(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Yuba Water Agency has approved funds to begin construction of a 5-megawatt biomass plant near Dobbins. The plant will process woody material from ongoing forest restoration projects in the Yuba River watershed, designed to reduce the risk of wildfire and improve forest health.The 5-megawatt biomass plant will be built by Engeman…
(Sacramento, CA) — PG&E bills could increase by an additional six-dollars per month by the end of the year. California regulators would need to approve the company’s request to recoup electricity expenses from recent storms.This comes on the back of a recent half-percent electricity rate rise and a natural gas charge increase in September.State regulators…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – In Butte County Court yesterday, 21-year-old Jaden Hollowell of Chico was sentenced to 9-years-to-life for the attempted murder of a Yuba City man.The incident occurred a year ago this month, when the Yuba City man traveled to Chico for a marijuana sale to Hollowell, who, along with his 17-year-old accomplice, lured the…
(Butte County, CA) – The Butte County Sheriff’s office reports an inmate will be spending extra time behind bars after allegedly attempting to have meth mailed to him at the jail.A correctional deputy was scanning incoming mail and located “two suspicious drawings” inside an envelope addressed to the inmate, 25-year-old Marqual Barns. Drug Detection Specialist…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – Healthcare providers in Sutter County are teaming up for a Town Hall meeting to “gauge challenges residents face in the health care landscape and how officials can better address them,” according to The Appeal-Democrat. The meeting is the result of a collaborative effort by the Sutter County Health and Human Services, the…
(Sacramento, CA) — The recent attempt to recall Governor Gavin Newsom failed to gather enough signatures, so there won’t be a second recall election. Tuesday was the deadline to submit the one-point-three-million signatures needed for the recall to move forward.Governor Newsom successfully defended against a previous recall in 2021 and was re-elected for a second…
(San Francisco, CA) — After San Francisco 49ers rookie Ricky Pearsall took a bullet during a robbery attempt at Union Square in San Francisco on Saturday, concerns are mounting over the city’s crime levels and homelessness. Mayor London Breed says the Pearsall shooting might affect her track record on dealing with crime as she runs…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Marysville Police Department reports two arrests following a two vehicle collision Labor Day evening at around 8:00.One driver reportedly fled the scene, and according to an ‘About Last Night” social media post from MPD, officers determined the driver who did not flee the scene was intoxicated. The driver who fled the…
(Wheatland, CA) – Caltrans has issued a traffic alert for Wheatland.The alert informs drivers that today & tomorrow, there will be intermittent traffic control from 7:00 pm to 6:00 am at the McDevitt intersection “along HWY 65.” The traffic controls are for the installation of new traffic signal poles.You’re advised to plan for possible delays…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) — Following a drop of 18%, due primarily to COVID, the Yuba Community College District is reporting a major increase in enrollment. At present, district officials tell The Appeal-Democrat that enrollment for the fall semester is over 6,400 students, after a pandemic low of 5,700. That number includes both Yuba College and Woodland…
