- Seniors angered by cutting of funds for lunches
- Diners at the Orland and Willows senior nutrition centers are angry about federal budget cuts forcing the lunch program to close on Fridays at least through June.
"The government can cut from a lot o... Full story
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- Marysville construction begins June 4
- Appeal-Democrat staff report
- Construction crews will begin working June 4 on the first stage of the state’s two-year $48 million highway reconstruction project in Marysville, Caltrans said Friday.
Starting at about 6 a.m., crews will close the westbound lanes of 10th Stre... Full story
- Jail sentences for sex traffickers
- Appeal-Democrat staff report
- Three defendants linked to a human trafficking ring in which women from Mexico were used as prostitutes in five Northern California cities, including Yuba City, received county jail sentences on Friday, Attorney General Kamala Harris said.
Nery Naja... Full story
- Rideout nurses to vote on new contract on Tuesday
- By Eric Vodden/A-D Reporter
- Registered nurses at Rideout Health Group will vote Tuesday on whether to approve a tentative agreement on a new four-year contract, the association representing the nurses said Friday.
The agreement, if finalized, would provide some 400 registered ... Full story
- Man in Yuba helicopter hijack try back in court
- By Rob Parsons/A-D Reporter
- A Santa Maria man who claimed Fidel Castro ordered him to hijack a helicopter last year in Yuba County was returned to the Marysville courthouse on Friday to face criminal charges.
Judge Julia L. Scrogin reinstated criminal proceedings against 20-ye... Full story
- Briefs: Schools, offices closed Monday
- Appeal-Democrat staff report
- The following businesses and agencies will be closed Monday, in observance of Memorial Day.
Banks: Closed.
Government offices: Closed.
Schools: No classes.
Post office: No service.
Trash pickup: No interruption in service.
Transit: No service; ... Full story
- Tea party vs. old guard in GOP Senate rift
- WASHINGTON — A long-simmering feud between establishment Republicans and tea partyers broke into full view, with Sen. John McCain accusing younger colleagues of overplaying their hands and tempting Democrats to change Senate rules that protect ... Full story
- Plumas County quake rattles Yuba-Sutter residents
- By Rob Parsons/A-D Reporter
- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 shook the Mid-Valley on Thursday evening.
The quake, centered outside Greenville in Plumas County, was felt at 8:47 p.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
There were no reports of injuries o... Full story
- Hwy. 99 ramp closures set in Nicolaus for bridge work
- Appeal-Democrat staff report
- Appeal-Democrat
Ramps on Highway 99 to East and West Nicolaus will be closed for about 60 days starting Tuesday as California Transportation Department contractors build a new two-lane bridge over the Feather River.
The on- and off-ramps at Garden ... Full story
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- Briefs: Riverfront Park entrance closed for utility work
- Appeal-Democrat staff report
- Motorists are being detoured this week around the 14th Street entrance to Beckwourth Riverfront Park in Marysville while a Pacific Gas & Electric Co. crew tests a gas line.
Drivers are being directed to the south entrance of the park while press... Full story
- Wheatland pastor pleads guilty in teen sex case
- By Rob Parsons/A-D Reporter
- A Wheatland pastor faces more than eight years in state prison and must register as a sex offender after pleading guilty to a year-long sexual relationship with a 15-year-old parishioner.
Brian Clay Gray, 51, pleaded guilty on Wednesday in Yuba Coun... Full story
- Sobriety checkpoints this weekend in Sutter, Yuba, Colusa counties
- Appeal-Democrat staff report
- Sobriety checkpoints and additional police patrols will be on hand over the three-day holiday weekend in Sutter, Yuba and Colusa counties.
The Avoid the 9 Task Force plans drunken-driving checkpoints in Colusa on Friday and Marysville on Saturday.
... Full story
- Rodeo ridin’ into Marysville; Stampede runs Saturday and Sunday
- By Rob Parsons/A-D Reporter
- It's an extravaganza. It's a celebration. It's a colorful Yuba-Sutter tradition — and there is money on the line.
The 80th annual Marysville Stampede returns this weekend to Marysville with all the flash and flamboyance that has made Cotton Ro... Full story
- Most California beaches had clean water in 2012
- Associated Press
- LOS ANGELES — Less winter runoff has allowed visitors to enjoy mostly clean water at California beaches, according to a report released Thursday.
An estimated 93 percent of the 445 beaches along the state's coast that were tested for bacterial... Full story
- Obama to address drones, Guantanamo
- Associated Press
- WASHINGTON— President Barack Obama is set to at least partially bring out into the open some components of the U.S.-directed drone program, a key component of counterterrorism strategy, as he outlines the contours of the continuing threat to Am... Full story
