A 27-year-old woman was rescued from the South Yuba River on Tuesday, after first responders spent 90 minutes looking for her, according to the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office. The woman was visiting the river for the first time with four friends, and was swimming in the water before being “swept away” near Hoyt Crossing, officials […]
(FOX40.COM) — The Raising Cane’s restaurant is adding Yuba City to its list of over 500 restaurants located throughout the United States. Raising Cane’s was established in 1996 by a 24-year-old entrepreneur who was told by a college professor that his business plan to open a restaurant that only serves chicken fingers wouldn’t work, according […]
May 8—Members of the North State Building Industry Association reported 29 new home sales in Yuba County for the month of April, with Plumas Lake leading the way, according to a new report. The community of Plumas Lake led all reported sales in Yuba County with 32 total. However, the actual number reported for the […]
May 8—The Yuba City City Council unanimously approved an overlay agreement with Sutter County on Tuesday to perform road improvements on roadways shared between both jurisdictions. In 2023, the Sutter County Engineering Division approached Yuba City regarding a county paving project that would install overlays on roads that share jurisdictional boundaries. City and county staff […]
(FOX40.COM) — The Yuba County Sheriff’s Department said it arrested a man on Thursday afternoon after he shot and killed someone before leading deputies on a high-speed pursuit. According to deputies, 45-year-old Sunny Bavra was booked into a Yuba County jail for homicide, felony evading, and various weapon offenses. Yuba County drug bust yields massive […]
Apr. 29—The California Highway Patrol said a 44-year-old Olivehurst man died after his vehicle left the roadway and crashed into a canal along State Route 70 on Sunday night in Yuba County. According to officials, a call was received at about 11:48 p.m. regarding a solo vehicle crash on southbound SR-70, south of Feather River […]
Apr. 11—The Yuba County Sheriff’s Department said Thursday that 39-year-old Ricky Lasher was taken into custody for his alleged involvement in the 2023 death of 27-year-old Amery Sweany. Sweany, who was from Chico, was found dead on April 27, 2023, in an orchard near the 1700 block of Simpson Lane after a call was received […]
Apr. 2—The Yuba Water Agency Board of Directors unanimously approved to submit a water-right change petition to the State Water Resources Control Board on Tuesday in order to extend water transfer agreements under the Lower Yuba River Accord for an additional 25 years. First established in 2008 after decades of legal battles, the Yuba River […]
Mar. 29—The Yuba County Office of Education hosted the 2024 spelling bee at the Yuba County Government Center on Thursday, giving students in grades 4-8 a chance to represent Yuba County in the California State Spelling Bee in April. Competing students were previously named spelling champions at their schools and districts before moving to the […]
Mar. 25—Two Yuba City men were apprehended after what the Sutter County Sheriff’s Office called a “street racing and sideshow” incident that took place on Sunday night in and around the city, officials said Monday. At about 10 p.m. on Sunday, the Yuba City Police Department was involved in a vehicle pursuit with a silver […]
A vehicle that reportedly blew through a stop sign at 100 mph late Sunday in Yuba City crashed into a curb shortly after, hitting a nearby utility pole and a bus stop before the car’s engine caught fire, law enforcement officials said. Authorities pulled the 24-year-old driver and the 29-year-old passenger, both Yuba City men, […]
Mar. 14—Three people were arrested last week after a significant amount of guns, drugs, ammo and money were allegedly seized following a Yuba Sutter Narcotic and Gang Enforcement Task Force (NET-5) search of a residence in Yuba City, officials said Wednesday. With assistance from the Yuba City Police Department and the Yuba County Sheriff’s Department, […]