Linda Grass Fire Contained Yesterday as Red Flag Warning Takes Effect Today
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Linda Grass Fire Contained Yesterday as Red Flag Warning Takes Effect Today

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Linda Fire Department responded to a grass fire yesterday, just before noon, near the abandoned lumber mill behind Walmart. It was held to only 15 acres with no structures impacted and no injuries reported.Meanwhile, Cal Fire has issued an advisory for our listening area and a Red Flag Warning is in…

YCPD, USPS Joint Investigation Results in Counterfeit Check Operation Arrests
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YCPD, USPS Joint Investigation Results in Counterfeit Check Operation Arrests

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – A joint investigation by the Yuba City Police Department, Yuba-Sutter’s Narcotics Gang Task Force NET-5 and the U.S. Postal Service, which began several months ago, has resulted with 44-year-old Justin Cannon being charged. A search warrant was served at his River Oaks Drive residence, where investigators uncovered what is described in a…

Identity of Marysville Bicyclist Killed in Vehicle Collision Released
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Identity of Marysville Bicyclist Killed in Vehicle Collision Released

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Yuba County Coroner has released the identity of the Marysville bicyclist killed in a vehicle collision last Friday. 65-year-old Branden Myers was hit just before noon at 10th and G Streets. A Marysville Police department spokesperson tells The Appeal-Democrat “no one is being charged.”The coroner also released the identity of a…

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Two Separate Fatal Yuba-Sutter Accidents Under Investigation

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – CHP Yuba-Sutter is investigating two separate fatal solo vehicle accidents over this past weekend.Late yesterday morning, officers responded to reports of a pickup overturned in a canal, approximately half filled with water, on a private dirt road near 5780 Vernon Road in Nicolaus. The lone occupant of the truck, 38-year-old Armando Sanchez…

Yuba City Teen Arrested for Alleged $3500 Fragrance Theft in San Mateo
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Yuba City Teen Arrested for Alleged $3500 Fragrance Theft in San Mateo

(San Mateo, CA) – The San Mateo Police department reports a 17-year-old Yuba City girl is among four arrested for the alleged theft of $3500 in fragrances from Sephora.Officers responded Sunday afternoon at 2:35 to a 911 call from the department store’s loss prevention officer, reporting that three of the teens grabbed multiple bottles of…

Escaped Nevada County Inmate Caught
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Escaped Nevada County Inmate Caught

(Nevada County, CA) – The California Department of Corrections reports that the teen inmate who walked away from the Washington Ridge Conservation Camp in Nevada County on the 18th, has now been caught.18-year-old Malachi Thomas was apprehended at around 10:45 Saturday morning in Fresno and taken to North Kern State Prison. The Appeal-Democrat reports he…

PG&E PSPS Warnings for Portions of KUBA Listening Area
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PG&E PSPS Warnings for Portions of KUBA Listening Area

(NorCal, CA) – PG&E has issued a Public Safety Power Shutoff warning for tomorrow, that includes portions of the KUBA listening area: Colusa & Glenn Counties, in addition to Shasta, Tehama, Lake, Napa & Yolo Counties.A Fire Weather Watch takes effect tonight for some areas, and remains in effect through tomorrow, bringing gusty, dry winds…

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Caltrans Installing Warning Lights at Highway 99 and Oswald Road

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) — Caltrans’ says…new warning lights will be installed ahead of the intersection of Highway 99 and Oswald Road in Sutter County to alert motorists of cross traffic.Northbound and southbound motorists approaching this intersection will see flashing amber beacons over the roadway and signage alerting drivers about vehicles turning onto Oswald and entering the…

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Mom Who Faked Kidnapping Released From Prison

(Redding, CA) — The Redding mom who created a national frenzy when she concocted a phony kidnapping is out of prison. Officials say Sherry Papini is no longer in a federal prison and will be officially released from custody in late October. Papini created national headlines when she vanished in Redding in 2016 and emerged…

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Marysville Bicyclist Killed in Collision

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – A Marysville bicyclist was killed in a collision with a vehicle late last Friday morning.Just before noon officers responded to the area of 10th & G Streets. The Appeal-Democrat reports Adam Barber, “with the Marysville Police Department” confirmed with them Saturday morning that the collision was a fatal.The name of the 65-year-old…