American River Wildlife News

A 17-year-old man died Thursday afternoon after being pulled from the American River near the Howe Avenue bridge, authorities said.

A decision to determine whether or not residents may soon see new homes lining the North Fork of the American River Canyon rim will have to wait.

A 63-year-old man was found dead Tuesday in the American River near Hastings Creek north of Coloma, according to the El Dorado County Sheriff's Department.

In 1952, naturalist Elmer Aldrich saw an unprotected recreation area and pioneered the American River Parkway

Bridge inspectors fanned out across California and the nation Friday, moving swiftly to carry out a federal order to examine all bridges similar in design to the Interstate 35 bridge that collapsed Wednesday in Minneapolis.

Drought and rapid water releases out of Folsom Dam are causing some American River observers to warn that a massive fish kill could be in store this fall.

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation released water from Folsom Dam at around 4,000 cubic feet per second every day in July -- far more than in the two previous dry years, in 2001 and 2004.

Four months after a massive railroad trestle fire closed a stretch of the American River Parkway, the trail reopened Thursday.

A teenage hiker was airlifted from the American River confluence area near Auburn on Friday after passing out from possible heat stroke.

A man plucked from the American River near the Confluence Sunday and listed in "good condition" Monday.

To get to the scene of the crime, follow the echoes of barking dogs.

Over the levee from Glen Hall Park, beyond the cheering softball players, past the sign that says "All Dogs Must Be On Leash," people and their canine companions, carrying chew toys and sodden tennis balls, have gathered along the American River to play.

As a searing sun dips below the horizon, they eye a stranger warily.