(NorCal, CA) — The Ridge Fire burning along the Lake-Colusa border is 2,629 acres and 15% contained as of Sunday evening. The fire started on Saturday in the area of Walker Bridge Road and Highway 20.CAL FIRE said favorable weather conditions and a heavy resource order of dozers are helping crews make progress constructing control…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – Caltrans has officially announced that the full closure of E Street from 3rd to 6th through Marysville has been lifted, with southbound lanes once again open. However, according to a release from the city, there is no timetable for a full reopening of that three block stretch, and northbound traffic will have…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – In Yuba County Court yesterday, a jury found 37-year-old Justin Clayton of Meridian guilty of felony grand theft for stealing over $950 worth of copper wire, according to a release from the Yuba County DA’s office.Clayton and two other men were caught in March of last year inside the North Beale Mini…
(Butte County, CA) – In Butte County Court yesterday, former Gridley Middle School teacher Michelle Solis was sentenced to the maximum four years in state prison for having sex with a student. She will also have to register as a sex offender for ten years upon release. As well, the protective order for the victim…
(Marysville Peach Festival release) — Get ready peach lovers! While our entertainment line-up hasn’t changed, the location of one of our stages has!Imagine the Marysville Peach Festival has bookends, flanked on the north and south by stages. That is exactly what you can expect at the 24th Annual Marysville Peach Festival! You’ll find over 130…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – With fire departments from all over the Yuba-Sutter area engaged in fighting the Hotel Marysville fire on June 15th, there was also help from above: A drone. The Appeal-Democrat reports the “unsung hero” that night was a drone using a heat-sensitive thermal camera, which was able to spot potential “hot spots” and…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – PG&E reports they have begun the process of moving powerlines underground in Yuba County, beginning with “in and around Camptonville” according to a press release.They anticipate the 25 miles of “undergrounding” will be completed in two years and will “eliminate nearly all wildfire risk and improve electric service reliability.”
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Yuba Water Agency has approved its latest Bill Shaw Rescue Equipment & Training Program Grants, totaling $27,5000. $20,000 is granted to the Yuba County Sheriff’s Probation and D.A’s offices, to send staff to a 1st Responders Mental Health & Wellness Conference this November. As well, $7,500 is going to the Yuba-Sutter…
(Woodland, CA) — A man is arrested in connection with a 2020 murder in Woodland. 20-year-old Dennis Jaramillo was found in Colusa County on Tuesday, nearly four years after he reportedly fled to Mexico following the shooting on College Street that killed Isaac Morales.With FBI assistance, he was tracked back to the U.S. and booked…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) — Another heat wave will grip the Yuba-Sutter area this weekend. It starts today with a warming trend. By tomorrow, temperatures are expected to reach around 102 degrees, 100 on Saturday, and 101 on Sunday. It’ll be hot next week too, with temperatures possibly reaching 104 and 105 on Monday and Tuesday.The National…
