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Fatal Yuba County shooting turns into pursuit; man arrested
(FOX40.COM) — The Yuba County Sheriff’s Department said it arrested a man on Thursday afternoon after he allegedly 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. Around 3:15 p.m. on Thursday, […]
Yuba County church turns 100. This woman has been there for nearly all of it.
MARYSVILLE — A Yuba County church amid the farms and rice fields of Hallwood is celebrating its centennial on Saturday.The church, located just outside of Marysville, has seen many people and families come and go, but one person has been there through it all."I was born in the realm of the whole thing starting," Ruby Schoenig said.Ruby and her sister are in their 90s. They started attending Hallwood Community Church around the start of the 1930s. Her sister's health didn't allow for her to join us, but 98-year-old Ruby was happy to show us around."That's where I sit, and if...
‘They just broke in and took over her little house’: Squatter concerns arise as abandoned Olivehurst home is abated
In early April, Yuba County Code Enforcement abated an abandoned home in Olivehurst, citing the property as unsafe to occupy. However, one resident believes that the presence of squatters contributed to the house’s state of disrepair. The residence, located in the 4900 block of Olivehurst Avenue, was reportedly left...
Man pleads no contest after multiple weapons, drugs found on property, DA says
James Allen Ledbetter is set to be sentenced next week after pleading no contest to several charges as a result of multiple firearms, drugs and other violations that were reportedly found on his property in Loma Rica, the Yuba County District Attorney’s Office said. Yuba County District Attorney Clint...
Yuba County deputies arrest two homeless men for alleged wire and grand theft
(FOX40.COM) — Two homeless men were recently arrested in connection to a series of wire thefts and other crimes, according to the Yuba County Sheriff’s Office “In response to the high number of wire theft crimes reported lately by unsuspectingvictims, deputies with the Yuba County Sheriff’s Department set out this past Fridayevening,” YCSO said in […]
Police arrest man and woman after Chico gas station robbery late Wednesday night
CHICO, Calif. - Officers arrested a man and a woman after a robbery at a Chico gas station late Wednesday night. Michael Lujan, 44 of Oroville, and Michelle Adamski, 40, of Chico, were arrested after the police pulled over their car on Highway 99. The robbery happened around 11:15 p.m....
Sutter County deputies conducting operation in Live Oak area
SUTTER COUNTY, Calif. - The Sutter County Sheriff’s Office said it’s serving a search warrant in the area of Deanne Street in Live Oak. The sheriff’s office is asking people to avoid the area until further notice. This is a developing story. Action News Now will keep...
1 dead in Yuba County car crash
YUBA COUNTY, Calif. - A 44-year-old man from Olivehurst was killed in a car crash Sunday night, the CHP said. The CHP said that around 11:48 p.m., they received a call about a solo vehicle crash on Highway 70 southbound, south of Feather River Boulevard. When emergency personnel arrived on the scene, they determined the driver was dead.
Fully involved abandoned building fire in Oroville results in no injuries
OROVILLE, Calif. - CAL FIRE and Oroville Fire responded to a structure fire in Oroville on Wednesday night. The first call came in at about 8:40 p.m. about a vegetation fire on 7th Avenue, CAL FIRE said. CAL FIRE responded and found a fully engulfed abandoned building on fire near...
Rebuilding Berry Creek Elementary
BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. - Construction crews are in the process of rebuilding Berry Creek Elementary School after it burned down in the Bear Fire in Butte County more than three years ago. The principal, Patsy Oxford, said a portion of the school is set to be completed by late July....
RV catches fire on Highway 12 in Nevada County
NEVADA COUNTY, Calif. — An RV caught fire Tuesday evening on Highway 12 in Nevada County east of Smartsville. Firefighters were dispatched around 5:25 p.m. to the scene near the intersection of Mooney Flat Road, the CAL FIRE Nevada Yuba Placer Unit said. The vehicle's only occupant escaped the...
Firefighters put out a fire in Thermalito
BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. - Crews responded to a fire in the 500 block of Grand Avenue in Thermalito, CAL FIRE said. The fire damaged a fence and burned some vegetation between two houses, CAL FIRE said. The fire was knocked down by residents, CAL FIRE said. Firefighters contained the fire....
Multi-agency police response in Oroville ended without an arrest
OROVILLE, Calif. - Action News Now spoke to California State Parks Superintendent Aaron Wright, who said this evening a man was yelling on Lincoln Boulevard. The man was claiming that he assaulted someone with a knife and hit them with a rock. Wright said Oroville Police and State Park crews...
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