Regional

June 15, 2018 – “I am thankful for the support of the District 3 voters, the business community, the endorsements from our police and fire personnel, and all who have placed their trust in me to continue as their county supervisor” stated Dan Miller on Thursday evening after the latest election update. “I received a […]

Nevada County, June 15, 2018 – Sterling P. Holloway III, Inc., a small family-owned and operated demolition company out of Auburn, had their equipment vandalized on Wolf Mountain. Besides spraying-painting graffiti, the unknown suspects cut hydraulic lines, damaged the insides and operator cabins of the heavy equipment, rendering them inoperable. The vandalism occurred over Memorial […]

June 15, 2018 – Cooling trend continues into the weekend wit below normal temperatures. Mountain showers and t-storms will be possible Saturday into early next week. Temperatures warm above normal next week. Discussion An upper level trough is moving into the region today and will deepen through the weekend bringing a cooling trend. The coolest […]

GRASS VALLEY, Calif. June 14, 2018 – Hilary Hodge posted this announce on social media late this afternoon. Dear Friends, We are excited for everything we’ve accomplished this year! I am honored to have had your support and enthusiasm throughout this entire race and I am honored to have been your candidate. We are proud […]

NEVADA CITY, Calif. June 14, 2018 – The second update of unofficial results since election night has been released by the Nevada County Elections Office. An additional 14,259  ballots have been counted, with some 1,000 remaining to be tallied. With 36,027 votes counted, voter turnout now stands at  52.96% out of 68,023 registered voters. Approximately 1,000 […]

GRASS VALLEY, June 14, 2018 – In order to help reduce the financial burden that college can place on students, Sierra College has implemented a program that provides free tuition for the first full year of attendance. California students who have earned 12 or fewer college level units can easily qualify by simply completing a […]

June 14, 2018 at 3:22 PM The UC Field Station burn scheduled in Yuba County starting tomorrow has been cancelled. ———– June 14, 2018 – CAL FIRE is implementing a live fire operation at the University of California Sierra Foothill Research and Extension Field Station, located at 8279 Scott Forbes Rd, Browns Valley, CA. Weather […]

Kings Beach, CA, June 14, 2018 – Author and environmental activist Richard Heinberg will deliver the Keynote Address at the Sierra Nevada Alliance’s 25th Anniversary Bi-Annual Conference on August 16. Heinberg is one of the foremost advocates on a shift away from reliance on fossil fuels and throughout his career, has authored thirteen books, including […]

Nevada City, Calif. June 13, 2018 – Visitors of the San Juan Ridge Community Library now have faster internet service, thanks to a partnership with Nevada County Community Library. Nevada County Community Library is working through the State’s library partnership with the Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC) to provide high-speed connectivity to […]

June 13, 2018 – Historic drought followed by record-breaking precipitation and warm lake temperatures converged to produce the lowest annual average clarity levels recorded at Lake Tahoe in 2017, indicates data released by the Tahoe Environmental Research Center at the University of California, Davis. The average annual clarity level for 2017 was 59.7 feet. This was a […]

June 13, 2018 – Nevada Irrigation District (NID) customers are continuing their water conservation efforts; daily water use was down in April compared to April 2017, and there have been solid overall savings since the drought years. Overall, NID’s treated water customers consumed 35.3 percent less water in April than in 2013, the benchmark year […]

SACRAMENTO June 13, 2018 – California Natural Resources Secretary John Laird and Nevada Director of Conservation and Natural Resources Bradley Cowell issued the following joint statement on a report indicating Lake Tahoe’s clarity decreased to a record-low annual average in 2017. The report released by the Tahoe Environmental Research Center at the University of California, […]

NEVADA CITY, June 13, 2018 — This spring, two young local black boys were racially harassed while riding their bikes in Nevada City. In response, inspired by the Love Walk in 2017, the boys are calling other middle & high schoolers to ride bikes through town with them and the whole town to cheer them […]

NEVADA CITY, June 12, 2018 – With a reported 800,000 visitors annually, the South Yuba River is a popular destination that has historically had parking challenges. Visitor parking is extremely limited, with only about 34 legal spaces at 49 Crossing. To address the issue and offer regional visitors staying at Nevada City’s Inn Town Campground […]