of Foresthill in Placer County can begin returning home as evacuation orders were downgraded to warnings for the Mosquito Fire, officials said Monday afternoon.