Regional

October 25, 2016 – The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office is confirming that both the suspect in the Sunday morning Guerneville kidnapping and her 7-month-old baby have been safely located in the area of Downieville, CA at about 3:10 PM. The woman, Hannah Ashley is in custody and the baby has been taken into protective custody. […]

On 10/24/2016, Grass Valley Police Officers arrested Aaron Herbert (18 years old), for making criminal threats against law enforcement, resisting arrest, and charges related to theft and possession of stolen property. There were no reported injuries to anyone involved in this incident. At just before 7:00pm, the Nevada County Regional Dispatch Center received a telephone […]

Placerville, CA – At the October 11, 2016, El Dorado County Board of Supervisors meeting, the Board voted unanimously in favor of a resolution opposing the passage of California Proposition 64. Proposition 64 would legalize the recreational use of marijuana for adults aged 21 years or older in the State of California. In opposing the […]

October 24, 2016 – Tonight Grass Valley Police Officers, with assistance from Nevada City PD Officers and K9 Rüdiger, as well as assistance from the Nevada County Sheriffs Office, responded to the 1000 block of Sutton Way and arrested a Grass Valley man for criminal threats and resisting arrest. The male, whose full identity is […]

October 24, 2016 – Flood and fire officials from the California Department of Water Resources (DWR), CAL FIRE and the National Weather Service (NWS) warn that weather and land conditions across California increase the potential for flash flooding during the rainy season now under way.  Five years of drought conditions have exacerbated wildfires across the […]

GRASS VALLEY, Calif. October 24, 2016 – Informal community organizations can cooperate to create positive change. The Sidewalk Gang, a neighborhood group at the Gold Country Senior Village in Grass Valley, has been partnering with the Department of Public Works and with the FREED Center for Independent Living to advocate for improvements to our community’s […]

Camino, Calif. October 24, 2016 – With the change of seasons evident here in the foothills, CAL FIRE AEU will begin burning many different Vegetation Management Projects or VMPs in Amador, and El Dorado counties. “When the weather presents a safe opportunity, we will re-introduce low intensity fire in the landscape in designated areas. These […]

NEVADA CITY, Calif. October 22, 2016 – Every now and then something comes up that we need to pay attention to and then do something. This is one of those times, and the ‘something’ is to step up and support Nevada City’s Fire Department. In a sense, most of us look at public safety as […]

GRASS VALLEY, CA. October 21, 2016. The Fire Safe Council of Nevada County (FSCNC) is offering a free two-day training session for their Defensible Space Advisor Program on November 2nd & 3rd from 9am-3pm. The first day of the session is classroom style learning with various instructors. No previous experience is necessary and the public […]

NEVADA CITY, Calif. October 21, 2016 – On November 8th Nevada City residents will be asked to make a very important decision at the ballot box.  That is whether or not to adopt a 3/8ths of a cent sales tax to support Public Safety. A “YES” vote means that your fire department will be able […]

EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. October 21, 2016 – Effective today, the Bureau of Land Management is lifting fire restrictions on public lands managed by the Mother Lode Field Office. This includes BLM-managed lands in Nevada, Yuba, Placer, El Dorado, Amador, Sacramento, Calaveras, Tuolumne, Stanislaus, Sutter and Mariposa counties. BLM Fire Management Officer Jerry Martinez said […]