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CHP Seeks Minivan After Fatal Brunswick Road Hit-and-Run

GRASS VALLEY – The California Highway Patrol’s Grass Valley office is asking for help identifying and locating a white or silver minivan in connection with a fatal hit-and-run on Brunswick Road at Burma Road. The crash happened about 2 PM Wednesday, November 11, according to CHP’s appeal, posted...

Grass Valley, CA · 1d
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DUI arrest leads to hidden guns found in Yuba County woods

A Yuba County K-9 helped deputies find a handgun and assault rifle hidden in the woods after Michael Prather was arrested in October on DUI and weapons-related charges.

Yuba County, CA · 2d
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Oroville Chick-fil-A opening brings free food and 80 new jobs

Oroville’s first Chick-fil-A is set to open next Thursday, Nov. 19, with the company offering a free entrée or kids’ meal to customers who wear cow print on opening day.

Oroville, CA · 1d
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Pickup Truck Strikes Woman on Oroville's Nelson Avenue, Driver Stays Put

Nelson Ave. & 2nd St. — Reported Intersection of Pedestrian Fatality. A 39-year-old woman was hospitalized in stable condition after a pickup truck struck her while she was walking on Nelson Avenue in Oroville late Tuesday night. The driver stayed at the scene and cooperated with investigators, and the collision remains under investigation.

Oroville, CA · 1d
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Arraignment delayed for deadly Dayton Road crash suspect

OROVILLE, Calif. - A court hearing was delayed for a Butte County teen accused of killing two people in a fiery crash on Dayton Road in January. 19-year-old Drew Thompson appeared before a judge in Butte County Superior Court for his second arraignment Thursday morning, but the proceeding was postponed to next week.

Butte County, CA · 1d

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Butte County garage fire damages nearby home on Oro-Bangor Highway

Overnight fire in Palermo destroys a detached garage and damages a nearby home on Oro-Bangor Highway. No injuries reported.

Butte County, CA · 13h

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New updates on person struck and killed near Nord in Butte County

A 31 year old male died after being hit by a vehicle on Hamilton Nord Cana Highway near Bell Road on Nov. 11.

Butte County, CA · 1d

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Virus found in California for first time after 220 fish die at Nevada County lake

A virus linked to the deaths of about 220 fish at a Nevada County lake was detected in California for the first time, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife said. “This is a sobering discovery given how widely distributed largemouth bass are in California, how popular they are as a sport fish and their economic importance to our rural communities,” said Jay Rowan, the agency's fisheries branch chief, in a Thursday news release. About 220 fish, mostly largemouth bass but also some bluegill, died at Lake of the Pines in September, and tests confirmed the presence of largemouth bass virus, officials said. The virus does not pose a health risk to humans or other warm-blooded animals, the agency said. Officials had not determined how the virus reached the lake. The virus can be introduced “from contaminated equipment, infected baitfish, stocking infected largemouth bass and introducing other carrier species that are infected.” The virus poses no health risks to people who eat infected fish or swim in or drink infected water, the agency said. The agency urged residents to help prevent the virus from spreading by avoiding the transfer of fish between bodies of water and cleaning, draining and drying

Nevada County, CA · 1d

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74 years to life in prison for man who fired gun at Sacramento police officers

A judge on Friday sentenced a man to 74 years to life in prison for firing a gun at two Sacramento police officers while trying to evade arrest six years ago on an attempted murder warrant out of Yuba County. Sacramento Superior Court Judge Ernest Sawtelle sentenced Malcolm Xavier Wilcox Sr., 33, in the shooting, the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday. Wilcox’s prior first-degree burglary conviction, a strike under California’s “Three Strikes” law, was considered in his sentencing. Last month, a jury found Wilcox guilty of two counts of attempted murder, two counts of assault on a peace officer with a semiautomatic firearm and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. The pursuit that led to the shooting occurred April 11, 2020, when a Sacramento police officer tried to stop Wilcox, who was wanted on an attempted murder warrant from Yuba County. Wilcox sped away, prosecutors said. Wilcox then slammed on his brakes, got out of his vehicle and fired three shots at the pursuing officer with a loaded semiautomatic handgun, according to the District Attorney’s Office. A second officer arrived as Wilcox opened fire. Both officers returned fire, striking Wilcox. Prosecutors said he

Sacramento, CA · 5h

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Truckee Man, 77, Dies, Then Bay Area Pair Accused of Looting His Home

Source: Photo by Sean O'Flaherty aka Seano1 07:18, 27 February 2006 / Wikimedia Commons. A 77-year-old Truckee homeowner died in Washoe County, Nevada last month, and within weeks, investigators say his unoccupied home had been ransacked, with firearms, money and a vehicle missing. Now two San Mateo County residents are facing charges in connection with the burglary of Eugene “Gene” Canata's property.

Truckee, CA · 2d

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Christine, 66, Was Laid Off After More Than 20 Years. Then Employers Stopped Answering: "Is Ageism Alive and Silent?"

Christine Sesnon is 66 and does not want to retire. She wants a job. “I want to be a part of a team, I want to work,” the Butte County, California, woman told Action News Now reporter Bella Barbosa in an August report from Chico. In the station’s video, she adds that she can work weekends and nights. The trouble started when she was laid off from a job she had held for more than two decades. Now she is back on the job hunt. “I’ve done some looking for work online for remote jobs across the country, I’ve been ghosted on those,” Sesnon said. She was careful not to overstate it. “I’m not saying that I’ve applied to five jobs a week,” she told the station, “but I am saying that the jobs that I’ve applied for on a regular basis, I’m getting rejections from, and this is concerning.” She says she is not the only one. According to Action News Now , Sesnon has watched friends in their 60s, people with years of experience and education, struggle to get hired too. “They’re door dashing,” she said. “They can’t find jobs, it’s absurd. It’s just bizarre.” All of those

Butte County, CA · 8h

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Paradise school transportation director arrested on grand theft charges

PARADISE, Calif. - The Paradise School District transportation director was arrested on grand theft charges. The investigation had started in September after investigators said that a hidden camera was found in a bathroom at his home. James Lopez, 34, was booked into the Butte County Jail on grand theft charges....

Paradise, CA · 2d

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Winter Storm Warning Issued for Sierra Nevada, Over a Foot of Snow Coming to California

A winter storm warning has been issued for the Sierra Nevada Range beginning Friday. The early-season storm was expected to bring as much as two feet of snow at higher elevations, but those forecasts have tempered as the storm nears. “Rain, mountain snow, and strong winds are forecast for Nevada...

Nevada County, CA · 1d

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Suspected Chico library shooter awaits psych test results, arraignment delayed

OROVILLE, Calif. - The 18-year-old accused of shooting and killing two people at the Chico Branch of the Butte County Library earlier this year returned to court Thursday morning for a second arraignment, but the matter was delayed. Bradley Sayer's attorney, Roberto Marquez, was not in court due to being...

Chico, CA · 1d

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Iconic caboose moves through streets of historic Colfax

I had the chance to witness something I've never seen before, nor ever really thought I'd see. A more than 100-year-old train caboose rolled through the streets of Colfax, instead of on rails, as part of a relocation process to the 1905 depot across the street Thursday morning. Since 1969, the SP #863 wooden caboose has been a visual symbol of Colfax's railroad history at its perch on the corner of Grass Valley and Main Street. As part of a plan to move it to a more accessible spot at the depot, a team from Scott's Heavy Towing lifted the caboose onto wheels to make the delicate move.

Colfax, CA · 1d