Regional

September 12, 2017 – Showers and thunderstorms into mid-week. Cool down begins today and continues into Thursday. Discussion Satellite imagery shows that last evening’s band of deep convection has shifted north of Sacramento and lies across the far northern portion of the state. Radar shows a few light showers continuing across the northern end of […]

SACRAMENTO,  Calif. September 11, 2017 – Members of the Grass Valley Fire Department once again took part in the 9/11 343 NYFD Memorial Climb in Sacramento today. Firefighters in full turnout gear climbed the “Renaissance Tower” located at 801 K Street in downtown Sacramento in memory of 343 New York Fire Department firefighters who lost […]

September 11, 2017 – Nevada County will be hosting the 2017 All Veterans Stand Down at the Nevada County Fairgrounds on October 6th from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and October 7th from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.. Gold Country Stage will be providing free transportation through their “Free Fare Days” for those who take public […]

Nevada City, Calif. September 11, 2017 – The 2017 Paw and Order Dinner will have a dual focus this year. Taking place on Friday evening, September 22nd at the Miner’s Foundry Cultural Center in Nevada City, the dinner, program and auction will begin at 5:30pm. In addition to raising the approximately $28,000 annual budget which […]

September 11, 2017 – Well above normal temperatures forecast again today with a threat of afternoon mountain showers and thunderstorms. More widespread showers and thunderstorms possible tonight into Wednesday with cooling through Thursday. Discussion Partly to mostly cloudy skies have spread northward and now cover the southern half of the forecast area. With all the […]

NEVADA CITY, Calif. September 10, 2017 – Avery Maier, 7, of Nevada City, is the $5000 grand prize winner of the 26th Annual Gold Country Duck Race, held Sunday afternoon (Sept. 10) on Deer Creek in Nevada City. Avery is the daughter of Jason and Jennifer Maier of Nevada City. The winning ticket matched the […]

September 10, 2017 – Sierra Roadwork Schedule, Sunday through Saturday, September 10-16, 2017. LONG-TERM PROJECTS Interstate 80 (Placer County) from Long Ravine underpass to .2 miles east of Magra Road overcrossing: Roadwork continues for a $50.6 million project to construct 3 miles of additional truck climbing lane and other improvements to primarily eastbound I-80 east […]

PENN VALLEY, Calif. September 9, 2017 – Penn Valley Fire has been doing our part to support fires elsewhere in the state this summer. To date we have deployed personnel to the following incidents; Single Fireline Paramedic for 1 week to the Minerva Fire in the Plumas Forest Fireline Paramedic and EMT partner the Eclipse […]

NEVADA CITY, Calif. September 8, 2017 – Caltrans is alerting motorists traveling in Nevada City to expect delays for bridge repair and paving operations that are expected from 9 p.m. Friday, September 8 to 6 a.m. Saturday, September 9 on the Broad Street overcrossing over Highway 49/20 in Nevada City. Motorists should expect delays overnight Friday […]

Grass Valley, Calif. September 8, 2017 – Get ready for surprises at the Science Speaker Series on the Sierra College Nevada County Campus. The presentation is free and open to the public, featuring an expert in the field. Doors open at 6:00pm for a meet-and-greet reception with free refreshments. Mixed intensity fires and native beetles […]

Nevada City, Calif. September 8, 2017 – The 2017 Barbara Schmidt Millar (BSM) Celebration of Life 5K Run/Walk is now officially open to girls age 13 and up. Experience the camaraderie, sportsmanship and philanthropy alongside your daughter, niece, sister, cousin, loved one or friend. Girls under 18 years old will need their race waivers signed by […]

NEVADA CITY, Calif. September 8, 2017 – Since 2010, Sierra Streams Institute (SSI) has monitored flora and fauna and completed stewardship work at Hirschman’s Pond. In 2015, SSI collected and compiled scientific data about the habitat and organisms living there to write the Hirschman’s Pond Land Management Plan as a guide for the management of […]

September 8, 2017 – Local trails and community services in Rwanda come together at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 16, in a fundraiser hosted by Peace Lutheran Church in Grass Valley. Participants will walk local trails that day – and they’ll be asking friends and neighbors to sponsor them. Organizers hope to raise $1,000 to support […]

September 8, 2017 – Warming trend with a threat of afternoon showers and thunderstorms over portions of the mountains through early next week. Discussion People will be waking up to a cool morning. 4 am temperatures were running 4 to 11 degrees cooler than 24 hours ago as the low pressure trough is moving into […]

GRASS VALLEY, Calif. September 7, 2017 – At approximately 6:25PM on 09/07/17, a vehicle stolen out of north Sacramento was spotted by a GVPD officer on patrol in the vicinity of the 800 block of Sutton Way. Before the officer could make contact with the occupants, the driver fled the parking lot across Brunswick Road […]

September 7, 2017 – The Nevada County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant in the 13000 block of Wolf Road, Grass Valley on September 5, 2017. The warrant was based on several citizen complaints and overhead flights of a large commercial size marijuana cultivation on the property. On the property, Deputies located over 1400 marijuana […]

Truckee, Calif. September 7, 2017 – The Sierra Small Business Development Center (SBDC), managed by Sierra Business Council (SBC), has been awarded funding to work with the BlueTechValley Central Valley Innovation Cluster (BTVIC). The BTVIC was spearheaded by the International Center for Water Technology at Fresno State as part of a grant from the California […]

September 7, 2017 – Cool down continues today. Shower and thunderstorm chances for the next several days, especially over the mountains. Temperatures warming back up for the weekend. Discussion Thunderstorm development began around 3 am this morning, primarily in Tehama and Glenn counties. The lines of thunderstorms are moving northwest and extend from the I-5 […]

September 6, 2017 – The National Weather Service in Sacramento has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 4 AM to 8 PM PDT Thursday. * THUNDERSTORMS: Scattered thunderstorms will be possible with some wetting rain, especially for the mountains. Lightning may strike outside of rain cores. * OUTFLOW WINDS: Gusty, erratic […]

GRASS VALLEY, Calif. September 6, 2017 – Guided barn tours are available to visitors at this year’s Draft Horse Classic and Harvest Fair, September 21 – 24, at the Nevada County Fairgrounds. The behind-the-scenes tours, led by teamster and assistant show manager, Eleanor Roberts, are another way for visitors to be able to meet and […]