(Sierra County, CA) — California has recorded its first deadly black bear attack on a human, occurring in Sierra County. In November 2023, deputies conducting a welfare check found 71-year-old Patrice Miller dead in her Downieville home, with evidence of bear intrusion and scavenging.The bear continued returning to the property, prompting concern among locals.After delays…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Yuba County DA has issued a release reporting that convicted child rapist, 61-year-old Chong Vang, had a parole hearing yesterday and citing the efforts of Deputy DA Caitlin Smith before the parole board, he was denied.After pleading no contest to the repeated rape of a victim for five years, beginning when…
(Sutter County Office of Emergency Management release) – In response to the forecasted heatwave this week, Sutter County will be opening a cooling center on Wednesday (6/5) and Thursday (6/6) from 2-8PM at the Sutter County Veteran’s Hall, located at 1425 Veterans Memorial Circle, in Yuba City. Spread the word!#heatwave #beprepared #BottledWater #snacks
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – PG&E will be conducting low-flying helicopter practice flights over the Yuba County foothills communities of Dobbins & Oregon House today, as well as along Marysville Road at Bullards Bar reservoir. They will be flying at “roughly 250 feet” according to a press release, in preparation for possible PSPS events and to “reduce…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Yuba Water Agency Board of Directors yesterday approved doubling the funding for Bill Shaw Rescue Equipment and Training for first responder agencies in Yuba County, from $10,000 to $20,000 each year.The program launched seven years ago and has resulted in $408,000 total in grants awarded to Yuba County’s first responder agencies.A…
(Roseville, CA) — Mosquitoes carrying yellow fever have been detected in Roseville. The Aedes aegypti mosquitoes were recently found in the Foothills-Junction neighborhood near Central Roseville. The Placer Mosquito and Vector Control District confirms the mosquitoes were detected last Friday.It marks the first such detection of the summer season in Placer County. Officials are reminding…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) — Tuesday was officially the first triple-digit day of the year for many cities in Northern California. Sacramento reached a high of 100 degrees, Stockton 102 degrees, Fairfield 103 degrees and Marysville also 103 degrees. The average temperature for the first week of June is 86 degrees.The heat and wind gusts of up…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – A suspected DUI driver is believed to be responsible for a fatal collision in west Yuba City Sunday night. The accident also resulted in an additional eight injuries, including a 4-year-old girl in the suspected DUI driver’s vehicle.The Yuba City Police Department reports at around 8:45 Sunday night, 39-year-old Chloe Tokuno-Fraley, driving…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Yuba City Police Department reports a suspect in last month’s mass vehicle vandalism has been located and taken into custody, following an almost month-long investigation and search.Detectives had been trying to track down 23-year-old Pouriya Sahand since May 5th, when predawn that morning and late the night prior, he’d reportedly keyed…
(Oroville, CA) – The Butte County Sheriff’s office reports detectives are investigating at least one assault, and possibly two, in Oroville over the weekend, which has left one man in critical condition.Deputies were initially dispatched last Friday night at around 9:00 to a family disturbance in the 4600 block of Virginia Avenue. An injured man…
