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2,000 Plants Seized, Arrest Made at Illegal Dobbins Marijuana Grow

(Dobbins, CA) – Another successful investigation by the Yuba County Marijuana Eradication Team. Search warrants were served last Thursday morning in Dobbins: One, in the 15000 block of Pecan Lane where six greenhouses held over 1,500 plants. The other in the 15000 block of Winther Way, where agents found 286 plants over 8 feet tall….

Browns Valley Man Pleads No Contest to Starting Scott Fire
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Browns Valley Man Pleads No Contest to Starting Scott Fire

(Browns Valley, CA) – 34-year-old Jim Fiske of Browns Valley has pled no contest to arson for setting fires in the area of Scott Grant Road on June 15th, resulting in the Scott Fire. That blaze grew to 115 acres before Cal Fire crews contained it. No structures were impacted and no one was injured.Fiske…

3.4 Earthquake Hits Near Truckee
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3.4 Earthquake Hits Near Truckee

(Truckee, CA) — There are no reports of injuries or damage after a preliminary magnitude 3.4 earthquake centered near Truckee. The earthquake hit at 9:20 Sunday night. It was centered nine miles southeast of Truckee and about 21 miles north-northwest of South Lake Tahoe.The U.S. Geological Survey says people reported feeling it in those two…

Search Continues For Deputy’s Killer
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Search Continues For Deputy’s Killer

(Palmdale, CA) — The search continues for suspects in the deadly ambush shooting of a L.A. County Sheriff’s deputy in Palmdale. A candlelight vigil was held Sunday night for Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer, who was found with gunshot wounds in his patrol vehicle last Saturday evening. He was pronounced dead at an area hospital.Sheriff’s officials say…

Yuba City Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Charges
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Yuba City Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Charges

(Sacramento, CA) – In Federal Court in Sacramento yesterday, 29-year-old Billy Glyn Sims Jr. of Yuba City pled guilty to federal charges of illegally selling guns and being a felon in possession of firearms.U.S. District Attorney Phillip Talbert issued a press release announcing the plea following an investigation that gathered evidence of sims Jr., between…

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Yuba City Police Announce Sunday DUI Checkpoint

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – Unlike previous Saturday night DUI checkpoints this month in Marysville and Yuba City, the Yuba City Police Department reports it will be conducting such this Sunday.Officers will be on the lookout for impaired drivers, at an undisclosed location, Sunday evening beginning at 7:00, and continuing until 1:00 early Monday morning. Impaired is…

Search Continues for Missing Colusa County Woman
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Search Continues for Missing Colusa County Woman

(Colusa County, CA) – The Colusa County Sheriff’s office has issued a missing person alert for 78-year-old Judith Ann Isola.Deputies were dispatched to Four Mile road just south of Maxwell-Colusa Road at around 10:00 yesterday morning, to help her husband and son look for her. They had not seen her for several hours.Judith Ann Isola…

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Enrollment Up for Yuba Community College District Following COVID Decrease

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – Enrollment is up for the Yuba Community College District, after a 19% drop due to the COVID pandemic in 2019/20.The Appeal-Democrat reports several ‘strategies’ have since been implemented creating an uptick, following a loss of around 300,000 students overall in California. Those include increased outreach, marketing and engagement, as well as expanded…