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OROVILLE, Calif. - Air and ground crews are responding to the scene of a vegetation fire in the Oroville area, CAL FIRE Butte County said. The fire has burned around one acre in the area of Craig Access Road. The fire is moving at a moderate rate of spread, CAL...

Fire crews fighting to contain the Railbridge Fire in Palermo. Carhart said with all the progress crews made yesterday, they have fewer crews on the fire now.

PALERMO, Calif. - The Railbridge Fire has burned 130 acres with 100% containment. The fire sparked Thursday afternoon in the area of Railbridge Road and Crestmont Court. CAL FIRE said crews spent Thursday night finding hot spots and strengthening containment lines. One structure has been destroyed and five have been...

COOL, Calif. — On top of her sky-high power bills and fear of PG&E’s notoriously fire-starting electric grid, power customer Stephanie Buss has another complaint to lodge: false advertising. “It’s a lie. It’s all a lie,” Buss said. “What I see is not what they promoted on TV.”...

Authorities in Yuba County have identified the primary suspect in connection with a fatal stabbing on North Beal Road in Marysville. Just after 12 a.m. on Saturday, July 6, deputies responded to a report of a physical disturbance at 1129 North Beale Rd., the Sheriff’s Office said in a press release.

OROVILLE — The 130-acre blaze that burned through wildland near Palermo on Thursday hit 85% containment as of Saturday afternoon. One firefighter injury was reported as a result of the Railbridge Fire, and no structures were destroyed. The latest numbers reported by Cal Fire-Butte County say there were 27...

Sally was a 4th generation Californian born in Sacramento, CA. The only child of Bernice and Ivan Tackney she graduated from McClatchy High School in Sacramento and was a University of California Berkeley Alumni where she was a member of the Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority (Go BEARS!). While attending Berkeley she “re met” fellow McClatchy grad and MBA student Ray Brackett. They were married on December 20th, 1952. After multiple moves around the country due to Rays career with Chevron Corporation, Ray and Sally settled in Walnut Creek, CA in 1973 with their daughter and two sons. They found great times with life long friends called “the bridge club” which was really all about a dear group of friends who enjoyed cocktails, food, travel and a little bridge. While living in Walnut Creek Sally and Ray were very proud to see all three of their children follow in their footsteps and graduate from the University of California Berkeley (Go BEARS).Sally was always busy being a great Mom, a valued employee and a super volunteer. After raising her children, Sally worked for Grubb and Ellis in Danville and volunteered at the Diablo Thrift Shop. Ray and Sally retired to Nevada City CA in 1986. Sally was the past president of the New Comers Club of Nevada County, a member of P.E.O.Chapter VJ, and a member of the Red Hat Club. As an avid reader she enjoyed her time with the Cover Girls Book Club.After Rays passing in 1997 Sally dove into her role as managing the distribution of the Nevada Country Food Bank, enjoyed needlepoint, gardening and a good mystery. She returned to her favorite game of bridge where she was the past president of UNIT 461 Contract Bridge League. It was at a duplicate bridge conference in Idaho that Sally met the second love of her life Jens Noet. Sally taught us all to keep our hearts open to what life could bring you.Sally and Jens had over 20 years together where Jens taught Sally the love of stamp collecting and she became the secretary of the Gold Country Stamp Club. Jens joined Sally at the Food Bank and they enjoyed friends at the Sons of Norway. Jens and Sally visited all their grand and great grand children and hosted many fun times in their home in Nevada City.Sally was smart, funny, a fabulous story teller and a woman who could give great advice. She had friendships with all ages because she just loved connecting with others. After Jen’s passing she was surrounded by the most wonderful friends and neighbors on Northview Drive. Our family will always be thankful for how her neighbors and friends watched out for her.Sally was an independent thinker with a very strong conviction about loving your family, caring for our country and always respecting the American flag. She would fly her flag proudly every day from her tall front yard flag pole. The flag was a symbol of the greatness of the United States and for her it meant soldiers coming home especially her father, husband and her son. She was known to burst in many patriotic songs- which she made sure all her children could singalong with her. Our family flags are at half mast.Sally is survived by son John Tackney Brackett and husband Robert, daughter Susan Brackett Boyle and husband Bill, son Steven Brandon Brackett and wife Kristy. Sally is also survived by four grand children plus 1 grand daughter in law, and 2 great grand daughters.The family would like to sincerely thank Sally’s care providers in Nevada City and the Carlton of Pleasant Hill staff who made Sally’s last six months wonderful. We would also like to thank Hospice of Bay Area for their support during the last weeks of her life.”You’re a grand old Flag you’re a high flying flag and forever in peace may you wave”

