(DOJ release) – Brent Hooton, 51, of Marysville, was sentenced Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd to 27 years in prison for sexual exploitation of a child and distribution of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.According to court documents, in May 2021 Hooton produced three images of a severely autistic child…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) — The former Mayor of Yuba City and Councilmember John Buckland has announced his candidacy for the District 5 seat on the Yuba City City Council.Buckland tells The Appeal-Democrat he will run on a “renewed commitment to ensure responsible fiscal management,” as controversy continues over Measure D, a 1% general sales tax which…
(Sacramento, CA) — Valley fever cases are increasing across California. Health officials are noticing more cases reported outside the typical affected areas which are the Central Valley and Central Coast.Experts say the uptick in Valley Fever can be blamed on construction and the drought because the illness is caused by a fungus. The good news…
(Sacramento, CA) — California is facing an issue with impaired driving, as recent data reveals.A study by LendingTree found that the ten worst places for drunk driving are in California and North Carolina. California has eight cities on the list including Sacramento at number two and Los Angeles which rounds out the top three.Raleigh, North…
(YCPD release) — Yuba City Police Department received several calls on Sunday August 25, 2024 at 10:00 A.M. regarding a man who had been shot in the 700 Block of Chestnut Avenue. When Yuba City officers arrived, they were notified a man suffering from a single non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the left leg had left…
(Butte County, CA) — According to family members, The body that was found in the Feather River on Sunday by a fisherman has been identified as 22-year-old Julio Gutierrez, who went missing back on Aug. 18, when his vehicle was found in the Thermalito afterbay.Deputies began their investigation into the disappearance of Gutierrez that day…
(Butte County, CA) — An Oroville man was charged today by the Butte County District Attorney’s Office for causing the Thompson Fire in Oroville.26 year old Spencer Grant Anderson, of Oroville, is accused of starting the Thompson Fire near the intersection of Cherokee and Thompson Flat Roads. Anderson is charged with arson of an inhabited…
(Sacramento, CA) — California is now the first state in the nation to own, operate and deploy a massive C-130 air tanker to fight wildfires. CalFire says the aircraft is now in service at McClellan Airtanker Base in Sacramento. It can carry four-thousand gallons of fire retardant, and can get to rugged areas where crews…
(Sacramento, CA) — Sacramento police officers and fire crews cleared out Camp Resolution on Monday morning after people living at the self-governing homeless encampment refused to leave and barricaded themselves. The eviction is due to a lease agreement with the city expiring on August 25th. Those in the encampment had to be out by the…
(SCSO media release) — The Sutter County Sheriff’s Office and agents from the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) cited two suspects on August 19, 2024, for furnishing alcoholic beverages to minors in Live Oak and Yuba City. One of the suspects who bought alcohol for the minor was also arrested on a $15,000 warrant….
