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(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – Both the Yuba-Sutter Narcotics & Gang Enforcement Task Force and Butte Interagency Narcotics Task Force are credited by Federal officials in helping break a major Mexican drug trafficking and money laundering operation. The operation ultimately led to the arrest of one of its leaders, 28-year-old Luis Lopez-Zamora of Tijuana, who was indicted…

(Butte County, CA) – In Butte County Court yesterday, former Gridley teacher, 46-year-old Michelle Solis entered a surprise plea of no contest, changing from her previous not guilty plea, to having sex with an 8th grade student.Yesterday’s appearance was to have been a preliminary hearing, but the D.A. tells Action News, that last year as…

(SCSO release) – In a concerted effort to promote road safety and combat distracted driving, the Sutter County Sheriff’s Office has recently concluded a successful enforcement operation resulting in a significant number of citations and arrests. The operation, targeting various traffic violations, notably uncovered instances of cellphone use while driving, driving without insurance, speeding, and…

(NorCal, CA) – DWR announced yesterday, yet another increase in water allocation to state contractors, another 10% to 40%.The latest allocation comes after DWR cited the April 1st end of water season snowpack survey at 113% in the Northern Sierra and 99% statewide, as well as Lake Oroville’s current storage at 94% capacity, just 13.5…

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Sutter County Sheriff’s office reports a child abuse arrest in Yuba City. 27-year-old Ricardo Valdez Gravett of the 700 block of Bridge Street was taken into custody just before 5:00 Saturday afternoon.Gravett is also facing charges of assault with a deadly weapon and battery with serious bodily injury.Meanwhile, SCSO also reports…

(Yuba County release) – Simpson Lane in Marysville is receiving some much-needed maintenance work (like joint seal repair, deck treatments, and more).This TLC requires night work that will start this coming Monday, April 22 and run around three weeks (putting us around mid-May). These work hours will result in a single-lane closure from 7 p.m….

(Oroville, CA) – The Butte County Sheriff’s office reports they’re looking for a suspected murderer in Oroville.Deputies responded late Saturday night to reports of a man shot in the 500 block of Lodgeview Drive. Life saving efforts were unsuccessful.Detectives found evidence linking 54-year-old Joe Perkins to the shooting. A vehicle he fled in afterwards was…

(Butte County, CA) – In Butte County Court, 39-year-old Travis McCarty was arraigned yesterday on charges of the attempted murder of a peace officer, assault with a semi-automatic forearm on peace officers and manufacturing, assembly & possessing a ghost gun.McCarty was arrested for allegedly violating a restraining order filed by his estranged wife, when she…

(Sacramento, CA) — Two-dozen alleged sexual predators have been arrested after a sting operation in Sacramento County. The suspects include a Sunday school teacher, a San Jose firefighter, and United States Postal Service worker.The arrests are a result of what the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office calls Operation Spring Cleaning, in which undercover detectives went on…

(Yuba County, CA) – The Sacramento County Sheriff is publicly thanking the Yuba County Sheriff’s office, “for all if their assistance” in tracking the suspect who reportedly shot an a CHP officer.According to a press release, the shooting occurred in South Sacramento last Wednesday, during which 41-year-old Manuel Martinez was tracked into Yuba County, then,…