YUBA COUNTY NEWS
Calpine's Sutter Energy Center struggles to find...
Calpine's Sutter Energy Center west of Yuba City faces a tenuous future, with no contract in hand to provide electricity in 2012.Two state agencies are working to keep the natural gas plant, which opened in 2001, operating until there's enough...
Weapons, drugs seized in Linda, Yuba City busts
Drug busts in Linda and Yuba City this week resulted in the seizure of weapons, methamphetamine and marijuana and landed three people behind bars facing possible drug distribution charges.Torrey Love, 38, of Sacramento, and Citizen M. Gallegos, 23,...
Yuba City sewer line breaks
A broken underwater sewer line is pumping treated wastewater into the Feather River, Yuba City officials reported Friday.The wastewater pouring into the Feather River is not raw sewage, authorities said."The water has been treated and...
Briefs: Yuba County's Brown Bag food sign-ups...
Sign-ups are being accepted for the 2012 Yuba County Block Grant food giveaway program for low-income families.Applicants for the Brown Bag program must be residents of Yuba County and must provide proof of residency, picture identification and...
Briefs: Yuba City shooting victim leaves hospital
YUBA-SUTTERShooting victim leaves hospitalA victim of a weekend shoot-out at a Yuba City bar has been discharged from Rideout Memorial Hospital, staff confirmed Thursday.Eric Baca, 25, had been hospitalized since early Saturday when he was shot ...
Hospital releases man shot outside Yuba City bar
A victim of a weekend shoot-out at a Yuba City bar has been discharged from Rideout Memorial Hospital, staff confirmed Thursday.Eric Baca, 25, had been hospitalized since early Saturday when he was shot in the chest during a gunfight that also sent...
Ex-doctor to appeal DUI conviction
An appeal is in the works for the former Yuba City doctor convicted of injuring a woman in 2010 during a drunken driving collision.Ifeanyi Charles Igwegbe was stripped of his medical license in October, about three months after he was convicted by a...
Yuba County supervisor pay cut measure in question
Supervisor Andy Vasquez's push to get a voter initiative on cutting Yuba County supervisor pay has run into a snag, possibly one stopping it from getting to the ballot.After Vasquez got word last week he could begin collecting signatures for the...
Yuba City shooting victim's condition upgraded
A Yuba City man who was shot in the chest during a weekend gunfight was upgraded Tuesday to "fair" condition at Rideout Memorial Hospital, authorities said.Eric Baca, 25, was injured during an altercation in front of Big John's Bar and Grill...
Yuba City shooting victim still critical
Police hunted Monday for a shooter from Sunday's gunfight in Yuba City as one of the victims remained in critical condition.Eric Baca was in critical but stable condition Monday, according to staff at Rideout Memorial Hospital.The 25-year-old Yuba...
Police: Yuba City resident arrested in beer glass...
NAPA, Calif. -- A 41-year-old man from Yuba City was arrested Sunday night after he allegedly struck another man in the face with a beer glass, causing a laceration to his face, police said.Napa police were called to the Marriott Hotel on Solano...
Second victim in gunfight identified
A second victim has been identified in connection with a gunfight early Sunday in the parking lot of a Yuba City bar.Shortly after Eric Baca was shot in the chest in front of Big John's Bar and Grill, Michael Ybarra arrived at the Rideout Memorial...
Yuba City solar power praised
Yuba City residents use more solar energy than 90 percent of the state, according to an environmental report released this week.The city won praise and high marks from Los Angeles-based Environment California. Residents used enough solar power to...
Yuba County supervisor pay cut measure gets OK for...
A proposed ballot initiative to cut Yuba County supervisor pay by 25 percent has been approved to begin collecting signatures, with an eye toward making the November ballot.Yuba County Clerk-Recorder Terry Hansen said she sent ballot title and...
State: Realignment played no role in in Yuba rape...
An Olivehurst man accused of sexually assaulting a woman at knife-point last week served seven months of a two-year sentence, with credits for time served, and was released in late December, authorities said, but Joseph Scott Mason did not receive an...
College chancellor offers solutions to budget...
Though the community college budget is largely a question mark hinging on the November election, Chancellor Jack Scott presented several options to improve student success during a visit to Yuba College on Wednesday.Scott was visiting Yuba College...
Agency drops Yuba City's credit rating, citing...
Blaming the bad economy and collapsed housing prices, a rating agency on Wednesday dinged Yuba City's credit, but the city's finance director said there's no plans to borrow money.Fitch Ratings' San Francisco office lowered the city's rating from...
$1.6 million deficit projected for Yuba County
Yuba County will begin 2012-13 with a projected deficit, but the good new is it's a fraction of what the county's dealt with in recent years.In a presentation to county supervisors Tuesday, County Administrator Robert Bendorf said the county's...
Y-S 49ers fans up, down during big game
Joe Sutton expected to cry Sunday night. He just wanted to shed tears of happiness.Sutton, 25, of Yuba City, gathered with 10 friends and family members Sunday to watch his San Francisco 49ers battle the New York Giants in the NFC championship game...
Two arrested in Linda brick attack
Two men were arrested and one was on the run Tuesday, a day after all three men threw several bricks at a Linda home, striking a teenager, the Yuba County Sheriff's Department reported.The unidentified 14-year-old boy was not hurt, Sheriff Steve...

Appeal denied for drunk driver who killed Marysville teen
A state appeals court has upheld the 10-year prison sentence of a Marysville farm worker whose drunken driving caused the death of 17-year-old Danielle Woodruff in January.Lorenzo Flores-Aguilar, 50, pleaded guilty in Yuba County Superior Court to
Wanted Marysville man arrested after high-speed...
