Yuba deputies arrest 2 in stabbings
By Ashley Gebb/Appeal-Democrat @ July 3, 2010 # Comments Off
Two men were arrested early Saturday in connection with separate stabbings, according to the Yuba County Sheriff’s Department.
The victims underwent surgery at Rideout Memorial Hospital and were listed in stable condition Saturday night.
Deputies…
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Mid-Valley briefs
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Mid-Valley
Businesses close on Monday holiday
The following businesses and agencies are closed Monday in observance of Independence Day.
• Banks: Closed
• Government offices: All closed.
• Post office: No service.
• Trash pickup: No change in…
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Highway 99 widening project ahead of schedule
By Howard Yune/Appeal-Democrat @ July 3, 2010 # Comments Off
Widening of Highway 99 from Yuba City to Sacramento is on track for completion this fall, two years sooner than planned, says Caltrans.
A four-lane bypass in the Tudor area is scheduled to open in early September, according to Mark Dinger, spokesman…
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Battling bugs: Judge issues warrants for pool inspections
By Ryan McCarthy/Appeal-Democrat @ July 3, 2010 # Comments Off
Hard times have left 418 neglected pools in Yuba and Sutter counties where mosquitos that carry the West Nile virus can breed — spurring a public agency to obtain a warrant allowing officials to enter properties to inspect and treat pools….
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Darker nights ahead for Marysville
By Ben van der Meer/Appeal-Democrat @ July 2, 2010 # Comments Off
Literally darker times will fall over Marysville within the next month, as the money-deficient city begins a plan to shut off some streetlights in commercial and residential areas at night.
Since city officials announced a plan to do so a month ago,…
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Court sides with governor on minimum wage
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SACRAMENTO — A state appellate court today sided with the Schwarzenegger administration in its attempt to temporarily impose the federal minimum wage on tens of thousands of state workers.
It was not immediately clear how the ruling would affect…
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Body found in Feather River
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Authorities in Yuba and Sutter County are investigating the death of man whose body was found Thursday in the Feather River.
Yuba County Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman Melanie Oakes said the man was in his 30s or 40s. The body was in the middle of…
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DATABASE: Still need fireworks? Find all local stands here
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Big rig carrying Coors Light crashes on Highway 99
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Just about 12 hours after a big rig spilled onions after rolling over on Highway 99 and Garden Highway, another truck, this one carrying Coors Light beer, overturned near the same spot.
Roy Goetz, 62, of Turlock was driving a 1997 Peterbuilt with an…
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UPDATE: Man sentenced 5 years for Plumas Lake home invasion
By Rob Young/Appeal-Democrat @ July 2, 2010 # Comments Off
A 19-year-old man who entered a high school classmate’s home in the middle of the night, gagged her at knifepoint and bound her hands and feet with duct tape was sentenced Friday in Yuba County Superior Court to five years and four months in…
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