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Beale Air Force Base retires third U-2 of 2024
(FOX40.COM) — Less than two weeks after Beale Air Force Base retired its second U-2 Dragon Lady of 2024, the base announced the retirement of a third U-2 on Monday. •Video Above: Retired Travis AFB KC-10 to be displayed at National Museum of the USAF After more than 24,000 flight hours, U-2 Dragon Lady 80-1066 […]
Live Oak council approves new firefighting training center
Last week, the Live Oak City Council unanimously approved a new training center for firefighters that will allow first responders to conduct training locally without being pulled away from their respective coverage area. Located on 9633 N St. next to the city’s “Corporation Yard,” Sutter County Fire Battalion Chief Richard...
Suspect in south Sacramento shooting, standoff arrested in Yuba County
FRESNO COUNTY -- A suspect in a standoff and shooting in south Sacramento earlier this week was arrested during a traffic stop in Fresno County on Friday, the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office said. Deputies arrested 41-year-old Manuel Martinez during a traffic stop in Coalinga. He is expected to be booked into the Sacramento County Jail for attempted murder. Martinez was wanted in connection with a standoff on the 7700 block of Southland Way that forced several residents to evacuate. It all started around 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday when California Highway Patrol South Sacramento officers responded to the area for a complaint. When they arrived, the suspect fired multiple shots at them before taking off from the area, authorities said. The CHP officer did not return fire and was not injured. Around 11 p.m., a spokesperson for the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office said the home was cleared but the suspect was never found.
Yuba County structure fire sends two to hospital
A structure fire on Wednesday night in the 8000 block of Hallwood Boulevard sent two people to the hospital, Linda Fire Chief Kyle Heggstrom told the Appeal. Considered a “total loss,” Heggstrom said the structure, a mobile home, was “fully involved with multiple cars” also catching on fire. According to initial reports of the blaze, there was one occupant of the home.
Yuba City alive with color: Artists participate in Yuba Sutter Arts & Culture Mural Marathon
Artists from all over the state visited the area over the weekend to participate in Yuba Sutter Arts & Culture’s Mural Marathon and Art & Health Festival on Saturday that took over a portion of Plumas Street in Yuba City. A total of five muralists designed 21-foot-by-21-foot murals on...
"Challenger" teams faceoff in baseball game, a home run for inclusivity in Yuba City
YUBA CITY - A Yuba City mom started a baseball team for kids with physical and intellectual disabilities after finding her 11-year-old son with Down Syndrome didn't have anywhere to play. "Mikey has a big brother and he's been playing baseball for eight years. He's been coming to all of his practices and his games and asking 'Where's my team, where's my team?'" Melissa Armstrong, Challenger Division Coordinator, said. Armstrong said she had heard of "Challenger" teams in other areas from friends of her son Mikey. "I said 'Why don't we have one?' And my husband said, 'You should start one,'" Armstrong said. She...
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