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Yuba City Council Approves Marketing Contract for Tax Increase Ballot Measure

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – At their meeting Tuesday night, the Yuba City Council unanimously approved a contract with Smart Marketing, not to exceed $175,000, “to craft and sell” as Robert Summa of The appeal-Democrat puts it, a proposed sales tax increase for the November 2024 ballot.The exact amount of the increase has not been decided.

Republican Activist Pleads Guilty For U.S. Capitol Riot Involvement
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Republican Activist Pleads Guilty For U.S. Capitol Riot Involvement

(Sacramento, CA) — Former Sacramento area Republican activist Jorge Riley pleaded guilty for one felony charge for his role in the January 6th riots at the U.S. Capitol. He pleaded guilty on Tuesday.Riley was arrested for breaking into the Capitol and storming into the room where lawmakers were confirming the 2020 election results. He made…

Marysville Man Sentenced in Death of Unborn Child
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Marysville Man Sentenced in Death of Unborn Child

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – In Yuba County Court, 46-year-old Anthony Smith of Marysville has been sentenced to 14 years in prison, for gross vehicular manslaughter in a collision that resulted in the death of an unborn child and serious injuries to the child’s mother, Robbi Megazzi.The Yuba County DA says in a press release Smith was…

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DWR to Increase Outflow at Bullards Bar and Lake Oroville Ahead of Inclement Weather

(DWR release) — Since Dec. 1 Lake Oroville’s storage has increased approximately 178 feet and gained 1.66 million acre-feet of water. While the Department of Water Resources (DWR) continues to monitor lake levels, DWR is also very closely monitoring weather forecasts and mountain snow levels.With ongoing wet weather and in anticipation of increased runoff inflows…

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CA Braces For Atmospheric River Storm To Hit Tomorrow

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) — Another dangerous storm is just hours from slamming into the state. Forecasters say an atmospheric river is now on track to hit Northern and Central California tomorrow and continue through the weekend. That means heavy rain, flooding, powerful winds, snow, even mudslides. Some people in Fresno County have already been told they…

Arrest Made in 23 Year Old Yuba City Murder
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Arrest Made in 23 Year Old Yuba City Murder

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – A suspect in an almost 24-year-old Yuba City murder is “finally in custody” according to a YCPD press release.Officers initially responded to an apartment complex on Queens Avenue in reference to a homicide on July 26th, 1999. Investigators learned Francisco Arellano had killed his wife, then took their 6-year-old daughter and 2-year-old…

Man Convicted of Yuba City Rape, Suspect in Butte County Murder, Arrested in Bay Area Murder
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Man Convicted of Yuba City Rape, Suspect in Butte County Murder, Arrested in Bay Area Murder

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – A man convicted of raping a 15-year-old girl in Yuba County 23 years ago in 2000, and suspected in the disappearance and murder of Brenda Tucker of Thermolito 29 years ago, has been arrested – in prison – in connection with the previously unsolved murder of 21-year-old Holly Ann Campiglia in Dixon,…