Yuba-Sutter News
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Tuesday, October 27
Appeal-Democrat5:01 PMMan sentenced to decades in prison for Marysville-area murder
A Yuba City man was sentenced to 24 years in state prison earlier this week for the death of a 27-year-old woman who investigators say he purposely drove over with his vehicle before leaving her body in an orchard on…
- Appeal-Democrat8:05 AMColusa and Yuba’s top prosecutors implore governor to not go through with blanket commutation of hundreds of death sentencesThe elected district attorneys of Colusa and Yuba counties are among scores of legal officials in the state urging Governor Newsom not to commute the death sentences of 560 inmates before leaving office in January.
- Appeal-Democrat8:01 AMSutter County, with its own history of deadly flooding, is making plans for El NiñoSutter County officials don’t anticipate a large calamitous event due to El Niño, but they have a number of safeguards in place either way.
Sunday, October 25
Appeal-Democrat12:28 PMLaw enforcement in Live Oak to be reduced by half starting December 1
For the Live Oak City Council, continuing to provide law enforcement services to residents has meant agreeing to reduce coverage by half in the coming months. The decision was made Wednesday night, finalizing a plan that will leave one Sutter…
Saturday, October 24
Appeal-Democrat2:54 PMArt and oyster glory are the timeless themes of an upcoming night of entertainment at the Sutter Theater
The globe-trotting writer and documentarian Anthony Bourdain once noted, “What is an oyster if not the perfect food? It requires no preparation or cooking … It provides its own sauce. It’s a living thing until seconds before disappearing down your…
Friday, October 23
Appeal-Democrat10:18 AMMass Casualty Incident training in Yuba City preps responders with major local events on the horizon
At Bi-County Ambulance’s Mass Casualty Incident training Wednesday there was a sense of immediacy, although the planned enactment was to prepare first responders for potential emergencies in the upcoming Sikh Parade.
Thursday, October 22
Appeal-Democrat2:39 PMYuba City man who murdered area farmer denied parole
A Yuba City man serving a life sentence in state prison was denied parole earlier this week, nearly two decades after being convicted of murdering the Yolo County farmer he worked for with a shotgun.
- Appeal-Democrat8:36 AMYuba County is prepping for all potential El Niño scenariosRapid weather shifts are nothing new to anyone who lives in Yuba County, but this year’s El Niño could bring real challenges.
- Appeal-Democrat8:31 AMBlueprint to revitalize Marysville’s Chinatown remains in developmentPublic officials and community leaders acknowledge that a plan to enhance Marysville’s Historic Chinatown is still years from completion, though expressed optimism about the project during the last city council meeting.
- Appeal-Democrat8:27 AMTehama County Planning suggests stricter rules for any proposed data centersThe Tehama County Planning Commission will be sending recommendations to its board of supervisors on changes to zoning laws that currently allow for data centers to be “built by right.”
Wednesday, October 21
Appeal-Democrat10:14 AMYuba-Sutter is going all out for Halloween this year: Here’s a round-up of its upcoming events
Fall is definitely here with its cool breezes and falling leaves that twirl in the wind and crunch beneath our feet. The nights are coming earlier and days getting shorter, signaling it’s time again for October’s spooky holiday.
Monday, October 19
Appeal-Democrat4:58 PM‘He loved everyone’: Wife of murdered Save Mart manager remembers her husband at community fundraiser for victims
A crowd of hundreds gathered on Sunday to raise money for the family of Douglas L. Eid, the respected assistant manager of Save Mart in Marysville who the Yuba County District Attorney’s Office says was killed in a violent scuffle…
Saturday, October 17
Appeal-Democrat10:39 AMEllis Lake reborn? Marysville icon gets a renovation, mayor hopes to see return of fresh water to park
Shovelfuls of dirt tossed in the air Friday were a signal that Marysville leaders hope to return historic Ellis Lake Park to its former glory.
- Appeal-Democrat10:32 AMLive Oak and Wheatland receive downtown revitalization playbooksOld abandoned buildings in the downtown areas of Live Oak and Wheatland may spring back to life again – and businesses could get a boost – thanks to revitalization plans that are getting help from Wells Fargo.
- Appeal-Democrat10:25 AMSutter Union High’s Ryan White the recipient of the 2026 Estelle Peirano scholarshipThis year’s prompt for the Estelle Peirano scholarship essay contest was to interview and write a profile of the author’s hero of Sutter County.
Friday, October 16
Appeal-Democrat10:38 AMDetails of Save Mart attack surface, customers remember victim as a ‘bright light’
Nearly a week after a transient with a knife allegedly killed an admired Save Mart employee and grievously wounded a customer, more details about the incident are coming to light as concerns continue to reverberate across Marysville.
