(Butte County, CA) – A three month long investigation has led to the arrest of Sarah Louise Walls on suspicion of arson in Butte & Glenn Counties.The first case was reportedly a house fire January 8th, in Orland. Her boyfriend, 31-year-old Dillon Jones was taken into custody January 18th, charged with two counts of arson…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Yuba County Sheriff’s Department reports that its Marijuana Eradication Team seized eight firearms, including assault rifles & high capacity magazines, and “nearly 3,000 marijuana plants” in the 7500 block of Redhill Way in Browns Valley. 42-year-old Nicholas Bird was arrested. In addition to weapons and plants, psychedelic mushrooms were also located…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Sutter County Sheriff’s office issued a release yesterday informing that they “were advised of the passing of retired Sutter County Sheriff Roy Whiteaker.” He served as a sheriff for just shy of two decades, from 1971 to 1990.Sheriff Barnes said in the release: “Roy was a tremendous leader and he served…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The local chapter of the American Cultural Exchange is seeking host families in Yuba-Sutter for the 2024/2025 school year.The next group of foreign students will be arriving in August. If you’re interested, contact Lorraine Zucco at 530-813-1202, or email: zucco_lory@yahoo.com
(Davis, CA) — California Governor Gavin Newsom is reacting to a New York appellate court overturning former Hollywood Producer Harvey Weinstein’s conviction for sex crimes. Newsom, whose wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, is among the women in Los Angeles who testified that Weinstein sexually assaulted them, said he can’t speak to the legal specifics of the…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Yuba County Sheriff is issuing a copper wire theft warning “especially to those in agriculture” due to a recent surge in which thousands of dollars worth have been stolen throughout the county. The warning release notes it’s a nationwide problem due to ever higher prices being paid my metal recyclers &…
(Butte County, CA) – In Butte County Court yesterday, 35-year-old Jose Florendino Tellez Garcia of Gridley was sentenced to 16 years in state prison for his part in a crime spree last August and September. He was found guilty on 2 counts of grand theft, 3 counts of grand theft auto and identity theft.His spree…
(Marysville Kiwanis release) – We have our fingers crossed and are hoping the weather will cooperate for our Swing Fore Kids Golf Tournament this coming Friday, April 26th. NEW this year, Wheeler Auto Center generously donated a vehicle for a hole-in-one contest!There is still room for a couple more teams, if you or your business…
(Sacramento, CA) — In response to an Arizona law that bans almost all abortions, California’s legislature is pushing emergency legislation that would allow women from that state to come to California to get an abortion. Flanked by all of the members of the Legislative Women’s Caucus, California Governor Gavin Newsom says this law also protects…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – Both the Yuba-Sutter Narcotics & Gang Enforcement Task Force and Butte Interagency Narcotics Task Force are credited by Federal officials in helping break a major Mexican drug trafficking and money laundering operation. The operation ultimately led to the arrest of one of its leaders, 28-year-old Luis Lopez-Zamora of Tijuana, who was indicted…
