(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – With an Excessive Heat Warning remaining in effect at least until Friday, and highs above 100 thru the weekend, local cooling centers in both Yuba and Sutter Counties will be reopening today.The Sutter County Cooling Center is at a new location, the Tucker Room inside the Sutter County Veterans Hall, at 1425…
(Butte County, CA) – The Butte County Sheriff’s office has issued a reminder that the $50,000 reward leading to an arrest and conviction in the murder of 20-year-old Tyler Dickson of San Pablo. He was killed at the Bidwell Canyon Campground, just over three years ago, on July 3rd, 2021.Dickson was shot while sleeping in…
(Winters, CA) — CAL-OSHA is investigating the firing of six farm workers in Yolo County. The farmworkers were fired in June, after leaving tomato fields in Winters on a 105-degree day.The group filed a complaint against Ruiz Farm Labor and has the support of the United Farmworkers Union. The union says the workers were starting…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Sutter County Sheriff’s Boat Patrol was in the right place at the right time Sunday. According to a release: Just below the 5th Street Bridge in the area of Feather River Parkway.There, officers saw a group of people on the beach motioning for help, then, “noticed a subject thrashing in the…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – Yuba City officials have announced the winner of the Welcome Sign Competition, congratulating Raveena Sroya, in a press release saying her work “reflects the spirit, history, and aspirations of our community.”The new ‘Welcome to Yuba City’ signs will be going up where the previous signs were, at the southern city limits on…
(Butte County, CA) – Cal Fire/Butte County’s Law Enforcement Division reports the arrest of 30-year-old Qadry Robinson on suspicion of arson in connection with the Lumpkin Fire on the evening of July 4th in Feather Falls.With the assistance of a night-operating helicopter, crews contained the fire to 7.5 acres.Qadry was found on the property, questioned…
(Placer County, CA) — The Royal Fire has now burned 201 acres of land in the Tahoe National Forest, with no containment. The fire started late Sunday afternoon and is believed to be the result of an escaped campfire later found by hikers.An evacuation warning remains in place for five homes on Soda Springs Road…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Yuba County Sheriff’s office reports 27-year-old Mike Collier of Linda has been arrested for murder.Collier was brought in for questioning Saturday, after deputies responded just after midnight to a physical disturbance call at 1129 North Beale Road. There, officers encountered a stabbing victim. Lifesaving measures were unsuccessful.A release from the YCSO…
(Nevada County, CA) – The Nevada County Coroner’s office has released the identity of 1 of 3 drowning victims as 26-year-old Enrique Nieto-Hernandez of Yuba City. The drownings occurred in the Yuba River in Nevada County on Independence Day afternoon, and Nieto-Hernandez drowned at Bridgeport.Another Nevada County drowning victim on July 4th was a 29-year-old…
(Oroville, CA) – Cal Fire/Butte County has released the damage assessment from the Thompson Fire, reporting 13 single-family residences destroyed and 5 damaged. As well, 13 other structures were destroyed and 3 damaged.Crews continue to strengthen containment lines while searching for hot spots and smoke.The Thompson Fire is reported 94% contained this morning at 3,789…