California Highway Patrol officers and other law enforcement chased a parolee across much of Yuba County Wednesday morning at speeds that neared 120 mph, before an officer stopped the man's car with his own cruiser in downtown Marysville and the
Marysville woman sentenced 292 days for felony DUI
A Marysville woman who drank whiskey instead of doing school work - and later sideswiped one vehicle and nearly collided head-on with another - was sentenced in front of Yuba City High School students to 292 days in jail for felony
Mountain lions on prowl in Yuba foothills
Two mountain lion attacks on livestock in recent days killed a spate of animals in the foothills east of Marysville, with one mountain lion still on the loose.Separate residents in Oregon House reported mountain lions killed their animals last
Park sell-off approved by Marysville City Council
The Marysville City Council voted 3-2 Tuesday night to approve a developer's plans for a retail center at Washington Square.Actions taken - adoption of an environmental impact report, abandonment of a city-owned parcel for inclusion in the
Marysville man allegedly torments wife for hours
A Marysville man was still being held Monday afternoon at the Yuba County Jail on suspicion of several charges, including torture, false imprisonment and penetration with a foreign object, related to a dispute he had Friday morning with his wife.
Since You Asked: Fortress-like building with...
Editor's note: Rob Young's "Since You Asked" weekly column will now appear Mondays.Q: There's a large abandoned building on F and 12th streets in Marysville that has been listed for sale for as long as I can remember. It's an eyesore in the middle
Eyesore store bites the dust
All they want is a parking lot. But for now, Marysville and Yuba County officials will settle for what they have: An empty lot.The building that once housed Imler's TV Sales and Repair store at Sixth and B streets gave way to the wrecking ball
No charges in fatal fire
No charges will be filed in the deaths of a mother and daughter who perished in a suspicious Marysville apartment fire in 2006.Yuba County prosecutors decided that despite three years of investigation, there is not enough evidence to prosecute the
Suspect arrested in Linda slaying
The Yuba County Sheriff's Department has arrested a Marysville man on suspicion of homicide in the case of a man found dead in his Linda apartment in July.Todd Allen Cole, 25, was already in custody at the Yuba County Jail on an unrelated parole
Man found guilty of punching former co-worker
A Marysville man was found guilty Thursday of battery for punching a reclamation district worker in the face at the Feather River Market in Linda.Curtis Seaton, 50, went to the market weeks after being fired for his Feb. 13 waving of a shovel in
Tonight's Marysville council meeting postponed
A special meeting of the Marysville City Council scheduled for today at 6 p.m. has been postponed until next Tuesday.The meeting had been set to receive comments on the proposed abandonment of a portion of Washington Square south of 10th Street
Coastal cleanup comes to Marysville
Homeless areas in and around Marysville have been added to a list of local sites scheduled for attention Saturday as part of the California Coastal Commission Cleanup.The annual event, now in its 25th year statewide and its ninth year locally, is
Clothes torched during Marysville domestic dispute
A Marysville man set fire to his wife's clothing on the front porch of their home during a domestic dispute, according to a police report.Kristian David Zaniroli, 28, was arrested at 9:53 p.m. Tuesday on suspicion of arson and was being held
Griesa has new lawyer, judge
Former Marysville towing company manager Joseph Griesa, facing a retrial in Yuba County Superior Court on felony charges of sexually assaulting an underage employee, has a new attorney and soon will have a new judge hearing his case.Yuba County
Keeping youth on target
Young local archers can join the Yuba-Sutter Archery Association for twice-a-week youth sessions beginning this week at the Allyn Scott Youth and Community Center in Marysville.The association, run through the American Indian Education Program the
Schools honor teachers
They thought they were going to get a T-shirt and a plaque.But when Bob Kiser and Duane Robinson were at Tuesday's meeting of the Marysville Joint Unified School District, the two former teachers learned that new gyms will be named after them."I
UPDATE: Two dead, one arrested in Highway 70 crash
Two people died late Friday night in a rollover single-vehicle accident on southbound Highway 70 at Highway 65 in Olivehurst, the California Highway Patrol reported.Killed were Gregorio Razo, 20,  and Ramon Razo, 17, both of Marysville. The
Tuber pulled from Yuba River by helicopter
A tube-riding jaunt gone wrong turned into the Thursday rescue of a Marysville woman from the Yuba River.At 8 p.m., Yuba County sheriff's deputies received a cellphone call from the unidentified 51-year-old woman, whose riding tube was stranded on
Fish fly at Ellis Lake
Local youth have their fishing poles and tackle ready for this Saturday's Marysville Kiwanis Club Annual Jim Watson Youth Fishing Derby at Ellis Lake.The lake in Marysville was stocked Thursday morning with about 1,580 pounds of catfish averaging
FNL raising alcohol awareness with concert
Even with the drinking age at 21, minors still find a way to consume alcohol.Hoping to bring attention to the dangers of underage drinking, Friday Night Live is sponsoring a free all-day concert at Beckwourth Riverfront Park Pavilion in Marysville
Marysville retail center closer to reality
Marysville moved closer to developing a retail center on part of what's now Washington Square Park, with the city's Planning and Historic Preservation Commission approving a recommendation for a three-building center at the site with a CVS Pharmacy,
Veterans speak out against college cuts
Students, including several veterans, spoke Wednesday at a standing-room-only meeting about how Yuba Community College District cutbacks disrupt their lives."I understand it's tough times," said Marysville resident Matthew Wickline, 23. "But it
Truck's crate load too high for trestle
About 50 empty peach crates scattered across both lanes of B Street near Marysville High School on Wednesday when a truck driver overestimated the height of the train trestle he had to pass underneath.By the time Hector Ceja realized the crates,
Obama's speech spurs few calls to local schools
Five parents contacted Marysville High School about President Obama's talk today to students nationwide, the principal says.The high school with 968 students let individual social science teachers decide if they would show the talk in classes,

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