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Penn Valley Woman Severely Burned In Bedroom Fire

A Penn Valley woman was badly burned, after a fire at her home early Monday morning. Fire Captain John Pitts says the home was on Shepard Road… The woman’s name and her exact condition is not known at this time. … Read more >

Grass Valley to Hold Park Input Meetings

Grass Valley along with other cities across the state will be competing for money to improve parks and recreation services within their jurisdiction. City Manager Tim Kiser says the city will be applying for Proposition 68 funds. Kiser says Grass … Read more >

Nevada County Tea Party E-Mail

Protect Your Vote – Vote In Person To Not Vote – Is A Vote Let Your Voice Be Heard Clarification of Protecting Your Vote       As we stated in our previous email to you:   when you receive … Read more >

Diaz Response to Tea Party E-Mail

March 11, 2019 Gregory J. Diaz: Some thoughts about voting Something new has cropped up in our county, echoing actions elsewhere. Groups are trying to persuade voters not to Vote by Mail in our March 26, 2019 Special Vacancy Election … Read more >

Test Story II

Locally, today is Transgender Remembrance Day—a day to remember people who werekilled across the country this past year, just because of who theyare. Pat Rose with the local chapter of P-FLAG, says although thatlist numbers in the dozens, awareness is … Read more >

Test Story

The actual day of remembrance nationally was last week, but Rose says her chapter wanted to do something on the night of the regular support group meeting, which is at 6pm at the Unitarian Universalist Community of the Mountains on … Read more >

Robbery Chase Suspects Waive Hearing

A preliminary hearing for two of the suspects in last month’s armed robbery of a Grass Valley store that ended up in a pursuit and a crash did not happen. Nevada County Deputy District Attorney Chris Walsh says the Sacramento … Read more >

Death Penalty Decision In Vet Murder Nearing

Still no decision yet on whether to have Nevada County’s first death penalty case in a number of years. Deputy District Attorney Chris Walsh says the suspects in the murder of Vietnam War veteran Stan Norman are eligible because the … Read more >

Fire Prevention Power Outages Continue

While Nevada County has not been impacted by PG and E’s first-ever fire prevention power outages, about 60-thousand north state customers are still without electricity in areas considered an extreme fire danger risk. Spokesperson Brandi Merlo says areas range from … Read more >

Muddy Water From Low Combie Reservoir Levels

Some water irrigation customers in the Nevada Irrigation District have been dealing with some clarity problems. NID Operations Manager Chip Close says in an effort to accomodate both a sediment removal and a hydroelectric upgrade project, during the annual drawdown … Read more >