(Sacramento, CA) — Skittles are safe in California. A bill outlawing certain additives in processed food passed the state legislature Tuesday and is on the way to Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk for signature. The bill’s been dubbed the “Skittles ban” on social media, but the version that passed yesterday spares the candy-maker from having to…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – With the recent passing of Measure C, Marysville will soon undertake a major road improvement project, using that 1% sales tax for over $3-million of major street work. A groundbreaking ceremony to kick off the overhaul of Marysville roads is scheduled for tomorrow.The Appeal-Democrat reports twelve sites will undergo improvements, with a…
(Wheatland, CA) – With fall in the air and the opening of Bishop’s Pumpkin Farm this week, traffic will be affected, especially “coming from the north and the south enter Bishop Pumpkin Farm via Main Street and SR-65,” according to a Wheatland Police Department Facebook post.The posting goes on to state: “Today (issued yesterday) is…
(Glenn County, CA) – The Glenn County Sheriff’s office reports an arrest after a man was shot in a home invasion Saturday.Deputies responded to the 4100 block of County Road MM in Orland to a report of shots fired. 29-year-old Joe Wagoner allegedly entered the victim’s house with a 12 gauge shotgun and during a…
(Placer County, CA) — The Placer County Board of Supervisors is looking to stop a plan that would allow hypodermic needles to be distributed across the county. Today, the board may consider an urgency ordinance to prohibit the plan.Supporters say distributing clean needles will stop the spread of infectious diseases due to people sharing dirty…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – A Saturday night crash on HWY 99 in Sutter County leaves a Marysville man dead and a Yuba City man injured.ABC10 reports the accident occurred around 7:00 Saturday evening along HWY 99 at Nicolaus Avenue. A Ford Fusion had traveled from the northbound ramp onto 99 from Garden Highway, during which, the…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) — Following yet another big-rig being trapped beneath a Marysville train trestle on B Street last week, calls once again are going out to modify that bridge, and/or roadway, to prevent further accidents.Fox40 reports Caltrans District 3 officials say a project is “in the development stages but it will be some years before…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – A major victory for almond & walnut growers in the Yuba-Sutter area, as India has ended its 20% retaliatory tariffs on U.S. grown produce, that had been in place since June 2018. That was in response to a U.S. Tariff on Indian steel & aluminum.In a press release from the Almond Board…
(Sacramento, CA) — The National Weather Service is reporting more than six-thousand lightning strikes in central and northern California during the weekend. The lightning was recorded from the coast to the Sierra foothills during an 18-hour period that ended Sunday at five p.m.There were also periods of heavy rain on Saturday night, though no area…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) — Marysville Police Officers yesterday arrested a Marysville man for allegedly setting a woman on fire. Officers responded to a call on the 1200 block of G Street about a burned female. Officers determined that 70-year-old Juan Carlos Medina allegedly doused a 59-year-old woman with hand sanitizer and set her on fire after…