Plans for a new tap room at the McKnight Shopping Center in Grass Valley will go before the planning commission at the upcoming regular meeting scheduled for July 16 at 6:00 p.m. in the chambers of City Hall located at 125 East Main Street in Grass Valley. Mollie Mowat presented...

Candidate filing opens today for municipal and local offices up for election in the Nov. 5, 2024 Presidential General Election. Offices up for election include the Grass Valley City Council, the Truckee Town Council, the Sierra Community College District, the Grass Valley, Nevada City and Tahoe-Truckee school districts, several other school districts, fire districts, water districts, park districts and more. Full details of all open seats are available at www.NevadaCountyCa.gov/November5Election.

Officials with Marysville Joint Unified School District (MJUSD) said that about 33,000 meals were served to students as part of its 2024 Summer Meals Program, an increase of about 9,000 from 2023’s effort. Much like other districts, the program ensured that every student had access to nutritious meals regardless...

Isidro Soto Perez, 45, of the 1200 block of Plumas Street in Yuba City was arrested by the Yuba City Police Department at 9:54 p.m. on Thursday under suspicion of assault with deadly weapon. He was booked into the Sutter County Jail.

The Vallejo Seaweed scored six runs in the first inning and eight more in the last three innings Monday at Wilson Park to defeat Marysville 14-6. Christian Zellner was the winning pitcher for Vallejo despite giving up 13 hits in eight innings of work. He gave up two earned runs and struck out five while walking one.

The latest article in The Union entitled: “Lawsuit challenging Measure B sales tax in Grass Valley to be dismissed” includes statements that are simply untrue. Patti Ingram-Spencer and her attorney Barry Pruett dropped her lawsuit because they did not believe they could win. Mr. Pruett blames the County for this. But he lost the lawsuit because it didn’t hold water.

Following three public hearings Tuesday, the Nevada City Council approved the first reading on ordinances recommended by the Planning Commission during its July 9 meeting. With passage of the ordinances, two streets will be vacated and a special use permit will be issued. For complete story, see the print or...

Woolman at Sierra Friends Center, locally known as Woolman, which operated a Quaker school, camp, and other educational programs on its 230+ acre campus over the last sixty years, along with the Jones Bar Firewise Community, have entered into a formal agreement with Sierra Streams Institute to repair and manage the damage of the Jones Fire of 2020.

Class of ‘25 forward Seal Diouf has emerged as a recruiting target for Ed Cooley and the Hoyas. Diouf, currently the 35th ranked center in the Class of ‘25, is a physical prospect who can run the floor and protect the rim - attributes that would clearly be a boost to the Georgetown roster.

VACAVILLE – A woman behind bars for a crash that killed a Vacaville police officer on Thursday had a bench warrant out for her arrest in Placer County, prosecutors said. Serena Rodriguez, 24, of Auburn was arrested Thursday after the California Highway Patrol said she tried to run away from a crash that killed Vacaville Police Officer Matthew Bowen.

SACRAMENTO — A toasty 110-degree week is forecast to taper off Sunday in the north state but with fire weather conditions to persist into next week because of low humidity, according to the National Weather Service. Humidity levels are forecast to hover up to 20% through the week as...