Student Diagnosed With Active Tuberculosis
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Student Diagnosed With Active Tuberculosis

(Sacramento, CA) — Sacramento County Public Health Department officials say there is a high school student that’s been diagnosed with active tuberculosis. Health officials say all Hiram Johnson High School students who may have been exposed were notified. Only students and staff who shared a classroom with the diagnosed student were tested for TB infection.

Man Gets Murder Charge For Selling Fentanyl
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Man Gets Murder Charge For Selling Fentanyl

(Placer County, CA) — A man is now facing a murder charge after a 25-year-old woman he sold fentanyl to died. Officials say 24-year-old Aaron Dare pleaded not guilty yesterday for the murder charge. The Placer County District Attorney’s Office amended the criminal charge yesterday after an investigation. The charge was originally for the illicit…

Chris Rock And Dave Chappelle Performing At Sacramento
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Chris Rock And Dave Chappelle Performing At Sacramento

(Sacramento, CA) — Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle are touring across California in December. The comedians are set to perform on December 12th at the Golden 1 Center in Downtown Sacramento. Tickets will go on sale tomorrow morning at 10:00. Other stops include the SAP Center in San Jose on December 10th and the Chase…

Yuba Water Approves Over $4.2 Million for South Yuba County Infrastructure and Forest Biomass Project
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Yuba Water Approves Over $4.2 Million for South Yuba County Infrastructure and Forest Biomass Project

(Yuba Water press release) – Yuba Water Agency today (10/18) approved more than $4.2 million in funding to support a major water and wastewater infrastructure expansion project in south Yuba County and a planned forest biomass plant and business center in the foothills.Two loans, one for $2.6 million to the City of Wheatland and a…

River Valley Students Report ‘Peer Pressure’ to Appear in Slave Auction Video
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River Valley Students Report ‘Peer Pressure’ to Appear in Slave Auction Video

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – For the first time, the students involved in a racist viral video that outraged the community and cost River Valley High School’s varsity team their football season have spoken out. The video depicted a “prank slave auction” in which white and light-skinned players can be seen auctioning off their Black teammates.Three students…

Marysville Names Public Works Director
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Marysville Names Public Works Director

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – A new Public Works Director has been announced for the City of Marysville: In a release, Vincenzo Corazza, who recently came to Marysville from Reno, is named for that position. He’s a licensed professional engineer and has also served as a public works director and city manager for ‘various public agencies” according…

BINTF Arrest Parents of Child After Fentanyl Ingested
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BINTF Arrest Parents of Child After Fentanyl Ingested

(Butte County, CA) – A 2 year old had to be flown to the hospital after agents with the Butte Interagency Narcotics Task Force (BINTF) they had ingested fentanyl on Monday afternoon.At about 2:45 p.m., deputies responded to an address on Concow Road along with CAL Fire paramedics. The child was lethargic and showing symptoms…

Stockton Serial Killer Charged With Three Counts Of Murder
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Stockton Serial Killer Charged With Three Counts Of Murder

(Stockton, CA) — The arraignment for accused Stockton serial killer Wesley Brownlee took place at the San Joaquin Superior Court. The judge said yesterday that Brownlee is facing three counts of murder. He also received counts for gun related charges.Investigators say the probe into the three other fatal shootings is ongoing.Authorities are looking into the…

Paul Flores Found Guilty For Kristin Smart Murder
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Paul Flores Found Guilty For Kristin Smart Murder

(Stockton, CA) — A courtroom jury found Paul Flores guilty of first-degree murder in the death of missing California college student Kristin Smart. His father Ruben was found not guilty yesterday for being an accessory after the fact. Smart, who is from Stockton, disappeared from California Polytechnic State University in 1996. Prosecutors say the younger…

NAACP Demands Investigation into RVHS ‘Slave Auction’ Video
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NAACP Demands Investigation into RVHS ‘Slave Auction’ Video

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – More fallout from the River Valley High School football team’s “slave auction” video: The Sacramento branch of the NAACP is now demanding an investigation into that video, which caused the school’s varsity football team to forfeit the remainder of the season. Betty Williams, President of the NAACP has scheduled a news conference…