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Yuba County seeks end to jail consent decree

Harold Kruger/hkruger@appealdemocrat.com

When Yuba County inmates filed a federal lawsuit over jail conditions, Gerald Ford was president and everybody was dancing to disco music. A lot has changed since — disco fell out of favor — but that 1976 lawsuit lives on. And now Yuba ... Full story

Yuba County approves tight budget plan

By Eric Vodden/evodden@appealdemocrat.com

A proposed $180 million Yuba County budget, featuring a General Fund that has declined $5 million in five years and soaring health insurance costs, was approved Tuesday by county supervisors. But the board still has to dive into the nitty-gritty of ... Full story

Costs loom for Yuba City

Griffin Rogers/grogers@appealdemocrat.com

Yuba City City Council members have approved proposed operating and capital budgets for the upcoming fiscal year, which officials are calling "very, very complex." Overall, the city's financial situation has improved, said Finance Director Robin Ber... Full story

Two charged with aiding suspects in 3-state killing spree

Associated Press

PORTLAND, Ore. — An Oregon couple faces charges after authorities say they bought a gun for two people accused of a three-state killing spree and then helped them avoid capture. Kimberly Wyatt has pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy, s... Full story

Baseball movie being filmed in Marysville

Appeal-Democrat staff report

A film crew is shooting in Marysville for an independent film called "The Mendoza Line." It takes a look at the dramatic and comedic realities surrounding minor league baseball. The main character, Ricardo Perez, is a struggling back-up catcher in h... Full story

Briefs: Letter carrier admits thefts

Appeal-Democrat staff report

Sacramento A former Pleasant Grove letter carrier faces up to five years in prison after she pleaded guilty to stealing mail, according to federal court records in Sacramento. Jamie G. Henry entered the plea last Thursday before U.S. District Judge... Full story

Sutter supervisors agree to vacate Star Bend stretch

Griffin Rogers/grogers@appealdemocrat.com

Sutter County supervisors unanimously agreed Tuesday to vacate an unpaved portion of Star Bend Road, aggravating a handful of Yuba-Sutter residents who would like to use the strip to drive to the Feather River. Opposition centered around a stretch o... Full story

Kids with challenges boost confidence with bike camp

By David Bitton dbitton@appealdemocrat.com

When she is not busy drawing pictures of caterpillars, singing Taylor Swift songs or dancing with other princesses, Payton Tomassetti can be seen riding her blue bicycle. Or at least that is her goal by week's end. The 10-year-old, who has Down syn... Full story

Yuba-Sutter home prices continue surge

High demand, low inventory

By Eric Vodden/A-D Reporter

Housing prices in Yuba and Sutter counties continued on an upward climb last month with a low inventory of available homes driving up year-to-year prices more than 30 percent. Last-month prices for new homes and resales climbed 35.3 percent in Sutte... Full story

San Jose sues MLB over A's attempt to move

SAN FRANCISCO — Major League Baseball is dragging its feet on having team owners vote on the Oakland Athletics' proposed move to a new ballpark 40 miles south in San Jose, San Jose city officials said in a lawsuit filed Tuesday. The lawsuit &m... Full story

US House committee takes up tough immigration bill

By ERICA WERNER

WASHINGTON — A key committee in the Republican-led House of Representatives moved Tuesday toward approving a tough enforcement-focused US immigration bill, over objections from Democrats and disruptions from protesters shouting "Shame, shame, s... Full story

Logue plans to take on public records bill; Little potential local impact predicted

By Eric Vodden evodden@appealdemocrat.com

Area Assemblyman Dan Logue said Monday he plans to introduce a bill to reverse a potential new law that would lift time limits for responding to public records requests. While city and county officials said they don't think the new law will affect t... Full story

Faster levee fixes urged

By Griffin Rogers grogers@appealdemocrat.com

Two U.S. congressmen have championed faster flood protection efforts in the Central Valley to prevent more deaths stemming from ineffective levees. The critically damaged levee at Shanghai Bend in Sutter County, one that protects more than 40,000 li... Full story

Naso claims he isn’t ‘monster’; Accused serial killer launches his defense

By Jason Dearen Associated Press

SAN RAFAEL — Serial murder suspect Joseph Naso delivered an hours-long personal history on Monday replete with childhood photos, as he launched his defense, denied the decades-old slayings of four women and claimed he is not the "monster" prose... Full story

Deconstructionists at work

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