- Big weekend of events in Y-S
- Hotels in the area are filling up fast — if not already fully booked — as a busy Memorial Day weekend arrives.
Anthony Propps, director of operations at the Bonanza Inn, said the hotel is... Full story
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- Hwy. 99 ramp closures set in Nicolaus for bridge work
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- Gold Sox open season with 6-2 win
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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.
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- 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
- Yuba City city officials return from China trip
- By Griffin Rogers/A-D Reporter
- Yuba City officials returned from their 10-day trip to China this week, calling it the most critical step in an effort to connect Yuba-Sutter's ag industry to a desirous Chinese market.
Mayor John Buckland said the highlights of the trip included me... Full story
- Marysville City Council concerned about water rate increases
- By Eric Vodden/A-D Reporter
- California Water Service's proposal to hike rates in Marysville in the next three years has drawn the concern of City Council members.
"I understand costs are increasing for everyone, but at the end of the day, people are having to decide whether to... Full story
- Man connected to Boston bombing suspects shot dead
- Associated Press
- ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Authorities in the U.S. shot to death a Chechen immigrant who turned violent while being questioned about his ties to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, officials said.
Ibragim Todashev, 27, was gunned down at hi... Full story
- Two jailed in Yuba County truck theft, tire slashing
- Vehicle belonged to man’s ex-girlfriend
- By Griffin Rogers/A-D Reporter
- Break-ups have been hard on Bradway Burdine.
On Tuesday, the 24-year-old Olivehurst man was arrested along with 18-year-old Ashley Trapp after stealing a truck and slashing its tires, police said. The truck belonged to Shelby Kannard, one of Burdine... Full story
- Yuba City Unified, teacher reach tentative settlement
- By Harold Kruger/A-D Copy Editor
- A teacher and the Yuba City Unified School District have reached a tentative, $150,000 settlement of a federal lawsuit, according to court records in Sacramento.
A trial was set for last week in the case brought by Lisa Polonsky-Britt against the di... Full story
- Fan Fest, scrimmage get fans ready for Gold Sox season
- By David Bitton/A-D Reporter
- The sound of horns blowing and cowbells ringing at Appeal-Democrat Park can mean only one thing — the Marysville Gold Sox are ready to charge the diamond and kick off summer.
Hundreds of fans turned out Wednesday night for Fan Fest, a six-inni... Full story
- Briefs: Marysville homeless man arrested for arson
- Appeal-Democrat staff report
- A homeless man was arrested on Tuesday for lighting a shopping cart on fire in Marysville four days earlier, the Marysville Police Department said.
Calvin M. Riggs, 62, of Marysville, was wanted by police after he set a shopping cart ablaze on Satur... Full story
- Gov. Brown defends California's business climate
- Associated Press
- SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown is acting as California's cheerleader-in-chief, countering the state's anti-business reputation in an address to hundreds of business, agriculture and education leaders.
The Democratic governor spoke Wednesday to ... Full story
