(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – As of 2:00 this morning, the Department of Water Resources reported Lake Oroville at 845 feet, 55 feet from the top, with releases at 16,057 cubic feet per second and inflow at 45,460 cfs.DWR’s forecasting the Feather River at Yuba City to rise to just over 52 feet by early tomorrow morning,…
(Oroville, CA) – For the second time in a month, the Community Action Agency North State Food Bank has become the victim of catalytic converter thieves at their Oroville facility. A total of seven have now been stolen from trucks and cars, according to Action News.The thieves also drilled holes in all the gas tanks…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) — Another atmospheric river-fueled storm is expected to pound the Sacramento region today, with the heaviest rain and snow falling this morning. Forecasters are calling for one to two inches of rain in the valleys, and three to five inches of rain in the foothills through this afternoon. The snow level should stay…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – An Olivehurst man was among 18 arrested in a recent regional, multi-jurisdictional sting operation involving federal, state and local law enforcement officials, posing as children 13 and younger online.36-year-old Adam Kuite of Olivehurst, a registered sex offender, faces charges including contacting a minor with the intent of committing a sex crime, arranging…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Sutter County Sheriff’s office reports deputies responded last Wednesday afternoon to calls of shots fires in the 3200 block of Pease Road in Yuba City. The suspect was identified as 36-year-old Bahadur Singh.Two victims told deputies Singh “confronted them and accused them of trespassing, displayed a handgun and shot two rounds…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – In Wheatland, an officer pulled over a vehicle yesterday for speeding and a mechanical violation, that resulted in the arrest of 21-year-old Manuel Maravilla of Olivehurst. Maravilla was charged with carrying a loaded forearm in public, concealed firearm in a vehicle and possession of a short-barreled shotgun.
(NorCal, CA) – The Department of Water Resources issued an update on releases from Lake Oroville for flood control protection, reporting that Saturday evening release totals from the spillway were slightly increased, from 8,000 cubic feet per second to 8,500.Combined with the maximum 6,500 cfs possible through the Hyatt Power Plant, that’ s a total…
(Sacramento, CA) — While one of the wettest winters on record in decades has created a share of problems across California, it has gone a long way toward erasing the drought. The statewide snowpack is at 212-percent of normal for this time of year, and at 202-percent of the April 1st average.Several parts of the…
(Kingvale, CA) — Some Sierra mountain passes are back open with the region getting a small break in between storms. The I-80 reopened on Sunday night, but vehicles heading eastbound need to have chains between Kingvale and Truckee.Four-wheel drive vehicles with snow tires don’t need chains to pass through.Traffic is also back flowing over Echo…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Department of Water Resources Deputy Director of the State Water Project announced yesterday that “in line with DWR’s 2018/19 flood control plan” that was outlined following the 2017 Oroville Dam Spillway collapse, they are now using the new spillway for just the second time since its completion, five years ago.Releases will…
