Grass Valley News

Local fire agencies may get some needed grant funding to hire firefighters through the SAFER Federal Grant.

Captain Rex Marks with the Grass Valley Police Department stated that mechanical difficulties appear to be the cause of yesterday's accident on the Nevada city HWY near Brunswick.

Richard Hurley and TJ Meekins share a love of California history. They impart that love to readers in "Queen of the Northern Mines - A Novel of the Civil War in California." The "queen" of the title, the Foothills town of Nevada , played an important if little acknowledged part in the conflict.

The city of Grass Valley has received a $200 thousand dollar grant from the Environmental Protection Agency.

On Thursday two members of 23 Shades, the newest project from acclaimed singer-songwriter Aaron Cuadra, put on an unplugged performance at the Record Alley in Palm Desert as part of a tour to promote their latest CD 'A New Day to Learn'. Accompaning Cuadra at the Record Alley was guitarist/songwriter Ryan Holley, and the two played songs from their ... (more)

TRUCKEE, Calif. - Among the local races of importance on the June 5 primary ballot is a seat on the Nevada County Superior Court bench between Sacramento County Deputy District Attorney George Smyrnos and incumbent Judge Tom Anderson.

This Memorial Day the annual tribute to veterans will be held at Memorial Park off the Colfax Highway in Grass Valley.

The 9th Annual "Music in the Meadow" event will take place 3-8 p.m. June 2 at the Coarsegold Historic Museum, 31899 Highway 41.

I was stuck. A new member of DK Quilt Guild and a recent volunteer to post a diary, I had no subject matter for my big internet debut, and I was sweating it.

Tanner Vallejo of Nevada Union HS picked up an offer from San Diego State on Wednesday.

Nevada County Sheriff Keith Royal told The Union of Grass Valley that the chase stemmed from a marijuana deal that went bad on Thursday.

Starting June 4 and continuing through June 9, volunteer builders will work alongside general building and engineering contractor Chip Gauthier to build a house for a local family in the 16-home Grass Valley Heritage Oaks development.

Police responded to California Highway 174 around 7 p.m. to reports of people in two cars shooting at each other, near the police station.

Your upcoming show at The Independent celebrates the record release for your new album, Spine Hits, which became available in April of this year.. We haven't really played a proper SF show in quite some time, so this release should be a nice reintroduction.

Scott Jaspar resolved the case by pleading no contest to a misdemeanor battery charge and was sentenced to 100 days in the Nevada County Jail in August 2008.

Grass Valley resident as well as writer, producer and director, Lou Douros, has been nominated for an Emmy Award for his documentary In the Wake of Giants.

If you can imagine 7,000 bags of groceries, that's how much food the Interfaith Food Ministry gave out to families in the community last month.

Gold Country Community Services Director Sandy Jacobson says a state program is making food vouchers available to local seniors for Farmers Markets.

ThisA Monday, May 14, will mark the completion of Nevada Union seniorsA Collin Subbotin, Karlyne Hare, Kara Vojak and Taylor Price's senior project, and the end of a mentoring partnership with an elementary school student.

Grass Valley Police Department Capt. Rex Marks said police were called just after 7 a.m. about the discovery in Memorial Park on the southeast side of town.