Invasive Mosquito Found in Yuba County
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Invasive Mosquito Found in Yuba County

(YUBA-SUTTER) – Yuba County Public Health and the Sutter-Yuba Mosquito& Vector Control District say an invasive mosquito species is seen for the first time, this year, in Olivehurst.It’s the Aedes aegypti mosquito…about a quarter of an inch insize…dark colored with white markings. Known for being an aggressivebiter during the day, the mosquito has the potential…

Murder Suspect Pleads Not Guilty
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Murder Suspect Pleads Not Guilty

Juan Rodriguez-Gil who was arrested for suspected murder andassault, pleads not guilty.Rodriguez-Gil was arrested in November in connection toa July Palermo murder and injury after trying to reenter California fromMexico. Prosecutors say several shots were fired during a marijuanasale.One person was wounded and taken to the hospital where he later died. A second person was…

Yuba Sutter Transit Workshop
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Yuba Sutter Transit Workshop

Officials with Yuba-Sutter Transit say there will be avirtual public workshop Thursday to discuss possible passenger railservice that could include areas such as Marysville and Plumas Lake.Officials received a “Caltrans Strategic Partnership Transit grant tostudy what is needed to bring passenger rail service” from the Natomasarea in Sacramento to Butte County.

Arrest in Oroville
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Arrest in Oroville

Butte County deputies arrest 65-year-old, Carl Young ofOroville for willful discharge of a firearm in a grossly negligentmanner.Dispatch got several 911 calls about shots being fired in the 3000 blockof Oroville Bangor Highway. When officers arrive several witnessestold them bullets were hitting their homes and vehicles.They say it was a shotgun at the party. State…

Oroville Man Arrested for Theft
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Oroville Man Arrested for Theft

 An Oroville man is arrested for stealing about $4,000dollars’ worth of tools in Granite Bay, that’s according to thePlacer County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators learn it’s39-year-old, Charles Colombo of Oroville.They suspect, the theft is just one of several pulled off by him inrecent months. Detectives served a search warrant at Colombo’s home inOroville. Stolen items were recovered. He faces a list of charges

Sutter County Man Arrested for Filing a False Police Report
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Sutter County Man Arrested for Filing a False Police Report

Aurelio Guzman Hernandez of Sutter County has been arrested for Filing a False Police Report. The Sutter County Sheriff’s Office reports that, on December 7th, Hernandez called 911 to report that his vehicle had been stolen and that the alleged thieves had  zip tied him and set him on fire.After a thorough investigation of the…

Butte County Sheriff’s Office Warns of New Phone Scam
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Butte County Sheriff’s Office Warns of New Phone Scam

The Butte County Sheriffs Office is warning the public of a new phone scam.In a post on social media, the BCSO reports of community members who’ve said they’ve received calls from alleged Sergeants from the Sheriff’s office informing them there was a warrant for their arrest and they needed to pay a fine. The Butte…