Fentynal Awareness Parent Information Meeting Scheduled This Evening in Marysville
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Fentynal Awareness Parent Information Meeting Scheduled This Evening in Marysville

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – There will be a Fentanyl Awareness Parent Information Meeting this evening, scheduled from 6 until 7, at the Marysville School District Office, located at 1919 B Street. Topics will include signs of fentanyl poisoning and there will be guest speakers from the District Attorney’s office, NET-5 and local first responder agencies.

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Asm. Villapudua Introduces Bill To Revise Prop 47

(Sacramento, CA) — The first proposed bill to change Proposition 47 is being introduced at the state capitol. Democrat Assemblyman Carlos Villapudua is announcing his plan to revise prop 47 by adjusting the 950-dollar threshold between misdemeanor and felony theft. He also wants to increase judicial discretion to give the Legislature more power to craft…

Father Of Child Accused In Fatal Shooting Arrested, Held Without Bail
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Father Of Child Accused In Fatal Shooting Arrested, Held Without Bail

(Sacramento, CA) — The father of a ten-year-old accused in a fatal shooting is being held without bail in Sacramento. Charges against Arkete Davis include child endangerment and attempting to cover up the incident.Davis has a criminal history, and he could face up to 10 years and four months in prison if convicted. His next…

Yuba Water Agency Board of Directors names Jon Messick as Chairman and Gary Bradford as Vice-Chairman for 2024
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Yuba Water Agency Board of Directors names Jon Messick as Chairman and Gary Bradford as Vice-Chairman for 2024

(YWA release) – During its first meeting of the year on Jan. 2, Yuba Water Agency’s Board of Directors named Jon Messick as chairman and Gary Bradford as vice-chairman for 2024. The board voted unanimously on both positions.“I appreciate the board’s vote of confidence to lead this year,” Messick said. “There are some really big,…

Yuba County Man Charged with Nevada County Burglary
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Yuba County Man Charged with Nevada County Burglary

(Nevada County, CA) – The Nevada County Sheriff’s office reports the arrest of a Yuba County man for an alleged Christmas day burglary.Following an over a week long investigation, 32-year-old Dustin Miller Jr. of Camptonville was identified as a suspect and arrested for theft of construction tools from a contractor’s storage container on Almora Road,…

Gas Line Upgrades Coming to Wheatland’s Main Street
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Gas Line Upgrades Coming to Wheatland’s Main Street

(Wheatland, CA) – PG&E is beginning major gas line upgrade work on Main Street in Wheatland, including all new pipes and “in some cases upgrading gas meters” according to a press release. The project is anticipated to take until late March and work will be done between 7:00 am and 4:30 pm on Main, between…

First Sierra Snowpack Survey of the Season Just 25% of Average
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First Sierra Snowpack Survey of the Season Just 25% of Average

(NorCal, CA) – DWR yesterday conducted the first snow survey of 2024 and reported the northern measurement at Phillips Station is just 30% of the beginning of the year average, and statewide it is only at 25%. A year ago the statewide snowpack survey was at 185% of the beginning of the year average. Meanwhile,…

Yuba County Deputy Involved Shooting Results in Arrest
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Yuba County Deputy Involved Shooting Results in Arrest

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Yuba County D.A.’s office reports that 65-year-old Howard John Barton has been arrested following a deputy involved shooting. The incident began when the deputy responded to a medical aid call in the 5400 block of Feather River Boulevard in Olivehurst. The YCSO deputy fired when Barton allegedly “charged at a deputy…

Yuba County District Attorney’s Office Makes Case to Deny Parole for Convicted Murderer
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Yuba County District Attorney’s Office Makes Case to Deny Parole for Convicted Murderer

(YCDA release, 12/31/23) – The Yuba County District Attorney’s Office appeared at a parole hearing yesterday to argue against the release of murderer Johnny Nanlap, who stabbed his father Lai Nanlap to death at his home in Yuba County in August of 2014. Nanlap pled to committing murder and received a 15-year-to-life sentence as provided…