(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Yuba City Council has voted unanimously to grant Yuba City High School Administrator requests and follow Public Works recommendations to remove one of the two crosswalks adjacent to YCHS, at B and Cooper Streets.At issue is the east-side crosswalk.The Appeal-Democrat reports that a Public Works study confirmed that as one or…
(Oroville, CA) – The Department of Water Resources yesterday halted releases out of Lake Oroville via the spillway. In Yuba-Sutter, that means locally you’ll notice water levels in the Feather River beginning to drop. Releases through the Hyatt Powerplant are now back to the 4,000 cubic feet per second range, with the inflow this morning…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – A local star basketball player is included this year in the ‘Sports Illustrated’ annual poll of the best high school players in the nation: Faith Christian sophomore Lauren Harris.Harris is one of only 20 chosen by S.I. nationwide for best small-school girls basketball player in the U.S. Lauren is averaging 30 points…
(Roseville, CA) — A woman is in custody following the death of her 9-year-old son in Roseville. Responding to a medical call on February 2nd, officers found the child unresponsive. Despite resuscitation attempts, he passed away on Monday.Thirty-seven-year-old Kimberly Blakley faces charges of child abuse and homicide, with a potential arraignment on Friday.Siblings are now…
(NorCal, CA) – Both Sutter and Butte Counties have issued local emergency proclamations in the aftermath of Sunday & Monday’s high wind event and rain.At it’s peak, the storm knocked out power to over 10,000 homes & businesses in Sutter County and over 16,000 in Butte County. The rain caused widespread damage and also resulted…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The local power outage situation is much improved this morning. The latest check of PG&E’s outage map indicates that in Yuba County, 801 customers remain without power.In Sutter County, that number is 379, 162 in Yuba City.Butte County reports 2,052 without power, while in Colusa County, that number is 136.
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – In their meeting yesterday, the Yuba Water Agency Board of Directors unanimously approved the purchase of three separate parcels of land, totaling 768 acres. The land is near the Colgate Powerhouse along the North Fork of the Yuba River, with a purchase price of $1.6-million.According to the General Manager of Yuba Water,…
(Fair Oaks, CA) — The wicked winter storm that passed through Northern California on Sunday has now claimed four lives. On Tuesday, a 63-year-old woman was found dead under a tree that had fallen in her backyard in Fair Oaks. Firefighters found the woman dead on Tuesday morning, but have not said when the tree…
(Sacramento, CA) — Some people are concerned about the sound of simulated gunfire from a Leonardo DiCaprio movie filming in Downtown Sacramento. The movie is being filmed about two blocks away from the Sacramento County Superior Courthouse.Judge Maryanne Gilliard says court employees were not told about the filming until late Monday night, after regular business…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – Power outages remain for thousands throughout the KUBA listening area, now going into a third day. At press time, an estimated 2,331 in Yuba County, 1,383 in Sutter County and around 11,000 in Butte County are without electricity.Sutter County officials have issued a notification that they have established an electronic device charging…
