Scam Alert from the Sutter County Sheriff’s Department
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Scam Alert from the Sutter County Sheriff’s Department

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Sutter County Sheriff is issuing a scam alert involving criminals identifying themselves as members of the sheriff’s office. They are claiming the victims owe money for certain services, or, seeking a donation to support the sheriff’s office, with the investigation of well known criminals.The calls reported have been from caller-ID number…

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Yuba-Sutter Food Bank ‘3rd Monday’ Giveaway Rescheduled Due to President’s Day

(Y-S Food Bank press release) – The Yuba-Sutter Food Bank is working hard to provide food to the communities we serve, in the best possible time and locations. Yuba City USDA food distribution is typically the 3rd Monday of each month. The food bank will be closed on 2/20 due to President’s Day, so we…

Tesla Driver Accused Of Driving Family Off Cliff Enters Plea
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Tesla Driver Accused Of Driving Family Off Cliff Enters Plea

(Redwood City, CA) — The man accused of driving his family off a cliff in San Mateo County has pleaded not guilty. Forty-one-year-old Dharmesh Patel of Pasadena entered his plea in court yesterday. He is charged with three counts of attempted murder and domestic violence.Patel allegedly intentionally drove a Tesla with his wife, seven-year-old daughter…

Remembrance Event This Evening for Frankie Rosiles
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Remembrance Event This Evening for Frankie Rosiles

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – A remembrance event is scheduled for this evening in honor of Frankie Rosiles, the 10-year-old Olivehurst boy shot and killed in a family dispute last weekend. It begins at 6:00 at the Olivehurst / Linda Little league field.The event will include a candlelight vigil and balloon release.Lori Rosiles encourages everyone to “come…

Yuba City Police Update on Missing Woman
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Yuba City Police Update on Missing Woman

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Yuba City Police Department is providing an update, clarifications and corrections regarding 52-year-old Marian Wilkinson. She was reported missing by a family member last Wednesday, the 1st, at 5:10 pm.Officers responded to the 200 block of Fariman Street and were told she had not shown up for work for the previous…

Murder Charges Filed Against Olivehurst Man in Shooting Death of 10-Year-Old
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Murder Charges Filed Against Olivehurst Man in Shooting Death of 10-Year-Old

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Yuba County D.A. has formally filed murder charges against 31-year-old Juan Martin Ortiz in connection with the shooting death of 10-year-old Frankie Rosiles this past Sunday evening in Olivehurst during a family dispute.Ortiz was arraigned Tuesday and is being held with no bail. He is scheduled back in court Wednesday the…

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Fentanyl & Alcohol Suspected in Fatal HWY 70 Collision Yesterday

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – Follow up on the predawn fatal accident on HWY 70 near the Yuba / Butte County line KUBA reported on yesterday morning: CHP reports it was just after 1:00 when a 41-year-old Sacramento man driving a 2006 Toyota Tacoma south on 70 lost control near Sparrow Lane, hit a construction barrel, overturning…

COVID-19 Payments Available For Farmers
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COVID-19 Payments Available For Farmers

(Sacramento, CA) — Farmworkers can apply to receive six-hundred dollar debit cards. The COVID-19 relief payments come from the federal Farm and Food Workers Relief grant and are for farm laborers who worked from 2020 until today.Officials say the money will continue to be distributed until it runs out, which is estimated to be within…

One Person Dead After Two Accidents on Same Day at Same Yuba City Intersection
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One Person Dead After Two Accidents on Same Day at Same Yuba City Intersection

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – Two separate accidents with possible DUI drivers, both, at the same intersection – on the same day, Monday, one with a fatality.The Sutter County Sheriff’s office reports the two collisions occurred at the same corner of South Walton Avenue and Camino de Flores , near Andros Karparos Middle School.The first was early…