Grass Valley News

A trommel made by Michael Wedel of Sierra Metal Fabricators that is being hauled by Taylor Heavy Haul to Texas makes its way down Gold Flat Road in Nevada City, Tuesday afternoon.

Independence Day is less than a month away and the Greater Grass Valley Chamber of Commerce is still accepting applications to be in the 4th of July Parade.

A child custody exchange went from bad to worse for one couple. Nevada County Sheriff's Captain Jeff Pettit says the custody exchange took place over the weekend.

Two teen boys were rescued after being stranded 8,600 feet above the valley floor on a peak in the Sierra Buttes mountains.

Grass Valley Police Department Friday 9:28 a.m. - A caller from a business in the 100 block of East Main Street reported a man came in and said he wanted to talk to the owner when he wasn't worshipping money, then yelled at him and flipped him off.

The Center for the Arts has announced that it has added Blues Traveler to its 2013 lineup of off-site shows at the Veterans Memorial Building in Grass Valley.

GRASS VALLEY, Calif. 2 teenage boys were rescues after being stranded 8,600 feet in the air on top a sheer cliff.

Photo submitted by Roberta Peters Employees at Ben Franklin Crafts and Frames "yarn bomb" the pillars out in front of their store.

David Bitton/Appeal-Democrat Walter Shackelford, 93, of Smartsville, loads his walking stick and weed eater onto his lawn mower before making the quarter-mile trek to mow the lawn surrounding a 19th century former Catholic church on Friday, April 26, 2013 in Smartsville.

Here are highlights of the proposed state budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1. Lawmakers approved the measures Friday and Saturday.

Another busy day for firefighters, with several vegetation fires breaking out in the area.

Grass Valley Police Department Thursday 10:47 a.m. - A caller from a business in the 1000 block of Sutton Way reported a man tried to pick up a narcotics prescription with a false Social Security number and birthdate.

Photo for The Union by John Hart Bruce Kinseth is retiring vice principal of Nevada Union High School.

Shortly after 7 AM Thursday morning Grass Valley police officers were alerted to the theft of a 1999 Ford F250 4 4 on the 400 block of Neal Street.

Deputies recovered a stash of weapons and something they never expected to find during a seizure in Grass Valley on June 5. Lieutenant Steve Tripp of the Nevada County Sheriff's Office said deputies made the discovery while executing a search warrant at a home on the 12000 block of Hallwood Pl.

Photo for The Union by John Hart JP and husband Josh Novic they take in disable and special needs animals on there property on McCourtney Road area.

An opportunity to explore combining Human Resource services between Grass Valley Fire Department and Nevada County Consolidated Fired District was presented at the Grass Valley City Council Meeting.

Members of a Nevada County nonprofit dedicated to sustainable practices will host a discussion tonight on the prospect of a Northern Sierra Railway, an envisioned rebuild and modernization of the rail corridor between Grass Valley, Nevada City and Colfax.

The Nevada County Planning Commission approved Yuba River Charter School's plans to construct a new 23,000-square-foot, $8.5 million school on a 16-acre site near the intersection of Rough and Ready Highway and Adam Avenue in Grass Valley.

A Rough and Ready man who allegedly tried to help himself to some beer from a beer truck at a gas station ended up in jail Monday morning.