Yellow Fever Mosquito Confirmed in Butte & Glenn Counties After Being Detected in Olivehurst
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Yellow Fever Mosquito Confirmed in Butte & Glenn Counties After Being Detected in Olivehurst

(Butte / Glenn Counties, CA) – A week after its detection in Olivehurst, officials are confirming the presence of the invasive, non-native Aedes aegypti – or yellow fever mosquito – in both Butte and Glenn Counties.It’s the first ever detection in Glenn County, specifically Hamilton City. However, it’s the fourth consecutive year it has shown…

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Temperatures as High as 113 Degrees Expected This Weekend in Yuba-Sutter

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) — Forecasters are calling for a scorching weekend in Northern California. Parts of the Sacramento Valley and California Delta could reach temperatures as high as 113 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat watch for a large portion of Northern California between Friday morning and Monday night.Some of the most…

Murder Suspect Eric Abril Rearrested After Escape
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Murder Suspect Eric Abril Rearrested After Escape

(Rocklin, CA) — The murder suspect who escaped from a hospital in Roseville is back behind bars today. Thirty-five-year-old Eric Abril was rearrested after he was found hiding in a green belt in Rocklin early Monday afternoon. He was captured more than a day after leaving Sutter Roseville Medical Center.The Placer County Sheriff’s Office reports…

YCPD Rookie Officer’s “First Traffic Stop” Becomes Slow-Speed DUI Pursuit
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YCPD Rookie Officer’s “First Traffic Stop” Becomes Slow-Speed DUI Pursuit

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Yuba City Police Department reports the arrest of a 19-year-old on DUI & evading charges.His arrest comes after what is described as a slow-speed pursuit, just before 8:00 last Saturday night, when rookie Officer Baca observed the driver “swerving all over the roadway.” Suspecting DUI, the officer attempted a traffic stop…

Sutter County Double-Murder Case Update
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Sutter County Double-Murder Case Update

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Sutter County District Attorney is providing an update on the double-murder case of 50-year-old Fredil Flores of Dixon, in connection with the deaths of Derrick Engelman and Vicky Keovilayphone, both 40-years-old. Their bodies were found dead with multiple gunshot wounds, on Kempton Road near Brewer Road in rural Rio Oso, last…

Yuba City Woman Arrested in Double-Fatal Last Month on 99 in Live Oak
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Yuba City Woman Arrested in Double-Fatal Last Month on 99 in Live Oak

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Sutter County District Attorney’s office reports the arrest of 68-year-old Vicki Hedden of Yuba City, formerly of Oroville, in connection with the double-fatal DUI collision June 9th on HWY 99 just north of Paseo Avenue. That accident resulted in the deaths of 21-year-old Allyson Nevarro-Salazar and her 1-year-old daughter.Hedden was traveling…

Candle Vigil Tonight for Olivehurst Hit & Run Victim, Search for “White Chevy Malibu” Continues
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Candle Vigil Tonight for Olivehurst Hit & Run Victim, Search for “White Chevy Malibu” Continues

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – A beloved 78-year-old father and husband was the victim of a fatal hit & run in May, and the search for the responsible party continues. The victim’s daughter, Sherrie Mullinix tells The Appeal-Democrat the family is holding a candlelight vigil tonight, in hopes that “the person responsible..(would) turn themselves in…” .Lance Antrobus…

Riego Road Construction Begins Monday – Expect Delays
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Riego Road Construction Begins Monday – Expect Delays

(SCSO release) – Consolidated Communications will be performing work on Riego Road beginning Monday July 10, 2023 and is expected to last until Friday July 14, 2023. The work will be taking place between Pleasant Grove Road and Natomas Levee Road. Traffic control will be in place during the duration of the project so expect…