(Wheatland, CA) Yuba River Endowment once again delivers – literally – in the form of a $40,000 donation to the FFA program at Wheatland High School. The organization is a nonprofit, created locally by farmers in Yuba County to benefit local residents and groups.Around half of this donation will be used toward ‘out-of-pocket expenses for…
(Sacramento, CA) — Much of the Sacramento region is under a wind advisory through one o’clock this afternoon. It applies to the Central Sacramento Valley, the Southern Sacramento Valley, and the Northeast Foothills.Sustained winds should be in the 20 to 30-mile-per-hour range, with gusts as strong as 50-miles-per-hour expected. The mountains could see gusts topping…
(Lincoln, CA) – A Yuba City woman was pulled over by Lincoln Police on HWY 65 at around 2:30 Sunday morning for expired registration. When the officer saw “narcotics in plain view,” Christine Collins was arrested. She was booked into the South Placer County Jail for possession of a narcotic with intent to sell.A search…
(MPD press release) – On January 28, the Marysville Police Department will conduct a driving under the influence (DUI) Checkpoint from 6 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. at an undisclosed location.DUI checkpoint locations are determined based on data showing incidents of impaired driving-related crashes. The primary purpose of DUI checkpoints are to promote public safety by…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – Saying it will “make a huge difference in the lives of families, seniors, children, man and women in need,” Yuba-Sutter Foodbank Chairperson Jackie Sillman tells The Appeal-Democrat that they have been awarded a $40,000 grant from the Sandberg Goldberg Charitable Support Fund, adding “it will help our organization continue to provide meals…
Colusa County, CA) – The Federal Emergency Management Agency has issued updated flood maps for Colusa County, revising the risks & hazards from the Sacramento River, Salt Creek at Williams, Stone Corral Creek near Maxwell and Elk Creek, where it impacts Colusa County along two separate stretches.FEMA is now seeking public input through April 16th…
(San Francisco, CA) — Video of the California attack on former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband is being released today. The 82-year-old isn’t sure yet if she’ll see it.Paul Pelosi was asleep when police say a man broke into their San Francisco home in October and beat him with a hammer. He’s been making progress…
(Sacramento, CA) — Disability and civil rights groups are asking the Supreme Court to block a plan to put homeless people who are mentally ill into court ordered mental health treatment. Disability Rights California and several other groups filed the lawsuit yesterday.The groups say the CARE Act violates the due process rights of people with…
(Sacramento, CA) — Democratic lawmakers are introducing a bill that will make gun owners purchase liability insurance. Senate Bill 8 will require gun owners to buy the insurance just in case they use the gun in a negligent way or on accident. It’s one of several gun control measures that’s being considered this legislative session.This…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Sutter County Sheriff’s Boat Patrol was called yesterday to the Sacramento River near Grimes to rescue a stranded California Department of Fish and Wildlife research boat. It had become caught up in log piles at the Tisdale Weir.A press release from the Sutter County Sheriff’s office notes that the researchers were…
