(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Sutter County DA has issued a press release reporting the sentencing of 29-year-old Marco Antonio Sandoval-Diaz, of Yuba City to 24 years in prison. This comes after he entered a no contest plea to two counts of the continuous sexual abuse of 2 children. Sandoval-Diaz was the victim’s step-father.The abuse occurred…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – In a Facebook post, the Yuba City Police Department reports that detectives and Sutter County Probation Department agents completed 48 compliance checks of registered sex offenders in Yuba City last Thursday, which resulted in 14 searches and 4 arrests for violations.No names are provided, nor are specifics of the violations, which can…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – Yuba City’s unemployment rate is rising. The March rate of 8.8% is up .3% from February and up almost 2 full percentage points -1.8 – from March of last year.The state rate was 4.8% last month, while the national rate was 3.6%.Sutter County’s March unemployment rate was 9.6%, Yuba County was at…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The U.S. Department of Justice has announced the arrest and charging of 20-year-old Sukhmanpreet Singh Jawanda of Yuba City, as part of the Project Safe Neighborhoods Program that, “brings together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce crime and gun violence” according to a DOJ statement.Charges against…
(San Francisco, CA) — The Sacramento Kings and Golden State Warriors are back to square one. They’re tied at two games apiece in a first round playoff series that’s been all about the home teams so far.The Warriors held on to win Sunday’s Game Four 126-125 after Harrison Barnes missed a buzzer-beating three-point attempt to…
(Sacramento, CA) — All 41 Bed Bath and Beyond locations in California are closing by June 30th. The company will begin closing all 360 of its stores nationwide after filing for bankruptcy on Sunday. The company is also shuttering its 120 Buy Buy Baby locations.The New Jersey-based retailer, founded in 1971, has been struggling financially…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – Yuba County officials issued a traffic release yesterday advising that “if you travel Highway 70 to the north of Marysville, heads-up,” saying that they just received word that Caltrans’ contractor “will resume major construction activity along a nine mile stretch, just north of Marysville to East Gridley Road.”Although The Appeal-Democrat is reporting…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Yuba City Council has approved a measure allowing the City Manager to continue to work with Habitat for Humanity / Yuba-Sutter, proceeding forward with the first phase of their proposed Merriment Village Apartments affordable housing project. It would be located in the 400 block of North Walton Avenue.Phase 1 is a…
(Oroville, CA) – In Federal Court in Sacramento yesterday, 37-year-old Joe Childers of Oroville was indicted by a grand jury on five counts, including conspiracy to distribute, and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and meth, specifically, throughout Yuba and Butte Counties.Childers was caught February 27th during a traffic stop in Oroville in possession of…
(Barry School 4-H page, posted by Jamie McLain- McBride) — This is your mini sneak peak guys!! WE ARE GOING TO RAFFLE OFF A YETI ice chest!! A BIG thank you to Grow West for the donation. These tickets will be $5.00.The raffle baskets are finally coming together plus some great add on stuff. All…
