Over four months since Snowmaggeden, Nevada County has been added to the FEMA Assistance list. County Public Information Officer Taylor Wolfe says there are six programs available for defraying costs and expenses for the thousands who were impacted…. click to … Read more >
Neighboring Placer County is the first county in the state to get a murder conviction for a fentanyl death. 21-year-old Nathaniel Cabacungan has pleaded to the charge. He possessed and transported the drug, pressed into pills to look like percocets. … Read more >
The application deadline is nearing if you want to participate in the third annual Community Academy, hosted by the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office. The Academy is headed up by Reserve Deputy Annica Hagadon. Speaking on KNCO’s On the Town, she … Read more >
They’re a vital source of service revenue. And Nevada County’s assessed values grew six-point-two percent last year, a positive reflection of overall property value growth, despite some recent headwinds. That’s a total of 25-point-7 billion dollars. County Assessor Rolf Kleinhans … Read more >
Despite more efforts from Republican lawmakers, California’s gas tax went up again, starting July first. The state continues to have one of the highest rates in the country, with the average gas price about a-dollar-and-a-quarter higher than the national average. … Read more >
Storytellers are masters of many arts. And you can see that on display again this weekend during the 36th annual Sierra Storytelling Festival. That’s at the North Columbia Schoolhouse Cultural Center, on Tyler Foote Road, from one to 10pm Friday … Read more >
Hoping to ensure it’s completion in three construction seasons, motorists will encounter even more delays for the Omega Curves project on Highway 20, between Nevada City and the I-80 junction. Cal Trans Public Information Officer, Gilbert Mohtes-Chan, says work on … Read more >
What’s described as a “health care affordability crisis” continues in California, as well as the rest of the country. And the CEO of Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital agrees. Doctor Scott Neeley blames the escalating bills for patients on a number … Read more >
A fatal accident to report on Highway 49, northeast of Nevada City. CHP Officer Jason Bice says it happened Wednesday afternoon near Newtown Road… click to listen to Jason Bice Bice says there were no injuries to the SUV driver. … Read more >
It was another busy Fourth of July weekend for the Grass Valley Office of the California Highway Patrol. Officer Jason Bice says they responded to seven accidents during their Maximum Enforcement Period, which was from Saturday through Tuesday this year. … Read more >
