Dry Creek Joint Elementary School District Approves Transgender Notification Policy
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Dry Creek Joint Elementary School District Approves Transgender Notification Policy

(Roseville, CA) — Another school district in the Sacramento area has approved a controversial transgender notification policy. The Dry Creek Joint Elementary School District approved the policy on Thursday. Teachers and staff are now required to tell parents if their child asks to be called by a different name or gender than the one on…

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Automated Speeding Tickets Close To Reality in California

(Undated) — California residents could soon end up with speeding tickets without having ever talked to a cop. The state Legislature has passed a bill that authorizes the use of automated speed cameras to ticket California drivers.The bill now awaits Governor Newsom’s signature. If approved, pilot programs in larger cities like San Francisco, Oakland, San…

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16-Year-Old Killed in Solo Vehicle Crash Into Sutter County Canal

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – Follow-up to a traffic incident reported on 98.1 KUBA yesterday morning, which resulted in the closure of the west end of Bogue Road in Sutter County, where it becomes Clements Road: CHP Yuba-Sutter reports a 16-year-old Knight’s Landing girl was driving a 2014 Camero west on Bogue and was unable to safely…

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Wheatland Woman Arrested for Suspected DUI Death of Motorcyclist

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – A 24-year-old Wheatland woman has been arrested on suspicion of the DUI death of a motorcyclist Tuesday night. The Wheatland Police Chief tells The Appeal-Democrat that Clara Ann Delong was driving a ford pickup east on Spenceville Road just west of Jasper Lane, turning left into a driveway, directly in front of…

Marysville Charter Academy of the Arts Opens New $1.2 Million Dance Studio
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Marysville Charter Academy of the Arts Opens New $1.2 Million Dance Studio

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The long awaited opening of a new dance studio for the Marysville Charter Academy of the Arts opened its doors Tuesday, providing dance students their first permanent facility since 2017. It was at that time the Marysville auditorium was closed due to a failure to meet earthquake standards, according to The Appeal-Democrat….

Placer County Reports 2nd Human West Nile Case of Year
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Placer County Reports 2nd Human West Nile Case of Year

(Roseville, CA) — Placer County is reporting its second human case of West Nile virus of the year. Both cases were detected in the Roseville area. The Placer Mosquito and Vector Control District also says a mosquito sample collected near the Lincoln Airport tested positive for the Saint Louis Encephalitis virus. It’s the first known…

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Yuba City Man Wanted in Marysville Attempted Murder Arrested

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Marysville Police Department reports an attempted murder suspect has been arrested. Officers responded to a report of gunshots Labor Day evening at around 7:30, in the 700 block of 6th Street. A 40-year-old man had been shot and was critically wounded.34-year-old Homero Carrasco was identified as the suspect, and he had…

Active Shooter Drill Today at Sutter Union High School
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Active Shooter Drill Today at Sutter Union High School

(Adventist Health and Rideout release) – REMINDER: The Adventist Health and Rideout Trauma Department will facilitate an active shooter drill Sept. 13 at Sutter Union High School in Sutter. The drill will involve two classrooms, including 40 students and two teachers.Several local agencies will take part in the drill, including Sutter County Sheriff, Sutter County…

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DWR Grants Millions to Yuba and Sutter Counties

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Department of Water Resources has announced the recipients of their Sustainable Ground Water Management Grant Program, totaling $187-million, and awarded to 103 separate projects state-wide.That included $4.3-million to Yuba County for groundwater recharge efforts and $8-1/2-million to Sutter County for a pilot program to assist farmers with irrigation upgrades, improvements to…

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Identity of Suspected Drunk Driver Killled Saturday on HWY 99 Released

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Sutter County Coroner has released the identity of the suspected drunk driver killed in a collision early Saturday morning on HWY 99 in Nicolaus, as 61-year-old Arturo Hernandez of Springfield Missouri.Hernandez was merging onto northbound 99 and failed to negotiate a sharp right curve and swerved directly into the path of…