Local Law Enforcement Cracks Down on Street Racing
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Local Law Enforcement Cracks Down on Street Racing

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – In a cooperative effort last Saturday involving the Yuba City & Marysville Police Departments, Sutter & Yuba County Sheriff’s Departments and CHP Yuba-Sutter, a street racing and sideshow focused enforcement effort resulted in 61 citations issued, 6 vehicles referred for exhaust and/or emissions violations, 3 towed vehicles and 2 DUI arrests.A YCPD…

Parole Denied for Man Who Murdered Yuba County Sheriff’s Deputy
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Parole Denied for Man Who Murdered Yuba County Sheriff’s Deputy

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – At a parole hearing Tuesday, the Yuba County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer reports that the man who killed Deputy Brian Meilbeck has been denied parole. Deputy Meilbeck had only been on the job for two months, 25 years ago, when Phillip Peterson – who had already shot his brother in the…

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HWY 70 Through Feather River Canyon to Partially Reopen Today

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – Caltrans reports that Highway 70 from Jarbo Gap to the Greenville Wye will be reopened to through traffic three times a day, beginning today.Commuters will be escorted through the closure area, but you’re asked not to line up any earlier than 15 minutes before hand to insure the roadway isn’t blocked for…

Identity of Woman Found Dead on Simpson Lane Released
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Identity of Woman Found Dead on Simpson Lane Released

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Yuba County Sheriff’s Department has released the identity of the woman found dead on the side of Simpson Lane last Thursday as 27-year-old Amery Sweany of Chico.Deputies responded after dispatch received a 911 call just after 2:30 last Thursday afternoon. The subsequent investigation determined Sweany “was fairly new to the Yuba-Sutter…

First Graduates of Yuba City’s Early College Program to Walk on May 8th
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First Graduates of Yuba City’s Early College Program to Walk on May 8th

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The first graduates of the Yuba City School District’s Early College Program partnership with Yuba College are ready to walk and receive their sashes next Monday, May 8th. The partnership was launched 4 years ago, when incoming freshmen at Yuba City & River Valley High Schools were offered the opportunity to take…

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One Child And Adult Dead After Truck Crash And Fire

(Nevada County, CA) — A child is in the hospital with injuries and another child and adult are dead after a truck they were in overturned and caught fire. California Highway Patrol officials say the pickup truck overturned on Highway 49 in Nevada County.Authorities say they found the truck already overturned and on fire on…