Record Number of Bears Booted From Buildings in Tahoe Area
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Record Number of Bears Booted From Buildings in Tahoe Area

(Tahoe City, CA) — A record number of bears were evicted from buildings in the Tahoe area during the winter. The BEAR League says it helped remove more than 100 bears from homes, churches and other buildings. There were a few days when members of the organization dealt with up to eight bears per day.Many…

Grand Theft and Robbery Arrests in Yuba City
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Grand Theft and Robbery Arrests in Yuba City

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Sutter County Sheriff’s office reports the arrest of 25-year-old Dustin Canaday of the 7800 block of South Butte Road in Sutter at midnight Saturday, on suspicion of felony burglary & grand theft.Meanwhile, the Yuba City Police Department reports the arrest of 30-year-old Kuljot Singh of the 1400 block of Plumas Street,…

Yuba College Board Votes to Abolish Its Police Department
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Yuba College Board Votes to Abolish Its Police Department

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – At their meeting last week, the Yuba Community College District Board voted unanimously to abolish its police department, in favor of a private security company.This comes after an assessment by the Tactical Training Academy over a four day period last September found “serious security risks and gaps” and that “the current district…

Police Confirm Child Was Behind Wheel of Truck That Killed Young Girl
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Police Confirm Child Was Behind Wheel of Truck That Killed Young Girl

(Woodland, CA) — The Woodland Police Department now confirms a three-year-old child was behind the wheel of a truck that hit and killed a two-year-old girl at a gas station.The owner of the truck left the truck running and was inside the gas station at the time of the deadly incident on Saturday afternoon. The…

Historic Oak Trees Chopped Down Overnight
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Historic Oak Trees Chopped Down Overnight

(Freeport, CA) — Residents of the Sacramento Delta community of Freeport are demanding an explanation after nearly 20 historic oak trees were chopped down in the middle of the night. It happened late Sunday night and early Monday morning. The trees stood along Highway 160, which was once called Victory Highway.The trees were originally planted…

Yuba City Murder and Apparent Suicide Under Investigation
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Yuba City Murder and Apparent Suicide Under Investigation

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – A weekend shooting and murder is under investigation in Yuba City.A YCPD release reports officers were dispatched at around 2:00 in the morning Saturday to reports of shots fired on Northgate Drive & East Onstott Road. When officers arrived at that located, they located a dead woman and a man with multiple…

Parts of Franklin Road Closed for Culvert Repairs
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Parts of Franklin Road Closed for Culvert Repairs

(County of Sutter release) – The Sutter County Road Crew of Development Services was out on Franklin Road near Humphreys Road yesterday replacing a collapsed culvert. Franklin Road remains closed to through traffic between Humphreys and Clements Road until the road repairs are completed, the major portion of the job is completed.

Search Continues for Hit & Run Driver in Colusa Pedestrian Death
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Search Continues for Hit & Run Driver in Colusa Pedestrian Death

(Willows, CA) – CHP-Willows continues their search for a hit & run driver, suspected of hitting and killing a pedestrian on I-5, Sunday evening, March 10th.The deceased pedestrian has been identified as 69-year-old David Meyer.The collision reports notes it was cloudy and rainy and that “for unknown reasons, Meyer was laying on the freeway in…

Governor Newsom Delays State Of The State Address
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Governor Newsom Delays State Of The State Address

(Sacramento, CA) — California Governor Gavin Newsom is postponing his annual State of the State address. The fate of Proposition One, his key mental health initiative, is still undecided. The measure, which is aimed at addressing homelessness and mental health care with six-point-four billion dollars in funding, faces a close outcome following the March 5th…