A Nevada County man has been arrested in connection with the alleged neglect and abuse of dogs entrusted in his care at his business in Auburn. The Placer County Sheriff’s Department says Auburn K9 claims to be a boarding and … Read more >

Massive “side shows” with street drag racing continue to challenge regional law enforcement. But the Sutter County Sheriff’s Department is reporting its first successful interception of one, with the help of the California Highway Patrol. Undersheriff Scott Smallwood says they … Read more >

Nevada County’s Public Health Officer is among numerous medical officials and organizations supporting the use of the Pfizer COVID booster vaccine for younger children. Doctor Sherilynn Cooke says it’s for five to 11-year-olds who’ve completed their primary Pfizer series at … Read more >

Off-Highway-Vehicle solo crashes have been on the rise, as the weather warms up, according to the Grass Valley office of the California Highway Patrol. And on the last day of the statewide Safety Awareness Week, there was one that involved … Read more >

With another unusually early start to the wildfire season, due to a mostly dry winter and spring, outdoor residential burn permits are now suspended for Nevada, Yuba, Sierra and Placer counties, starting May 23rd. That’s just one day sooner than … Read more >

Nevada County’s unemployment rate continues a steady drop. Luis Allejo, with the state’s Employment Development Department, says for the third straight month it showed a half-percent decline. For April, it’s at 2-point-9 percent. He says that’s the first time the … Read more >

Nevada County is among several counties in the region getting more state funding for removing debris and hazardous trees near major highway corridors from the late December snowstorm. That’s for highways 20, 49, 80, 174, and 193, also including Sierra, … Read more >

On a windy wildfire danger day on Friday, and in front of Cal Fire’s Nevada City station, Nevada County’s congressman announced that he’d secured three federal funding grants toward helping deal with such emergencies. Doug LaMalfa said there’s four-point-eight million … Read more >

As the COVID numbers continue to go back up, but without the severe illness and death of prior surges, the public is going to learn to live with the virus as it mutates itself to less destructive, but possibly more … Read more >

A new Nevada County Grand Jury is normally seated at the beginning of the new fiscal year, on July first. And the recruitment process is underway. Kathleen Williams has been the foreperson the last two years. She says membership was … Read more >