(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – A travel advisory for the Yuba County foothills: The Spring Valley Bridge replacement, 1000 feet from Marysville Road, begins today.Work will take place from 7:00 am until 4:30 pm Mondays through Fridays. Although the road will remain open, expect delays.The work is expected to be completed by this winter.
(Smartsville, CA) — A grass fire burning in Yuba County is almost fully contained. The Peoria Fire, which threatened two homes west of Smartsville, was 97-percent contained on Sunday afternoon.An evacuation warning that was issued at the fire’s peak has since been lifted. Fire officials haven’t determined the cause.
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) — The heat is finally about to be on in the Yuba-Sutter, Sacramento region. Temperatures are expected to peak Friday through Sunday, with a possibility of 100 degrees downtown. The forecast high for Yuba-Sutter Thursday is 104.Sacramento hasn’t hit 100 degrees since September 9th of last year. In a normal year, June 4th…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – In Sutter County Court, the prosecution of cold case murder suspect Francisco Arellano is moving forward, after it was determined during a preliminary hearing that there is enough evidence to go to trial.Arellano is charged with the premeditated 1st degree murder of Blanca Duenas-Arellano on July 26th, 1999. The 32-year-old was found…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Marysville City Council has approved a 3 year, $73,000 Bryant Field lease agreement with Highlands Community charter school, which has already spent an estimated $300,000 in upgrades. That includes rebuilding the infield, painting, electrical and fence repairs. Going forward, Highlands, an adult charter school with over 13,000 students in 30 California…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The concert venue at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino recently celebrated one year of bringing top name acts to the Yuba-Sutter / Sacramento area, and according to local officials, there is much to celebrate. Since its opening in May of 2022, officials tell The Appeal-Democrat it has attracted over 126,000 people…
(Sacramento, CA) — A Sacramento city audit shows video of a Black ten-year-old girl temporarily being handcuffed by police. Sacramento’s Office of Public Safety and Accountability released an audit this week about complaints against officers who made improper searches.The office says there needs to be a policy about handcuffing minors, since such a policy doesn’t…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Yuba City Police Department reports officers were dispatched to reports of a shooting at around 8:00 Monday night, near the 99 Cents Only store on Colusa Avenue. There, they found a man who had sustained what’s described a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.A commander tells The Appeal-Democrat the investigation indicates the shooting was…
(Wheatland, CA) – The Wheatland Police Department reports the arrest of 47-year-old Antonio Vargas for making criminal threats against his girlfriend.A search warrant served at Vargas’s residence resulted in the seizure of a handgun, shotgun and ammunition.
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Yuba County Sheriff’s office reports a massive marijuana bust in Loma Rica, where the Marysville Eradication Team Yuba County served a search warrant on Pineview Lane. There they located an indoor /outdoor cultivation operation totaling 28,253 plants.Additionally, as is almost always the case, there was significant environmental damage resulting from the…
