(Yuba-Sutter, CA) — About 11:20 tomorrow morning, your phones, along with TV and radio will be interrupted by an emergency test alert from FEMA and the FCC. Officials say there is no cause for alarm.The purpose of the alert is to ensure those systems remain an effective means of warning the public. This nationwide test…
(Sacramento, CA) — A three-day strike involving about 40-percent of Kaiser Permanente employees in California and six other states could begin tomorrow morning. The affected healthcare workers have been without a contract since Saturday. Kaiser Permanente says it’s still negotiating with the leaders of several unions in hopes of reaching a tentative deal.So far, the…
(San Francisco, CA) — Venues are changing in regard to the funeral for the late U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein. Feinstein’s office now says her funeral will take place Thursday on the steps of San Francisco City Hall. Previously the funeral had been set to be held at the Herbst Theatre.Thursday’s services will begin at 1…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – With the arrival of October, you may have started seeing those ’10 for Alec Challenge’ signs popping up around Yuba-Sutter. It’s part of an annual event, honoring the life of 13-year-old Alec Flores, victim of a fatal hit-and-run in October, 2019. The ’10 for Alec Challenge’ takes place online, as it asks…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – Two prominent members of the Yuba-Sutter law enforcement community have begun sharing their thoughts, opinions and various other related topics on a monthly podcast, as Yuba County Sheriff Weddell Anderson teams up with Yuba County District Attorney Clint Curry for ‘Yuba Justice,’ now available on Spotify. The Appeal-Democrat reports the podcasts will…
(San Francisco, CA) — The public is being invited to pay their respects to the late U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein this week. Feinstein’s body will lie in state at San Francisco City Hall on Wednesday.The longtime California senator and San Francisco’s first female mayor died last week at the age of 90 following a series…
(Sacramento, CA) — Governor Gavin Newsom has appointed Laphonza Butler, a Democratic strategist, to fill the vacant U.S. Senate seat of the late Senator Dianne Feinstein.In choosing Butler, Newsom fulfilled his pledge to appoint a Black woman to the position. However, he had been facing pressure from some politicians and advocacy groups to select Representative…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – Officials with the Yuba County Sheriff’s Department identified 73-year-old Gail Anne Maciel of Wheatland as the woman who died in a head-on collision Tuesday morning on State Route 65 near Wheatland.According to the CHP Yuba-Sutter office, deputies were dispatched at about 6:09 a.m. Tuesday to an area of State Route 65 south…
(Bishop’s Pumpkin Farm release) – Question: what are we doing this weekend?Answer: going to the first ever National Pumpkin Weigh Off in Yuba County!Join us for this HUGE event! It’s the first ever pumpkin weigh off in Wheatland and along with growers from around the world, we’re featuring local youth growers in the community. Will…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – CHP Yuba-Sutter reports it will be conducting a DUI checkpoint Saturday night. Officers will not only be on the lookout for drunk drivers, but Drug Recondition Experts will also be on hand for ‘on the spot assessment of drivers suspected of drug use.’The DUI checkpoint will be at an undisclosed location in…
