(Wheatland, CA) – A groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled today for the HWY 65 Wheatland Pavement Rehabilitation Project, beginning at 10:00 this morning. It will take place at the parking lot next to the Chevron at the corner of HWY 65 & McDevitt Drive.In addition to pavement work, bike lanes are being added, drainage systems and…
(Sacramento, CA) — State parks officials are making changes to the lessons that are taught at Sutter’s Fort.The California State Parks Commission has voted to change the museum’s interpretive plan. People who visit Sutter’s Fort will now be taught more about the impact early settlers had on Native Americans. Historians say John Sutter was involved…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Sutter County D.A. says that after a lengthy and thorough investigation, they “will not be filing charges against Nuestro Elementary School teacher Wendy Munson.” The 57-year-old was arrested last October 2nd for DUI & child endangerment. However, a release from the D.A. says it could not be established that Munson was…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The identity of the 19-year-old Marysville resident killed in a Sutter County head-on collision Sunday evening at around 6:40, has been reported by The Appeal-Democrat, citing the Sutter County Sheriff’s office, as DaJaun Collins.CHP Yuba-Sutter reports that Collins was driving north on HWY 113, just south of Leisure Road, when he drove…
(Butte County, CA) – The Butte County Sheriff’s office reports the arrest of a fugitive, and a second arrest for harboring a fugitive.Predawn Sunday morning, a deputy pulled over a pickup on HWY 70 & Ophir Road that was associated with 25-year-old George Wright of Oroville. Wright had several arrest warrants, including, one just issued…
(Placerville, CA) — Concern is growing in El Dorado County after a spike in mountain lion sightings. In recent weeks, several Placerville residents have reported seeing a group of three mountain lions roaming through a neighborhood off Blanchard Road.The California Department of Fish and Wildlife says the area where the sightings were reported is a…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – CHP Yuba-Sutter reports a 19-year-old Marysville man, whose name has not been released at this time, was killed in a head-on collision last evening on HWY 113 just south of Leiser Road.He was driving north at around 6:30 in a 2003 Volkswagen and attempted to pass over the double-yellow in southbound lanes….
(Calaveras County, CA) – The Yuba County Sheriff’s office reportedly assisted Calavares County officials in busting a massive illegal marijuana cloning operation, worth an estimated $10-million. A search warrant was executed in the Calaveras County town of Railroad Flat according to Fox 40 Sacramento. Why YCSO deputies were involved is not explained in the TV…
(Undated) – Just shy of five years since Eliyas Aregahedne brutally stabbed and murdered 27-year-old Yuba-Sutter native Margery Magill as she was walking a dog in Washington D.C., as expected, he will do no time.Described as a ‘random attack’ and referencing voices in his head, Aregahedne has pled not guilty by reason of insanity and…
(Butte County, CA) – The BOLO issued by the Butte County Sheriff’s office last week for 25-year-old George Wright of Oroville has been canceled following his capture yesterday. That occurred at around 1:15, when deputies saw him driving and he led them on a short pursuit, that ended with Wright colliding into a restraining wall.The…
