PLACER COUNTY, Calif. — The first case of West Nile Virus has been detected in a mosquito in Placer County this year. The Placer County Mosquito and Vector Control District confirmed the mosquito was ...

Placer County is the second county in the capital region where a mosquito sample has tested positive for the disease this season.

Sacramento shelters and foster parents are hoping to combat declining adoption rates, shelter overcrowding, and climbing euthanasia rates.