(Sacramento, CA) — Governor Gavin Newsom has appointed Laphonza Butler, a Democratic strategist, to fill the vacant U.S. Senate seat of the late Senator Dianne Feinstein.In choosing Butler, Newsom fulfilled his pledge to appoint a Black woman to the position. However, he had been facing pressure from some politicians and advocacy groups to select Representative…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – Officials with the Yuba County Sheriff’s Department identified 73-year-old Gail Anne Maciel of Wheatland as the woman who died in a head-on collision Tuesday morning on State Route 65 near Wheatland.According to the CHP Yuba-Sutter office, deputies were dispatched at about 6:09 a.m. Tuesday to an area of State Route 65 south…
(Bishop’s Pumpkin Farm release) – Question: what are we doing this weekend?Answer: going to the first ever National Pumpkin Weigh Off in Yuba County!Join us for this HUGE event! It’s the first ever pumpkin weigh off in Wheatland and along with growers from around the world, we’re featuring local youth growers in the community. Will…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – CHP Yuba-Sutter reports it will be conducting a DUI checkpoint Saturday night. Officers will not only be on the lookout for drunk drivers, but Drug Recondition Experts will also be on hand for ‘on the spot assessment of drivers suspected of drug use.’The DUI checkpoint will be at an undisclosed location in…
(Sacramento, CA) — California fast food workers will be paid at least $20 per hour next year under a new law signed Thursday by Gov. Gavin Newsom.When it takes effect on April 1, fast food workers in California will have among the highest minimum wages in the country. The state’s minimum wage for all other…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) — A major traffic incident we told you about yesterday morning resulted in the death of a Yuba City man.Officials with the Yuba City Police Department said that 45-year-old Ricardo Moreno was struck and killed on Stabler Lane near Poole. Investigators say Moreno was in the number 2 southbound lane at about 5:30…
(YCPD release) — Around August of 2022, the Yuba Sutter Narcotic and Gang Enforcement Task Force (NET-5), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and other law enforcement agencies started seizing brightly-colored fentanyl in multiple forms, including pills, powder, and blocks that resembles sidewalk chalk. The pills usually have “M’ stamped on one side and “30” stamped on…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) — The California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced yesterday that illegal cannabis operations were targeted recently in several Northern California counties, including Sutter County.Officials said wildlife officers with the CDFW’s Marijuana Enforcement Team spearheaded several enforcement investigations in late August and early September. Several illegal cannabis operations on rural private lands were…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) — Incumbent Supervisor Don Blaser now has an opponent in the Yuba County 2nd district election.According to The Appeal-Democrat, Renick House, an educator with the Yuba County Office of Education, announced Wednesday that he intends to run for the seat that Blaser has held since 2020. House said in a statement that Yuba…
(Sacramento, CA) — The Sacramento Zoo welcomes its first rhino. J. Gregory, a 28-year-old southern white rhino made the trip from the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.His transfer promotes genetic diversity in rhino conservation. He will educate visitors about rhino conservation and serve as an ambassador for the zoo’s expansion plans in Elk Grove, where…
