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Car Insurance Hike for Many Californians

(Undated) — Some California drivers will be getting a nasty surprise when they open their car insurance bills. Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has approved large rate hikes, ending a long COVID break, when people were driving less. But now, insurance companies are complaining they’re losing money in the state, so higher rates are showing up…

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Sutter County Mother & Infant Son Killed in DUI Double-Fatal

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – CHP Yuba-Sutter is investigating a double-fatal suspected DUI collision Monday night at around 10:15. The accident occurred at HWY 20 just east of Acacia Avenue as witnesses told officers 43-year-old Francisco Jauregui of Yuba City crossed the double yellow lines, colliding head on with a vehicle driven by 25-year-old Maria Flores Soto…

Yuba-Sutter Chamber Announces New Executive Director
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Yuba-Sutter Chamber Announces New Executive Director

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Yuba-Sutter Chamber of Commerce has announced their choice for new Executive Director to takeover for Marni Sanders who, after six years, has accepted the leadership role for Blue Zones Project Yuba-Sutter: Kristen Perry, who for the last year, has been the Chamber’s Membership and Marketing Coordinator.Perry has focused her career on…

Multiple Vehicle Collision – Including Big Rigs – Snarls Traffic in Gridley
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Multiple Vehicle Collision – Including Big Rigs – Snarls Traffic in Gridley

(Gridley, CA) – Follow up on the multiple vehicle collision KUBA reported on yesterday morning in Gridley.The northbound lanes on HWY 99 were shut down for cleanup and investigation from around 6:30 until 8:00, near the Dollar General, after the four vehicle collision involving two big-rigs, a pickup and a sedan.No injuries were reported and…

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Fewer Babies Born in Sacramento Region

(Sacramento, CA) — The pandemic accelerated a decline in births in the Sacramento region. New state figures show the downward trend continues, dropping about four-percent last year, according to the Department of Public Health. That’s about a thousand fewer babies in 2022.Falling birth rates can lead to school closures and, in the long-term, labor shortages….

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Murder Suspect Pleads Not Guilty

Juan Rodriguez-Gil who was arrested for suspected murder andassault, pleads not guilty.Rodriguez-Gil was arrested in November in connection toa July Palermo murder and injury after trying to reenter California fromMexico. Prosecutors say several shots were fired during a marijuanasale.One person was wounded and taken to the hospital where he later died. A second person was…

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Yuba Sutter Transit Workshop

Officials with Yuba-Sutter Transit say there will be avirtual public workshop Thursday to discuss possible passenger railservice that could include areas such as Marysville and Plumas Lake.Officials received a “Caltrans Strategic Partnership Transit grant tostudy what is needed to bring passenger rail service” from the Natomasarea in Sacramento to Butte County.