(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The 2-term City Councilor and Yuba City Mayor, Lee Welch, has passed away just two days shy of what would have been his ninetieth birthday, according to The Appeal-Democrat.Welch was a 20-year Air Force veteran, including working with the Gemini 2 space mission. He went on to serve the Yuba City Planning…
(Oroville, CA) – CHP reports a search is underway for a hit & run driver, who is responsible for causing serious injuries after hitting a vehicle on HWY 70, just east of Cherokee Road, at 4:55 Saturday afternoon.The full-sized, white Dodge pickup, with a black grill, reported rear-ended another vehicle, causing the driver’s car to…
(Sacramento, CA) — California’s new 20-dollar an hour minimum wage for fast food workers is set to start today Democrats in the state Legislature passed the law last year saying, more than a half-million workers are not teenagers earning some spending money.The law was supported by the trade association representing fast food franchise owners.
(Truckee, CA) — A plane crash near Tahoe Truckee Airport in a snowstorm claimed two lives Saturday night. The crash site was less than two miles from the airport.The victims were identified as Liron and Naomi Petrushka, associated with UpWest, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm.Crews are currently repairing railroad tracks damaged by the crash,…
(Gridley, CA) – 32-year-old Hugo Cardenas of Gridley had his first court appearance yesterday and was formally charged with the murder of his mother, 55-year-old Veronica Avalosdecardenas, in her Obermeyer Avenue home early Monday evening.The D.A. detailed in presenting charges, that she was found dead by first responders with “multiple stab wounds to her head…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – A travel advisory from Yuba County officials that night work on North Beale Road may affect your commute again tonight.Road work is a scheduled to begin at 8:00 tonight and last until 5:00 tomorrow morning in front of the Costco, with one lane in each direction closed.The work involves installing new gas…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – A new and improved version of the Los Verjeles Bridge is on the way for Yuba County drivers.Construction to replace the current 84-year-old span, with a 2-lane, 17 foot higher version begins in May and is expected to take a year to complete. A Yuba County Facebook post advises you to “prepare…
(Oroville, CA) – The Oroville Police Department reports the search continues for the suspect in a shooting yesterday morning, that resulted in three people being injured, according to Action News, as being in stable condition.The shooting occurred just before 2:30 yesterday morning on D Street, and, shortly after on Elgin Street, a block away.The TV…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) — Another weather system is expected to bring roughly half an inch of rainfall to the region through the weekend. Conditions will begin to improve on Saturday night.National Weather Service Meteorologists are confident that Easter Sunday in Yuba-Sutter will be dry, with the possibility of a few lingering showers in the morning.
(Sacramento, CA) — The sounds of the Hawaiian islands are coming to the mainland. The Holo Holo Music Festival returns to Northern California, bringing the spirit of Aloha and island and reggae tunes to Sacramento this September. Hawaii-raised festival organizer Dan Sheehan says attendees can expect a celebration of island culture, traditional dances and island…
