The Bureau of Land Management is taking steps to protect its wildlands and people usinig them for recreation. In Nevada County the BLM land is mainly on the South Yuba River. BLM Recreation Specialist Jeff Horn, says the properties are … Read more >

More wildfire settlement money has been agreed to with PG and E, and it includes Nevada County. The County, along with eight other counties and cities, have announced that they’ve accepted a mediator’s proposal of 415-million dollars. County Counsel Alison … Read more >

The first candidacy has been announced for Nevada County’s now-vacant First District Assembly seat. And it’s the wife of Brian Dahle, who left an opening for the seat, after he was elected to the State Senate earlier this month. Among … Read more >

With little fanfare or controversy, Nevada County has adopted its budget for the 2019-20 fiscal year, and it’s a record. The spending plan is for 257-million (257,960,143) dollars, the largest ever for the county, which has about 100-thousand people. County … Read more >

The fire prevention and preparedness discussion you’ve been hearing about in Nevada County is so important, you’ll even hear about it when you go to the movies. KNCO’s Geoff Flynn explains… –gf

State Senator Brian Dahle was elected to his seat just 13 days ago, but already he’s facing controversy. Dahle hosted a town hall in Redding last week in which invitations read “Christians from local churches are invited to a Faith … Read more >

A heavily-travelled stretch of Highway 49 through Auburn is getting a 40-point-five million-dollar upgrade. Cal Trans Public Information Officer Raquel Borrayo says prep work has begun this week for the project. It’s on a four-mile stretch, from the I-80 interchange … Read more >

Sunday speed enforcement on Highway 49 included one reckless evasion arrest. CHP Officer Mike Steele says 56-year-old Richard Maisano, from the southern California town of La Verne, was seen driving at a high rate of speed near Gautier Drive, which … Read more >

Grass Valley Police are blasting a Nevada County judge’s release, without setting bail, of a suspected drug dealer who was arrested last week. 29-year-old Jeremy Sulley, of Nevada City, was found, passed out, in an idling car, in the Holiday … Read more >

If you have some tires on your property that you need to get rid of, this is the week to do it. Nevada County Solid Waste Program Manager David Garcia says their annual Tire Amnesty Collection runs all week at … Read more >