Update for Yuba, Feather, Sacramento Rivers and Lake Oroville
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Update for Yuba, Feather, Sacramento Rivers and Lake Oroville

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – Releases out of Lake Oroville are largely unchanged for three days now, in the 14,500 cubic feet per second range. That matches almost exactly inflow over the same period. The lake level as a result has remained at 857 feet, 82% of capacity, over the last 72 hours.Consequently, area river levels are…

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Sacramento Kings Punch Ticket to NBA Playoffs For First Time Since 2006

(Portland, OR) — The Sacramento Kings will be in the NBA playoffs for the first time since 2006. The Kings finally punched their ticket last night with a dominant 40-point win over the Portland Trail Blazers. It ends the longest playoff drought in NBA history and what was the longest active drought in North American…

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Suspected Live Oak Pharmacy Burglars Hit Oroville

(NorCal, CA) – The same burglars suspected of breaking into, and taking cash and medications from a pharmacy in Live Oak recently, are also now suspects in a similar burglary at the Oroville Care Pharmacy on Olive Highway.Officers arrived in response to the burglar alarm at around 4:30 yesterday morning and found evidence cash and…

Sutter County One Stop Spring Job Fair Today
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Sutter County One Stop Spring Job Fair Today

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – Even thought today’s weather may not seem very ‘spring like,’ the Sutter County One Stop Spring Job Fair takes place this morning. This event will be from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm at the Veterans Hall located at 1425 Veterans Memorial Circle, Yuba City.You’re urged to “Dress professionally and bring copies of…

Update for Lake Oroville, Yuba, Feather & Sacramento Rivers
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Update for Lake Oroville, Yuba, Feather & Sacramento Rivers

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – Releases out of Lake Oroville remain at the level they have been at for the last several days, in the 14,500 cubic feet per second range. That’s nearly identical to inflow, with the lake up slightly from yesterday to 857 feet, 82% of capacity.Checking other NorCal reservoirs, Shasta is at 80% capacity,…

Olivehurst Woman with Prior DUI Sentenced for Vehicular Manslaughter While Intoxicated
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Olivehurst Woman with Prior DUI Sentenced for Vehicular Manslaughter While Intoxicated

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – In Yuba County Court, 22-year-old Kaitlyn Vansant was sentenced yesterday to the upper term of 10 years in prison for gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, in the death of 37-year-old James Wesley Manes. The sentencing came exactly a year to the day after that fatal accident.It was around 9:30 on the evening…

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Vehicle Side Show Arrest in Sutter County

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Sutter County Sheriff’s office reports an arrest after an attempted traffic stop and vehicle pursuit to Rocklin.It began when deputies responded to a call regarding a vehicle side show setting up at George Washington Boulevard and Oswald Road. A black Dodge Ram pickup was observed spinning donuts in the intersection. A…

State Allocates Funds for HWY 99  / Oswald Road Safety Improvements
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State Allocates Funds for HWY 99 / Oswald Road Safety Improvements

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – In its latest round of state road funding, the California Transportation Commission has allocated $2.8-million for safety improvements at HWY 99 at Oswald Road. That intersection has become one of our most dangerous, with a fatality there just a few weeks ago.A traffic signal has been identified as the preferred safety measure,…