(Sacramento, CA) — California Governor Gavin Newsom issued a State of Emergency due to winter storms. The statewide declaration will allow the state to delegate more resources such as Caltrans and the National Guard to respond to the emergency. Newly appointed CA Governor’s Office of Emergency Services director Nancy Ward said if the storms continue,…
(Grass Valley, CA) — A Grass Valley police officer shoots a man after chasing him. Authorities said officers were called to the 500 block of French Avenue Wednesday and heard what may have been gunfire in the area. Police department officials said at least one officer fired their gun after a chasing a person.The suspect…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Yuba City Police Department reports the arrest of 46-year-old David Mattu after he “drove over the front lawn at the Police Department on Poole Boulevard at a high rate of speed.” He allegedly did so in a full-size pickup last Friday night at around 7:45. An officer located the pickup around…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Yuba County Office of Emergency Services is advising residents in the lowest-lying areas prone to localized flooding, to “expect more over the next few days and that sandbags are available for filling, 24/7 – until supplies last – at the Yuba County Airport and in the foothills at the Loma Rica…
(NorCal, CA) – DWR officials conducted their annual new year Sierra snow-pack survey yesterday and the numbers are encouraging: Statewide, it’s at 174% of the beginning of the year average. At Phillip’s Station just west of Lake Tahoe, the snow measured at a depth of justrt under 5 feet, 177% of average.Again however, officials caution…
MARYSVILLE, Calif. (Jan. 3, 2023) – During its first meeting of the new year on Jan. 3, the Yuba Water Agency Board of Directors unanimously selected Gary Bradford as chairman and Don Blaser as vice-chairman for the 2023 calendar year. The board also welcomed Wayne Bishop and Jon Messick as its two newest board members.”I…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) — An atmospheric river is about to hit Northern California today and will last through Thursday. National Weather Service officials issued flood watches and high wind warnings. Caltrans officials say people should avoid driving during the storm because of difficult driving conditions.The National Weather Service reports that a Flood Watch, a Flash Flood…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – Granted, it’s not the level of rain that hit Yuba-Sutter 6 years ago this month, leading to the Spillway Crisis – but this week’s weather comes with its own set of hazards, including wind gusts up to 55 mph by Thursday night.The National Weather Service has issued both, a High Wind Watch…
(Gridley, CA) – One person is reported dead following an officer-involved shooting in Gridley, late yesterday afternoon. The Butte County D.A. tells Action News the person who died is “not a law enforcement official.”The incident happened in the area of Magnolia & Kentucky Streets and Magnolia was closed from Kentucky to Ohio streets.No officers were…
(Biggs, CA) – The Butte County Sheriff’s office has released the identity of the motorcyclist killed in a Christmas day collision on Biggs East Highway: 41-year-old Joel Steward of Biggs.CHP investigators say Steward and 34-year-old Toni Degler, in a full-sized pickup, were both traveling east “at a high rate of speed” and as Degler slowed…
