2013 Archive Stories

SAN JOSE (MCT) —Orchard Supply Hardware, a locally operated business since 1931, said Monday it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection but will keep operating its iconic name while turning over most of its stores to hardware rival Lowe's. Under the transaction, which is expected to be completed in 90 days, Lowe's will acqui

FELONY ARRESTS Rafael P. Ponce, 37, of the 1600 block of Segull Drive, Yuba City, was arrested by the Yuba City Police Department at 5:45 a.m. June 17 on Bridge Street east of Cooper Avenue on suspicion of illegal entry. He was booked into the Sutter County Jail.

Yuba City Summer Stroll set for Saturday The 2013 Summer Stroll is set from 2 p.m.-10 p.m. Saturday on Plumas Street in downtown Yuba City. Previously held on Friday nights, the annual event's move to Saturday allows for a more spread-out event, said organizers in a statement, allowing visitors to enjoy the

SAN RAFAEL – Jurors in the trial of a 79-year-old man charged with the decades-old slayings of four women – two found in Yuba County – wiped tears from their eyes on Monday, as a prosecutor showed graphic images of the victims' bodies and described how they were discovered. Marin County prosecutor Rosemary Slote showed

It's that time of the year! Temperatures rise and it gets really hot here in California. Time to remember not to shut your pets in a car or truck, with very little ventilation and no water. I saw that the other day and no owner around. A barking dog is no fun in a hot car. Would you want that for yourself and no one to help you?

These listed gun laws were passed by the state Senate and now go to the state House for voting: SB683 — Requires a firearms safety certificate to purchase any firearm. SB53 — Must obtain a purchase permit to buy any ammunition after Jan. 1, 2014. There will be a fee, possibly $50, to obtain a permit and must apply eve

There are many of us who enjoy the beautiful Ellis Lake and the wonderful wildlife living around it. Lately, we have noticed there are not as many ducks, and some of our favorite ducks/geese are missing — no longer greeting us as we walk the lake. We also see more and more ducks and geese with one wing left, or a broken wing. After

I read with much interest the article on Joe Arpaio in the May 31 edition. As a former resident of Arizona for 10 years, I still follow Arizona politics. Sheriff Joe as he is called is a controversial figure. He was elected the Sheriff of Maricopa County in 1992. He has been re-elected five times. One can only conclude he must be doing something

On May 25, me and my wife, Maureen, visited the Museum of the Forgotten Warriors and Library Center in Linda just outside of the Beale Air Force Base gate with one of our sons and three of our grandchildren. We would just like to let everyone in our community know about this museum, how wonderful it is and encourage them to visit it when

SAN FRANCISCO — An attorney representing inmates at two California state prisons told a federal judge on Monday that an airborne fungus occurring in the San Joaquin Valley presents the deadly threat of valley fever and that thousands should be transferred immediately. Warren George, of the Prison Law Office, said 18 inmates died in

The Yuba County Sheriff's Department is asking for the public's assistance in finding a missing person who may be armed. Samuel Pharis, 21, has been missing since Thursday. On Sunday, deputies discovered his vehicle abandoned in the Feather River river bottom area of Yuba County. Pharis may be armed, as an empty rifle case was fo

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The U.S. space agency has eight new astronauts — its first new batch in four years. Among the lucky candidates: the first female fighter pilot to become an astronaut in nearly two decades. A female helicopter pilot also is in the group. In fact, four of the eight are women, the highest percentage of fem

DALLAS — Susan G. Komen for the Cure announced Monday that it has a new CEO. The breast cancer charity named Judith A. Salerno to replace founder Nancy Brinker, whose promise to her dying sister begat a fundraising powerhouse that invested hundreds of millions of dollars in cancer research. Brinker announced last summer she would s

SAN RAFAEL — Opening statements are scheduled to begin Monday in the murder trial of Joseph Naso, accused of killing four women, including two in Yuba County. The trial is expected to last about five months in Marin County Superior Court. After a seven-week screening process involving thousands of prospects, selection of a

California Water Service will no longer collect payments for Marysville sewer bills beginning this fall because of what a company official says is confusion over the amount of the bill. Lee Seidel, district manager for the Cal Water office in Marysville, said many customers are not aware their monthly bill includes the city's charge for

SACRAMENTO — A battle is raging over a California program that grants businesses tax breaks for creating jobs but prevents the public from knowing who got them and why. At issue are enterprise zones, which were established to boost employment in disadvantaged urban neighborhoods and rural areas. California is home to 40 of these sp

Democrats terrify Hispanics into thinking they'll be lynched if they vote for Republicans, and then turn around and taunt Republicans for not winning a majority of the Hispanic vote. This line of attack has real resonance with our stupidest Republicans. (Proposed Republican primary targets: Sens. Kelly Ayotte, Jeff Flake, Lindsey Graham

A Yuba City man struck his friend in the head with a flashlight and an East Nicolaus man swung a butcher knife at a roommate during two unrelated arrests for assault with a deadly weapon, law enforcement officials said Sunday. The first man arrested, Mathew Q. Callison, 19, of Yuba City, turned himself into the Yuba County Sheriff's Depa

Recently, I had the opportunity to meet with more than 20 other area residents to discuss the possibility of electing a new representative to the 5th Supervisorial District of Yuba County. Some of the needed candidate qualities expressed by the group were: honesty, a private property rights advocate and someone who would strongly represent the i

When Buster Martin and some of his fellow airmen received their marching orders after basic training in Georgia, the first thing they did was look for a map. With the Korean War raging in 1951, they assumed they would be heading overseas to join the fight. "Everybody came over to my bunk in the barracks to look at my map," said M

Name: Jacki Lee. Age: 62. Family: Three children, two stepchildren and four grandchildren. Residence: Yuba City. Occupation: Membership director with the Yuba-Sutter Chamber of Commerce. Hobbies, interests: Reading, my new grandchild, casinos. What brought you to the Yuba-Sutter area? My then-husba

Q: What happened to the guy from Beale Air Force Base who was arrested last year in the deadly motorcycle crash on Highway 65? A: The Yuba County District Attorney's Office declined to file criminal charges. Joshua P. Christensen, 26, of Raleigh, N.C., suffered an unspecified "medical event" and lost consciousness on Sept. 6, Yub

SACRAMENTO — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District has released the draft fe

The Marysville Gold Sox have been recognized by Assemblyman Dan Logue as the Small Business of the Year in the 3rd District. Gold Sox Managing Partner Tom Lininger and his wife, Karyn, were presented with the award on Monday in Sacramento. It is given annually to a business within the boundaries of the district, which includes Yuba, Sutt