Fire at a glance (numbers) Incident Name: State: Lead Agency: Size (acres): Percent Contained: Estimate of Containment: Personnel: Structures Destroyed: Creek, Los Angeles County Fire Department. Four miles east of Sylmar, CA. Chaparral, brush and tall grass. Minimal fire behavior. Last report unless significant activity occurs.
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Thomas, Ventura County
Fire at a glance (numbers) Incident Name: State: Lead Agency: Size (acres): Percent Contained: Estimate of Containment: Personnel: Structures Destroyed: Thomas, Ventura County Fire Department. Seven miles east of Ojai, CA. Chaparral and brush. Minimal fire behavior with creeping and backing. Road, area and trail closures in effect.
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Happening Now – December 2017
Happening Now is a feature designed to bring updates, announcements and info on news items throughout the day. You are invited to participate. See a road closure? A business opening? A smoke plume? Storm-related mishaps like downed trees, power lines, road or other flooding? Email us at news@yubanet.com or call 530-478-9600 to let us know. […]
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Stolen vehicle recovered and returned to Chilean visitor
NEVADA CITY, Calif. November 28, 2017 – A vehicle was recovered by Nevada County Sheriff’s deputies on Monday evening after being stolen from a Penn Valley gas station over the Thanksgiving weekend. The vehicle, a 1993 Dodge Caravan, belonged to two Chilean nationals – one of whom attempted suicide on Thanksgiving. A 911 call at […]
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ACLU of CA Statement on Trump Administration’s Threat to Cut Federal Grants from CA Law Enforcement Agencies
SAN FRANCISCO November 20, 2017 – On Wednesday, the Department of Justice threatened to withhold federal law enforcement grant money from 29 jurisdictions, ostensibly because their information-sharing policies do not comply with a federal law that prohibits states and localities from adopting policies that restrict the sharing of “information regarding…citizenship or immigration status.” Twelve of […]
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Scotts Flat spillway public access a costly proposition, according to NID
GRASS VALLEY, Calif. November 16, 2017 – NID’s Board of Directors will meet in a special meeting tomorrow, Friday November 17th, to discuss option for the Scotts Flat spillway gate. The closure of the spillway access, without prior public notification, prompted a sustained public outcry from nearby residents, hikers and bikers. During an October 18 […]
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Op-Ed | John Volz: Once again, lack of transparency and poor decisions by NID
November 16, 2017 – With its decision to donate public funds to the Nevada County Historical Society, Nevada Irrigation District (NID) management has once again demonstrated a lack of transparency. NID POLICY NUMBER: 1070 allows NID to grant funds to non-profit and community organizations. The policy outlines a process for NID to choose which organizations […]
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Trump Administration Threatens to Revoke Law Enforcement Funding From 29 Jurisdictions Over Immigration Enforcement
WASHINGTON November 16, 2017 – The Department of Justice issued letters to 29 jurisdictions Wednesday threatening to withhold federal law enforcement grant money over these jurisdictions’ supposed non-compliance with a federal law that prohibits policies that restrict the sharing of “information regarding . . . citizenship or immigration status.” The letter established a deadline of […]
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NID: “All calls may be recorded for quality assurance…”
GRASS VALLEY, Calif. November 15, 2017 – During NID’s last Board meeting, General Manager Rem Scherzinger said, “We just started recording our phone calls, so that we can address them.” Scherzinger went on to say staff was looking into other possible changes to keep the staff and public safe. His remarks were related to a […]
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“Heroes Don’t Always Wear Capes”
November 13, 2017 – “Nevada County law enforcement and fire protection agencies can better serve the community with the proper equipment, services and programs but often their budgets preclude it. NCLFC works with the community to support our local law and fire agencies through contributions.” said Anthony Halby, President of NCLFC. Since 2001, the Nevada […]
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Applied Science, Inc. ADEPT Hospital Solution Named as Innovation Winner
SACRAMENTO, Calif. November 9, 2017 – Medical solutions provider Applied Science, Inc. (ASI), digital product development services leader GlobalLogic, and Dignity Health, one of the nation’s largest healthcare systems, announced that Automated Data Entry Process Technology (ADEPT) was the winner in the 2017 Sacramento Region Innovation Awards in the Medical and Health Technologies & Services […]
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United Way of Nevada County announces new hours for Food Access Saturday, Supporting Working Families
November 8, 2017 – United Way of Nevada County and Interfaith Food Ministry are thrilled to announce that Food Access Saturday for Working Families will continue for another six months but with a change of hours! After months of collaboration with Interfaith Food Ministry, in May of this year, the United Way Community Impact Committee […]
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Happening Now – November 2017
Happening Now is a feature designed to bring updates, announcements and info on news items throughout the day. You are invited to participate. See a road closure? A business opening? A smoke plume? Storm-related mishaps like downed trees, power lines, road or other flooding? Email us at news@yubanet.com or call 530-478-9600 to let us know. […]
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Underburn in the Pendola area starts today – smoke will be visible
NEVADA CITY, Calif. October 31, 2017 – The Yuba River Ranger District will be conducting underburning projects within the Pendola Area today (10/31/2017) and completing ignitions on Wednesday (11/1/2017). The Tahoe National Forest is planning for 90-100 acres of underburning. The units are along Pendola Extension Road and Youngs Hill Road, all within the Pendola […]
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Prescribed fires continue on the Truckee Ranger District
TRUCKEE, Calif. October 31, 2017 – The Truckee Ranger District’s prescribed fire yesterday went well, they were able to burn 46 acres. They plan on burning another 40-80 acres today, October 31st, near Sagehen Creek on HWY 89 North, west of the highway. This will only take place as long as weather, fuel conditions, and […]
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Fall Prescribed Burns Planned on American River Ranger District
Foresthill, Calif. October 30, 2017 – The Tahoe National Forest’s American River Ranger District will conduct a number of prescribed burns this fall to reduce hazardous fuels and improve ecosystem health. Planned projects include burning piled materials, low to moderate intensity understory burns of vegetation on the forest floor, and moderate to high intensity broadcast burning […]
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In Landmark Report, Public Health Leaders Outline Steps for Urgent Action on Opioids
BALTIMORE, MD, Oct. 28, 2017 – A group of experts, led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in collaboration with the Clinton Foundation, today issued a new report with comprehensive recommendations aimed at stemming the opioid epidemic, a spiraling crisis that kills on average 90 people a day in the U.S., […]
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Wildomar, Lake Elsinore
Fire at a glance (numbers) Incident Name: State: Lead Agency: Size (acres): Percent Contained: Estimate of Containment: Personnel: Structures Destroyed: Wildomar, Cleveland NF. Five miles south of Lake Elsinore, CA. Chaparral and tall grass. Minimal fire behavior. Area and trail closures in effect. October 30, 2017 at 6:45 AM The fire made no movement overnight […]
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Dedication in Honor of Peggy Levine of “The M. W. Swan Levine Gallery” at the North Star Museum of Art
October 26, 2017 – The Board of Directors is pleased to announce the creation of a new project to honor the legacy of past Board member and key contributor, Peggy Levine. The Board has dedicated a key portion of the 2nd floor of the North Star House to be restored and used as the “The […]
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Search warrant served in Penn Valley nets one arrest, multiple seizures
PENN VALLEY, Calif. October 25, 2017 – Verbatim from the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page: “This ain’t your little sister’s Easy-Bake oven. This piece of equipment is a vacuum oven, which our investigators located in a butane honey oil (BHO) lab today. Our investigators served a warrant in the 17000 block of Woodglen Lane […]