The countdown to the total solar eclipse is on, with thousands of Californians headed to places like Oregon, Idaho, and Wyoming to see the skies go totally dark during the middle of the day, for only about two minutes. Local … Read more >

Another seasonal rise in Nevada County’s unemployment rate. At 4.6% for July, it’s up three-tenths of a point from June. But Luis Allejo, with the State Employment Development Department, says one notable bright spot was 340 more jobs, from the … Read more >

It’s defacing public property, and also a lack of respect. Oral Stallings, who is a member of the American Legion Frank Gallino Post 130, the Marine Corps League, and other veterans organizations, says there’s a problem in Grass Valley’s Memorial … Read more >

A Grass Valley man has been charged with involuntary manslaughter. Nevada County Assistant District Attorney Chris Walsh says the case of 25-year-old Conner Milkey actually began in the summer of last year… click to listen to Chris Walsh Walsh says … Read more >

A Grass Valley woman who faced a possible second-degree murder charge, after a fatal ATV crash 4 months ago, is facing less legal consequences. Assistant Nevada County D-A Chris Walsh says they’re filing a gross vehicular manslaughter charge against 28-year-old … Read more >

A few more E.Coli cases are being reported in Lake Wildwood. Nevada County Health Officer, Doctor Ken Cutler, says the 4 additional illnesses brings the total to 18. But this does not indicate a new outbreak, with the source still … Read more >

Thanks to a strong will, determination from her family, and a lot of help from the community, a Nevada County teen is recovering from surgery to correct a severe curvature of her spine. Paige Lyon is in a private room … Read more >

It’s another small step to help make the Highway 49 corridor safer between Grass Valley and Auburn. Work crews are installing what are called ’emergency vehicle pre-emption devices. County Principal Civil Engineer Joshua Pack says these are the devices that … Read more >

It appears to be a fairly mild wildfire season, so far, for Cal Fire’s Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit, although the driest weeks are still ahead. Public Information Officer Mary Eldridge says they’ve responded to 254 fires, scorching 394 acres, so far this … Read more >

A longtime recreational area at Scotts Flat Reservoir has been closed due to excessive illegal activity. The Assistant General Manager for the Nevada Irrigation District, Greg Jones, says they’re installing exclusion fencing across the top of and along the edge … Read more >