Grass Valley News

As the issue of air quality becomes one of increasing importance to Grass Valley residents, it would be nice if we could rely on The Union's Air Quality Report to provide us with accurate information.

Montana caterer Wayne Young steams up a large vat of peas and carrots Sunday afternoon to serve about 700 firefighters at the fire camp at the Nevada County Fairgrounds.

Nevada City and Grass Valley passed an emergency ban on "safe and sane" fireworks Monday night, said Terry McMahan of the Nevada County Fire District.

Carly Dallago and Clint Piper have a dream: They want to be together long enough to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary in 2058.

On the evening of Wednesday, June 25, nearly 300 community members showed up at the Center for the Arts for a panel discussion on the re-opening of the Idaho-Maryland Mine.

The city of Grass Valley decided late Thursday to ban the sale and use of consumer fireworks this year because of the fire danger.

Recent concerns about wildfires, fireworks and smoky skies have left a haze over Friday's Independence Day parade that organizers want to clear up: The show will march on.

An 11-month-old infant who fell 18 feet from a second-story window was found crawling around her backyard.

A still from the film of KD Lang and some musicians from Mali playing M'bolon and N'goni instruments on the song "Wounded In All The Right Places"-an example of cross cultural collaboration in "What About Me." ...

Both Grass Valley and Nevada City have called special meetings at their respective city halls at 5 p.m. Monday to decide whether to ban the use of fireworks within the two cities on July 4 this year, officials ...

June 29, 2008 - NorCal hardcore/punk band, The Force, is reuniting for the first time in 10 years.

Matt and Donna Weaver sound like they've shaken off most of the culture shock. It's been more than five months since they packed their bags, grabbed the two kids, left behind most of their possessions, and ...

Marshall Miller of Nevada City returned home four days early from his Boy Scouts camp this week because the camp near Chico, where he'd planned to spend the week, was evacuated due to fire danger.

Jonathan Rodriguez, suspected of breaking into a Grass Valley house and raping a 14-year-old girl, will appear in court at 1 p.m. Thursday to enter a plea, District Attorney Cliff Newell said Tuesday.

Jim Marquis will resign as fire chief of Grass Valley July 25 and said his move will open the door to re-evaluate the future of the city's fire protection service and management.

It may look clearer outside because firefighters are making major progress on the Yuba River Complex of wildfires, but an air quality advisory has been extended through Tuesday by local officials.

I listened to our local radio station, KNCO, and I was appalled to hear a member of the Grass Valley City Council announce that even though we are suffering from the smoke of the multitude of fires raging ...

Megan Gentes, 13, of Loomis, played saxaphone at jazz camp last year and is returning this year.

Mark Vance, Randy McKean, Ludi Hinrichs, Jerry Grant and Mikail Graham-all members of the Nevada County Composers Cooperative-take a break from serious composing to jam together.

Young author Joseph Voight age 12 years old and in the fifth grade, sits holding his book "My Grandmother has Alzheimer's", a how to guide for kids, inspired by his experiences when his grandmother was ...