(Sacramento, CA) — Ballots are still being counted in California, but voter turnout for this election is expected to be low. California’s secretary of state estimates that about 16-million people voted, which is a turnout rate of about 69-percent as of Wednesday. That’s a decline of around one-point-seven-million votes compared to 2020, even though there…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Marysville Police Department reports this past Saturday night, 5 officers conducted a total of 59 traffic stops resulting in 31 citations issued.The enhanced traffic enforcement was made possible with funding from the CHP DUI/Cannabis Tax Grant Program, awarded to the department to ensure road safety.Of the 31 citations, 16 were for…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – Marysville fire crews, with assistance from Linda & Yuba City Fire Departments, responded to a home fire at 630 D Street, just before 10:00 yesterday morning. The fire was contained to “the upstairs section of the house” according to The Appeal-Democrat, as four residents are now “rendered homeless.”The paper reports it is…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – Sutter County Sheriff’s Sgt. Carlos Mendoza reports that their office has been awarded a $97,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety to support their ongoing enforcement and education programs, designed to reduce the number of serious injuries & fatalities on our roads. That includes DUI checkpoints, high-visibility distracted driving enforcement…
(SCSO release) – Congratulations to Detective Harrison of the Sutter County Sheriff’s Office for being the first Champion of Children Award recipient! This award was presented by the Sutter County Multi-Disciplinary Team and Child Advocacy Center (CAC) for the month of November.A CAC is a child-centered setting that provides a coordinated investigation and access to…
(Sacramento, CA) — A strong atmospheric river has moved into Northern California, including the Yuba-Sutter area, and will continue through Saturday morning. There will be prolonged periods of rain, mountain snow, and gusty southerly winds.The National Weather Service in Sacramento says widespread major flooding is not expected because the ground is so dry and should…
(Sacramento, CA) — As the first major storm of the season approaches, PG&E is preparing for potential damage and power outages by opening its Emergency Operations Center in Vacaville. Heavy rain and strong winds are expected in areas like the Sacramento Valley, Sierra, and the Bay Area through Friday.To respond quickly, PG&E is using forecasts…
(Sacramento, CA) — It’s been more than two weeks since California began counting Election Day votes, and about 620-thousand ballots are still unprocessed. Some counties, like Lake and Mendocino, have large batches yet to report. In the Bay Area, Alameda County has improved and now counts just over 97-percent of its votes.Overall, all Bay Area…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – Follow up to the three vehicle collision involving a school bus on the surface streets of Yuba City we reported on yesterday morning.CHP reports officers responded just before 8:00 yesterday morning to a Yuba City school bus, “carrying approximately 10 special needs children” was unable to stop for northbound traffic on South…
(YCOES release) – Several storms are rolling through starting today, bringing with them heavy amounts of rain and high gusts of wind.Expect over an inch of rain over the next two days, and over 5 inches the rest of the week, so be on the lookout for some roadway flooding. Gusty winds could bring downed…
