A wrong-way drunk driver who killed four family members on I-80 in the Sierra two and a half years ago has pleaded guilty, in a Nevada County courtroom, to murder charges. District Attorney Jesse Wilson says the law allowed him … Read more >

For the first time in five years, the Bureau of Land Management will be at the Nevada County Fairgrounds, offering adoptions of wild horses and burros. That’s Saturday and Sunday. The 20 wild horses and 10 burros are from ranges … Read more >

Thursday afternoon. CHP Officer Jason Bice says Mark Glendinning was driving on an accident-prone stretch of Rough and Ready Highway near Rough and Ready Road… click to listen to Officer Bice Bice says Glendinning’s arm ended up getting crushed and … Read more >

There are still two more weekends and six performances of “Snow Falling on Cedars” at the Nevada Theatre. And the Community Asian Theatre of the Sierra is reporting fraudulent ticket sales. Executive Director Jeannie Wood says the unsanctioned vendor is … Read more >

For the first time ever, Nevada City City Councilmembers will be paid. The current Council approved the ordinance, at its recent meeting, that features a very modest amount of around 500 dollars a month. Among supporters in the audience were … Read more >

Overnight weekday ramp closures along the Golden Center Freeway, from Grass Valley to Nevada City, have been extended another month. Cal Trans Public Information Officer Jeremy Linder says crews need a little more time to finish upgrading curbs, to meet … Read more >

It’s only been available for about six months. But Nevada County’s ADU Guidebook has already received not one but two awards. One is the Best Practices Award of Excellence from the American Planning Association of California’s Northern Section. The other … Read more >

The weather will be much better this Saturday for a new annual event in Nevada City. It’s the Seven Hills Parking Lot Jam. Chamber of Commerce Event Producer, Lynn Skrukrud, says local merchants have been clamoring for their own promotional … Read more >

Water supply concerns appear to be greatly lessening for the Nevada Irrigation District. Water Operations Manager, Chip Close, says a temporary bypass repair of the rockslide-damaged South Yuba Canal will no longer be necessary. He says PG and E had … Read more >

If you plan on grocery shopping in the near future, consider setting aside something for the Postal Service Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. It’s held the second Saturday of May each year, which means it’s this Saturday. More than 10-thousand … Read more >