Thursday, October 15
Appeal-Democrat4:21 PMFall Classics Concert opens Saturday night
Sergei Rachmaninoff’s “Piano Concert No. 3” will be the featured music at this year’s Fall Classics Concert presented by the Yuba Sutter Symphony under the direction of Maestro Corey Kersting. The guest pianist performing this spectacular piece is Jürgen Holleck.…
- Appeal-Democrat2:48 PMJustice for Christine: After two years, woman who caused a tragic death on Sutter County’s roads gets nearly 17 years in prisonThe grieving mother of Christine Myers finally got her day in court last week when a Yuba City woman who chose her own intoxication over everyone else's safety was officially sentenced to state prison.
- Appeal-Democrat8:45 AMPenn Valley firefighters, safety partners for the Yuba foothills, awarded grant for emergency equipmentChristmas could come early for firefighters in Penn Valley when a high-performance, life-saving tool arrives at the rural station’s doorstep later this year. Penn Valley Fire Protection District Battalion Chief Jon Pitts shared that the “jaws of life”—hydraulic or battery-powered…
Tuesday, October 13
Appeal-Democrat9:49 AMUPDATE: Suspect in Marysville Save Mart murder pleads not guilty hours after victim confirmed as store’s assistant manager
The man who allegedly stabbed-to-death the assistant manager of Save Mart in Marysville on Sunday pleaded not guilty to the crime in Yuba County court this afternoon. His legal appearance came just hours after authorities confirmed that the main victim…
Monday, October 12
Appeal-Democrat12:49 PMGroundhog's Day: Semi slams into train trestle scrambling traffic in north Marysville - again
For at least the second time in six weeks, traffic was tangled on the north end of Marysville when a big rig carrying a load of industrial-size plastic bins collided with the train trestle near the B-and-17th street intersection.
Saturday, October 10
Appeal-Democrat7:34 AMGone without a trace: The unsolved vanishing of Winifred Long in Yuba County still haunts those she left behind
South of Smartsville, there isn’t much to see: an expanse of hills and valleys covered in oak trees that block the remaining light when it’s three-quarters dark, along with narrow washboard roads that loosen the bolts in your car, some…
- Appeal-Democrat7:23 AMStage 754 brings edge-of-your-seat suspense to the Sutter Theater with ‘Wait Until Dark’What happens when the person criminals underestimate becomes their most formidable opponent? Audiences will discover the answer when Stage 754, Yuba Sutter Arts & Culture’s resident theater company, presents “Wait Until Dark” at the Sutter Theater Center for the Arts,…
- Appeal-Democrat12:00 AMGreen Bags help deliver food to those in need todayA Simple Gesture donation day opens between 9 a.m. and noon today for its bi-monthly collection, where a driver will come by your home at some point in the three-hour window to pick up the donor’s green bags of canned…
Friday, October 9
Appeal-Democrat9:05 AMYuba City dog park put on hold
Buried in the Yuba City Council’s recent funding documents for beefing up security at Sam Brannan Park was a plan for a one-acre dog park. However, our canine friends and their owners will have to wait a little longer.
Thursday, October 8
Appeal-Democrat10:18 AMOne of the three dead people found alongside Yuba County roads was reported missing before the discovery; detectives seek help with the mystery of another
Yuba County Sheriff’s detectives are asking for the public’s help in identifying one of the three bodies found along local roadways since mid-September. Meanwhile, the Grass Valley Police Department has confirmed to the Appeal-Democrat that one set of remains from…
Wednesday, October 7
Appeal-Democrat1:11 PMMan being chased with missing Yuba City teen reportedly drives car off cliff with both inside. Female victim survives
A Texas man with a criminal history involving child sexual abuse material was arrested after reportedly driving his car off a cliff in Kern County with an at-risk Yuba City teen alongside him as the vehicle went over the edge.
- Appeal-Democrat12:40 PMSutter County responders confronted with tragic day on Highway 99, two residents of Chico lost in crashA man and woman from Chico died Tuesday evening in a head-on crash on State Route 99, just south of Howsley Road in Sutter County. A passenger sustained major injuries, while another driver was transported by ambulance with minor injuries,…
- Appeal-Democrat10:39 AMGordon Lee Bordsen honored with Sutter County highway dedication sign last weekA section of State Route 20 in Sutter County was renamed Thursday after Gordon Lee Bordsen, a life-long local resident who passed away at age 93 in December 2022.
- Appeal-Democrat10:37 AMSheriff rules that fatal Highway 99/TRAX crash was a murder-suicideStartling new evidence released Monday afternoon by Tehama County Sheriff David Kain has altered the official cause of death for the driver of a truck that smashed into a Tehama Rural Area eXpress (TRAX) Bus back in January near Richfield.…
- Appeal-Democrat10:33 AM“Winnie the Pooh” free community reading in Marysville celebrates the beloved bear’s 100th birthdayPooh Bear will be in the spotlight next week in the Mid-Valley, marking the day he becomes a centenarian.
Tuesday, October 6
Appeal-Democrat5:15 PMColusa County man booked for murder after head-on crash kills motorcyclist
A Colusa County resident was arrested for second-degree murder after colliding head-on into a motorcyclist on Highway 162 in Willows on Saturday morning, killing the rider.
