CA Braces For More Aftershocks After 5.1 Earthquake
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CA Braces For More Aftershocks After 5.1 Earthquake

(San Jose, CA) — Northern California is on edge after the biggest earthquake in eight years. A five-point-one hit near San Jose yesterday and experts say more aftershocks are possible into next week. There’s even a five-percent chance one could be larger than the first quake.Nearly 100-thousand people were warned before the shaking started through…

CA Gas Prices Down 27-Cents In A Week To $5.67
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CA Gas Prices Down 27-Cents In A Week To $5.67

(Sacramento, CA) — Relief at the pump is happening faster in California. Drivers will notice gas prices are down even more today. Triple-A updated numbers overnight to show the new average is five-67 a gallon. That’s four-cents less than yesterday and down 27-cents since last week. Governor Gavin Newsom credits an earlier switch to winter-blend…

Olivehurst Woman Charged with Felony DUI in Death of Yuba City Woman
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Olivehurst Woman Charged with Felony DUI in Death of Yuba City Woman

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – CHP Yuba-Sutter reports 24-year-old Serina Ali of Olivehurst is charged with felony DUI & gross vehicular manslaughter in the death of 35-year-old Toni Morgan of Yuba City. The fatality is the result of a collision which occurred just after 1:00a.m. Saturday morning on HWY 99 at Humphrey Road. Investigators report Ali was…

Sutter County Public Health Schedules Haunted Health Fair
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Sutter County Public Health Schedules Haunted Health Fair

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Sutter County Public Health Department in Yuba City has scheduled a ‘Haunted Health Fair” from 3 until 6, this Thursday (the 27th) at their facility, 1445 Veterans Memorial Circle in Yuba City.Organizers say it “will allow families to enjoy a candy-free, tobacco free and sweetened beverage free event, while learning about…

Wheatland High School Earns Gold Medal for College / Careers Program Third Year-in-a-Row
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Wheatland High School Earns Gold Medal for College / Careers Program Third Year-in-a-Row

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – Wheatland High School has again – for the third consecutive year – earned a Gold Medal Award for its college & career readiness program, from the non-profit organization Academic Innovators. Wheatland’s “Get Focused, Stay Focused” program is awarded “for helping students recognize their life and career goals and establishing paths to achieve…

East Marysville Traffic Advisory for Thursday
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East Marysville Traffic Advisory for Thursday

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Marysville Police Department is issuing a traffic advisably for east Marysville commuters, reporting that this Thursday (the 27th) the intersection of Ramirez & East 18th Street will be a 4-way stop sign controlled intersection, for construction purposes.The advisory notes, “The current flashing pedestrian signals will still remain in place” and that…

California To Become Fourth Largest Economy
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California To Become Fourth Largest Economy

(Sacramento, CA) — California’s economy is set to become larger than Germany. According to a Bloomberg report, the state can become the fourth largest economy in the world. Officials with Governor Gavin Newsom’s office say the renewable energy industry, job creation, and falling unemployment rates are the reason why the economy is growing more in…

California Transportation Commission Funds Coming to Sutter County for Lomo Crossing Improvements, etc.
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California Transportation Commission Funds Coming to Sutter County for Lomo Crossing Improvements, etc.

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The California Transportation Commission has announced its allocation of $3-billion-dollars for transportation improvements. It includes $2-million-dollars to Sutter County to go toward the Lomo Crossing safety Project. That will include intersection upgrades at Live Oak Boulevard & HWY 99 along with HWY 99 & Encinal road.Meanwhile, $520,000 has been allocated to Glenn…

Butte College Chem Lab Accident Injures Instructor and Six Students
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Butte College Chem Lab Accident Injures Instructor and Six Students

(Butte County, CA) – A chemistry lab experiment at Butte College that resulted in an instructor and 6 students being injured by flying glass shards, when a beaker exploded, is under investigation.Everyone was wearing safety goggles and the experiment was being conducted under a [protective hood, according to the Butte College Public relations officer, who…

Cal Fire Responds to Large Hay Bale Fire in Biggs Yesterday
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Cal Fire Responds to Large Hay Bale Fire in Biggs Yesterday

(Biggs, CA) – Cal Fire /Butte County crews responded yesterday to a large scale hay bale fire inside a large metal shop storage structure. They kept it from spreading to surrounding structures and no one was injured. Saturday in Richvale, a hay bale fire destroyed an estimated $200,000 worth of hay at HWY 99 &…