(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Yuba Water Agency has issued a press release mourning the passing of long-time director Donn Wilson, at the age of 89. He was director for 13 years, from 1987 to 2000.Former Yuba Water Board Director Brent Hastey says in a statement, “Donn was exceptional both as a leader and as a…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – A community meeting is scheduled for tonight (Tuesday 2/28) at 6:00 to discuss Habitat for Humanity Yuba-Sutter’s proposed housing project in Yuba City.The 217 unit apartment complex is proposed for a currently vacant property on the east side of North Walton near Franklin. Nearby residents are urged to attend.The meeting begins at…
(NorCal, CA) — Highway 50 and Interstate 80 heading into the Sierra are closed due to whiteout conditions. Late Monday night, Caltrans told drivers on those roads to turn around, wait out the snowstorm overnight, and reassess the weather conditions in the morning.The Sierra remains under a blizzard warning until four o’clock Wednesday morning, with…
(NorCal, CA) — Thousands of Northern California residents remain without power following the recent winter storms.As of late Monday night, Nevada County had the most outages of any county with more than 84-hundred utility customers in the dark. Placer County has more than 36-hundred outages, El Dorado County has more than 16-hundred, and Butte County…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Yuba County DA has issued a press release informing that Jonathon Scott Franklin of Marysville has died in prison, “despite efforts to release him.” Franklin was convicted of attempted murder in 2009 after “Inquiring around Marysville about having his estranged wife killed.” Police learned of his plan and arranged for an…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Yuba City Police Department reports the arrest of a 17-year-old after a traffic stop for running a stop-sign at Railroad Avenue & Teesdale Road.The driver pulled over, but a 17-year-old male passenger immediately exited the vehicle and fled on foot into a house on Sherman Court. Shortly after, a family member…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – Yuba City Police report the recovery of a stolen vehicle and an arrest following a pursuit.The vehicle was stolen from the Red Robin parking lot and responding officers spotted the vehicle in the area at which time they gave chase, until the dead-end of Bridge Street, where both the driver and a…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – A community meeting is scheduled for tomorrow (Tuesday 2/28) at 6:00 to discuss Habitat for Humanity Yuba-Sutter’s proposed housing project in Yuba City.The 217 unit apartment complex is proposed for a currently vacant property on the east side of North Walton near Franklin. Nearby residents are urged to attend.The meeting begins at…
(NorCal, CA) — Several schools and school districts in the Sierra Foothills will be closed today in the aftermath of the recent powerful winter storms. Ten districts and two Individual schools are closed.The entire districts closed today include the Placerville Union School District, Pioneer Union School District, Black Oak Mine Unified School District, and Camino…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Yuba County DA has issued a press release reporting that 30-year-old Francisco Oliver of Plumas Lake has pled no contest to torture and sexual penetration causing great bodily injury. He will be facing 15-to-life when he returns to court for sentencing April 26th.Oliver was arrested last week when a deputy was…