Monday, October 5
Appeal-Democrat10:37 AMDA throws-out attempted murder charge against Marysville man after investigators uncover witness’s contradictions
The Yuba County District Attorney dropped attempted murder charges against 20-year-old Kaden M. Henson after investigators discovered that the alleged victim – also a key witness – misled police.
Saturday, October 3
Appeal-Democrat10:29 AMHearing for Yuba City man accused of throwing hot oil on McDonald’s co-worker is continued pending doctor’s report
A pre-preliminary hearing for Jalani Bluett, the 23-year-old man who allegedly threw hot oil on his manager at McDonald’s in Yuba City, has been delayed until the court receives a doctor’s report.
Friday, October 2
Appeal-Democrat7:10 PMDetectives encounter third body found near Yuba County road in three weeks, second in Plumas Lake
Investigators are attempting to identify a body found near Feather River Boulevard south of Plumas Lake, Yuba Sheriff's officials confirmed Friday evening. It's the third body detectives have responded to discovered near a county road in less than three weeks,…
Thursday, October 1
Appeal-Democrat9:47 AMYuba City community expresses esteem, respect for the late Michael Wheeler
Michael Charles Wheeler, a Yuba City businessman who was admired for his selfless acts and philanthropic efforts, was lost to the community a little over a month ago.
Wednesday, September 30
Appeal-Democrat3:33 PMBrutal details come to light about alleged hate-fueled knife murder near Marysville
Court documents have revealed more elements of a chilling homicide that took place in the Yuba County river bottoms near Marysville in early August. They also indicate that the man accused of the crime has a long history of being…
Tuesday, September 29
Appeal-Democrat3:33 PMInvestigators ID ‘person of interest’ in Yuba City double-homicide
The Yuba City Police Department is asking for assistance in locating a “person of interest” in a double-homicide that rocked the morning hours of July 26 at a 7-Eleven on Market Street.
- Appeal-Democrat10:17 AMSikh tradition of ‘langar’ feeding offers unique dining experienceIf you turn off Butte House Road in Yuba City onto Tierra Buena Road, you will soon notice to your left a very tall flagpole just a few blocks ahead. The fabric-wrapped pole stands in front of Gurdwara Sahib, the…
- Appeal-Democrat10:08 AMLocal roadways: Crackdown on impaired drivers coincides with steeper punishments signed into lawMid-Valley motorists might think twice before drinking and driving as the California Highway Patrol will roll out a Maximum Enforcement Period focused on getting impaired drivers off the road on Friday night.
Monday, September 28
Appeal-Democrat9:56 AMLocal eighth graders bring girl power to science, technology, engineering and mathematics
Several Mid-Valley eighth-graders shared their experience at a collegiate science camp with local members of the American Association for University Women who helped fund the trip, on September 19.
- Appeal-Democrat9:52 AMThe Acting Company’s production of ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ in Yuba City is based on an intriguing crimeThe Acting Company is bringing some sinister comedy to Yuba City between now and mid-October with its production of Joseph Kesselring’s tried-and-true “Arsenic and Old Lace.” It’s a play that has been delighting theater-goers with its cozily subversive take on…
- Appeal-Democrat9:47 AMFisherman finds body of missing Yuba City man in Clear LakeLake County Sheriff’s officials confirmed that the body of a Yuba City man reported missing last week was found by a fisherman near the shoreline of Clear Lake on Monday.
- Appeal-Democrat9:42 AMDriver dies in crash with truck driven by Yuba City man in OregonA man was killed in a collision when he tried to pass another driver and crashed head-on into a truck driven by a man from Yuba City, September 20 in Oregon.
- Appeal-Democrat9:27 AMStationary engineers at Adventist Health and Rideout hospital strikeSeveral stationary engineers employed by Adventist Health and Rideout hospital in Marysville went on strike this week in hopes of ending a contract dispute that union representatives say has gone on for too long.
- Appeal-Democrat9:27 AMStationary engineers at Marysville's Adventist Health & Rideout hospital strikeSeveral stationary engineers employed by Adventist Health and Rideout hospital in Marysville went on strike this week in hopes of ending a contract dispute that union representatives say has gone on for too long.
- Appeal-Democrat9:20 AMWheatland’s Hard Rock Hotel & Casino helps Casa de Esperanza in its ongoing crisis intervention effortsIn 2024, state law enforcement agencies collectively fielded 163,000 calls for help around domestic violence, according the California Policy Lab. The state’s Department of Justice notes that, in the same window, officers and detectives from San Diego to Crescent City…
Friday, September 25
Appeal-Democrat11:33 AMFisherman finds body of missing Yuba City man in Clear Lake
Lake County Sheriff's officials confirmed that the body of a Yuba City man reported missing last week was found by a fisherman near the shoreline of Clear Lake on Monday.
Thursday, September 24
Appeal-Democrat3:54 AMDA secures 3-year denial of parole for man found guilty of 2020 knife attack in Linda
A parole hearing for a Linda man sentenced to 31 years to life in a state prison for attacking another man with a knife at a Marysville gas station in 2020 was revoked by the California Department of Corrections and…