(Oroville, CA) – An Oroville man has been arrested and charged with felony vandalism for destroying several trees with a machete in Riverbend Park.Several other park-goers reportedly tried to talk 31-year-old Charlie Hipes Jr. out of his destructive behavior as they witnessed the destruction, at around 9:30 the morning of Thursday, May 2nd, however, he…
(Lake Oroville, CA) – As of this morning, Lake Oroville is now officially 100% full. This is the second year in a row the lake has reached full capacity.Releases today remain almost exactly matching inflow in the 11,500 cfs (cubic feet per second) range.Meanwhile, Lake Shasta is at 97% of capacity.DWR is reporting an increase…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) — A wind advisory for the Sacramento Valley, including the Yuba-Sutter area, goes into effect tonight. It will last from eleven p.m. to eight o’clock Thursday morning. The National Weather Service is calling for winds between 20 and 30-miles-per-hour, with gusts as strong as 45-miles-per-hour.The south and central Sacramento Valley and the Delta…
(Davis, CA) — A pro-Palestinian protest encampment is now in place at U.C. Davis. The encampment was set up Monday morning, in the campus’ Memorial Union Quad. UC Davis says it was presented with a list of demands from the protesters and is actively monitoring the situation.A group called Davis Popular University for the Liberation…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – A Marysville Fire Department truck was the victim of a hit & run driver Saturday night.The crew was responding to a solo vehicle injury collision on HWY 70 near Mayer Road. A support engine followed the hit & run driver into Marysville, where the Marysville Police Department “was able to stop the…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – NET-5, Yuba-Sutter’s local Narcotics & Gang Enforcement Task force has released their 2023 report, showing some impressive numbers, including 145 arrests, 75 for drug-related offenses.In total last year, 116 lbs. of meth was seized by NET-5 in Yuba-Sutter, along with “846 pounds of marijuana, 8,818 marijuana plants, 64 grams of heroin, 394…
(Lake Oroville, CA) – Weekend precipitation has Lake Oroville very near the top, 899 feet – within a foot – and now 99% capacity with officials noting that there’s the potential for “some waves” to splash over the crest of the emergency spillway “if there are any windy days.” DWR also notes that visitors to…
(Placer County, CA) — A Placer County Sheriff’s deputy is critically wounded following a shootout Thursday night in Colfax. The incident happened in a McDonald’s parking lot after deputies spotted a van connected to a burglary that occurred in the area on Wednesday.The man inside the van shot at the deputies, hitting one of them.Authorities…
(Sacramento, CA) — An 18-year-old high school student was fatally shot early Sunday in Sacramento, according to police. Jeremiah Walker, who had recently attended prom and was due to graduate from Grant Union High School, was found with life-threatening injuries on Buchman Street near Tourbrook Way.The Twin Rivers Unified School District expressed condolences.The circumstances leading…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Yuba County Sheriff’s office reports a murder in Marysville yesterday and the arrest of a suspect, less than an hour later.Deputies responded at 3:15 yesterday afternoon to a call of shots fired at Remington Way and Silvergate Court. The victim had at least one gunshot wound and lifesaving efforts were unsuccessful….
