2013 Breaking News Archive Stories

The NBA Board of Governors voted Wednesday to turn down a proposal to relocate the Sacramento Kings to Seattle, resulting in a victory to local fans. Commissioner David Stern said the league owners' vote was 22-8. He said the NBA will talk to the Maloofs within the next 24 to 48 hours to see if they can facilitate an agreement to be sign

A Yuba City woman died today in a two-vehicle collision on Highway 20, east of Plantz Road. Tania H. Fox, 48, died at the scene around 7:50 a.m., the California Highway Patrol reported. Two others, a man and a girl, suffered minor to moderate injuries, Sgt. Michael McCarthy said. The CHP said the woman driver of a green 1

A Sacramento County sheriff's detective faces possible assault charges after police said he ran down a Yuba City teenager with a sheriff's vehicle. However, the family of Detective John G. Foster said the alleged victim, a 17-year-old male, has been harassing the family for more than a month and fabricated the allegations that landed him

Pastor Brian Gray, 51, of Anchor Baptist Church in Wheatland, was arrested Wednesday morning by the Yuba County Sheriff's Department, accused of lewd and lascivious acts with a minor, oral copulation with a minor and unlawful sexual intercourse. The victim is described as a 16-year-old girl from Nicolaus. The Sheriff's Department

A big rig went over the top of a center divide on Highway 70 near the Highway 65 connector this morning, slowing southbound traffic. The California Highway Patrol reported the incident at 9:10 a.m., noting the big rig was leaking fuel. Officials are advising caution on the roads today due to rain.

A Beale Air Force Base airman remained behind bars today, accused of having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old girl. Jeffary Michael Cartwright, 25, was booked into the Sutter County Jail on $100,000 bail on suspicion of oral copulation with a minor and unlawful sex with a minor, both felonies. "The juvenile revealed the re

A Grass Valley motorcyclist, who was a Caltrans worker, was killed Thursday morning on southbound Highway 99 at Riego Road, the California Highway Patrol said. The victim was Dean Patton, 50, who was riding his 2005 Harley-Davidson with other motorcyclists on their way to a Caltrans memorial in Sacramento at the State Capitol. T

Police received two reports this week of a man in a white pickup who tried to snatch two Yuba City teenage girls off the streets. The man chased both girls, who escaped unharmed, the Yuba City Police Department reported. “Given the similarities in description, we’d like to make this as public as possible and urge anyo

Two airmen from Beale Air Force Base were killed in a plane crash in Afghanistan on Saturday. Capt. Reid K. Nishizuka, 30, and Staff Sgt. Richard A Dickson, 24, died along with two other airmen after their MC-12 Liberty plane crashed near Kandahar Air Field. Beale officials said the cause of the crash remains under investigation

A man accused of running down two people with a pickup earlier this week in Yuba City surrendered to authorities late Wednesday. Brian J. Stegall, a 40-year-old man listed as transient whose last known address was in Colusa County, was booked into the Sutter County Jail without bail on suspicion of attempted murder, assault with a deadly

One person suffered major injuries and three others were hurt this morning after a vehicle hit a power pole. South George Washington Boulevard was closed at about 9:10 a.m. at Oswald Road after a gray BMW sedan hit tje pole, shearing it in half and causing a fire. Sutter County Fire Department Chief John Shallowitz said the perso

Boston Police say a 19-year-old college student wanted in the Boston Marathon bombings is in custody after a manhunt that left the city virtually paralyzed and his older brother and accomplice dead.

BOSTON (AP) — Federal officials are denying that a suspect is in custody in the Boston Marathon bombings.A law enforcement official briefed on the investigation told The Associated Press on Wednesday a suspect was in custody.But the FBI and the U.S. attorney's office in Boston dispute that.The official who spoke to The As

Police arrested a Yuba City woman on Tuesday in connection with a suspected arson at her family's home. Geneva Ann Knoefler, 38, was booked into the Sutter County Jail without bail on suspicion of arson. Since 2007, Knoefler has been prosecuted 19 times on mostly minor drug and theft-related cases, according to the Sutter County

Police arrested a Yuba City man Tuesday afternoon in connection with a hit-and-run injury crash one day earlier. Thomas Labrado, 40, was booked into the Sutter County Jail on suspicion of felony hit-and-run, police spokeswoman Shawna Pavey said. “An off-duty police officer spotted a vehicle (Tuesday) matching the suspect de

A man was injured in a hit-and-run accident Monday night at Bridge Street and Walton Avenue in Yuba City, according to the Yuba City Police Department. "The pedestrian was traveling eastbound on the south side of the intersection in the crosswalk," said Sgt. Michael Green. Police are attempting to find and identify the driver of

Two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon have resulted in injuries.

Police arrested a Yuba City man on Thursday in connection with last month's shooting death of Michael L. Suarez on Del Monte Avenue. Carlos Antonio Rodriguez was booked into the Sutter County Jail without bail on suspicion of being an accessory to murder after the fact and criminal street gang participation. Suarez, 26, was fatal

There won't be fluoride in Olivehurst's water. Directors of the Olivehurst Public Utility District voted 3-2 tonight not to reconsider last month's action to remove the substance from their system's drinking supply. The discussion lasted about 45 minutes. For more details, check back online or read Friday's Appeal-Demo

Yuba City police are asking the public's help in locating a teenage boy with autism, and considered at-risk, who disappeared this morning. Police got a call at about 9:02 a.m. about the 17-year-old, who was last seen in the area of White Rock Drive and was headed toward Shanghai Bend and the levee. The teen's name is Shay, but po

An accident on Tuesday evening involving a vehicle and a pedestrian at 10th and G streets in Marysville has closed the westbound 10th Street Bridge to traffic.  The pedestrian was injured and was airlifted for treatment. Check appealdemocrat.com for updates.

A speeding sprint car killed two people on pit row tonight at Marysville Raceway Park, the Yuba County Sheriff's Department reported. A 68-year-old man died at the track and a 14-year-old boy died either en route to or at Rideout Memorial Hospital, said Capt. Ron Johnson. “It (the car) struck two people who were walking in

A bomb threat was called into the Linda Walmart this afternoon, and customers were told to leave the store. The store is located at 1131 North Beale Road. The Yuba County Sheriff's Department is investigating. Please refresh this story this afternoon for updates.

A priest visiting from Colombia was arrested Sunday on suspicion of sexual battery and molestation of a teenage girl in Yuba City. Julio Cesar Guarin-Sosa, 43, was taken into custody at the Lodi Police Department and was booked into Sutter County Jail the next day on the two charges, along with an immigration hold. His bail was set