(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – DWR yesterday increased releases out of Lake Oroville to create flood storage space, with significant rainfall forecast through early next week. They began releasing 17 cfs (cubic feet per second) as of last evening. As a result, our local rivers are rising but will still remain well below monitor stage, let alone…
(Butte County, CA) – In Butte County Court, 48-year-old Dustin Kimball of Magalia has been sentenced to 15 to life in state prison for the murder of 41-year-old Jennifer Coleen Moore of Orland.Moore had been reported missing since June of 2017. Her remains were found in a remote area outside of Forest Ranch off HWY…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) — Northern Californians are bracing for back-to-back downpours. An atmospheric river is forecast to bring periods of moderate to heavy rain, gusty winds and heavy snow across the Sacramento Valley, including the Yuba-Sutter area and the Sierra through the weekend. Rain will start falling in Sacramento beginning today.The storm is also expected to…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Sutter County Sheriff’s office is passing along another scam warning: This time, in the form of letters being sent notifying recipients that a jury summons has been missed, although it appears designed simply to frighten and does not ask for personal financial information. It just asks that you contact the jury…
(NorCal, CA) – The 2nd Sierra snowpack survey of the season taken yesterday shows some improvement over the first, but still well below the January 30th average of 52%. However, that’s a vast improvement since the New Year’s Day survey of 25%.There is also significant moisture forecast over the next several days, including 5 feet…
(Chico, CA) – A Chico woman has settled her lawsuit against the City of Oroville for $3-million. 54-year-old Dana Marie James filed a federal lawsuit after she was arrested by Oroville Police in September of 2022 – for reasons never made clear – and was then driven to a county dump at midnight, where she…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) — The first of two major storms hitting Northern California in the coming days is expected to arrive today. An atmospheric river is forecast to bring periods of moderate to heavy rain, gusty winds, and heavy snow in the Sierra.Rain is expected to start falling in Yuba-Sutter this afternoon and continue into early…
(Sacramento, CA) — A student is behind bars on suspicion of shooting another student in the parking lot of Grant Union High School. Police say a 14-year-old boy shot a 17-year-old boy on Tuesday morning. The suspected shooter was detained down the street from the school. The victim was hospitalized after being shot in the…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) — Yesterday, Yuba County Judge Julia Scrogin sentenced Michael Allen Pete Huffsmith, Jr., to serve six years in state prison for criminal threats and vandalism.According to the Yuba County District Attorney’s office, the charges stemmed from a dispute between neighbors over an easement between Lemon and H Streets in Marysville. Huffsmith was behaving…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) — According to the Sutter-Yuba Mosquito and Vector Control District, you’re not crazy, mosquitoes are back.Mosquitoes that are active on warm winter days have awakened to obtain a bloodmeal and they can become quite annoying. This species of mosquito does not transmit West Nile Virus, however, they say effectively controlling mosquitoes this time…
