Nevada County News

A spectacular water feature was flowing in South Nevada County yesterday after an elderly driver lost control of his car and hit a fire hydrant.

Some not so smart criminals made a critical planning mistake before committing their crime Would-be thieves forgot to put gas in their get away vehicle.

Almost 30 years in education as a teacher, county-regional-state program director, and a school principal, combined with my media background and technology skills, have prepared me for the responsibility of reporting the news at KNCO.

And a story for the birds.. or at least for Nevada County residents that are looking for ways to attract local birds to their property.

A plea agreement has been reached in the case of a fatal stabbing at a party in Lake of the Pines last year.

A man was found in possession of heroin early Monday morning. Nevada County Sheriff Keith Royal says a deputy found a blacked out car at a gas station at the entrance to Alta Sierra and Highway.

A Grass Valley man is under arrest after he confessed to breaking into a number of homes throughout the area.

An arrest has been made in the fatal stabbing of a Bear River High School graduate in San Francisco.

The Yuba River Charter School stresses love of the arts and the outdoors in a "whole child" learning program "to serve the whole world." Yet when administrators and parents for the unique Nevada County school went looking for pastoral locations for a new campus, they ran into a world of abandoned mines and toxic contamination from the region's gold ... (more)

The Sierra Sports Car Group, United Way of Nevada County and The Nevada City Chamber of Commerce are proud to announce the third annual Nevada City Foreign Car Show.

Erin Dettner a member of the Grass Valley 4-H club for 10 years, Current All Star and Jr.

Nevada County has prevailed in defending the Medical Marijuana Ordinance adopted last year that was challenged in a lawsuit brought by the pro medical marijuana group, Americans for Safe Access- Nevada County Chapter.

Almost 30 years in education as a teacher, county-regional-state program director, and a school principal, combined with my media background and technology skills, have prepared me for the responsibility of reporting the news at KNCO.

A man whose great-great grandmother traveled to Nevada City by covered wagon will be talking about her epic journey this evening.

Lot's of fire engines, but fortunately no major incident at the Save Mart supermarket in Grass Valley.

It's not quite like David Letterman's Top 10 but the Fire Safe Council of Nevada County has identified the top five reasons residents say they CANNOT be sire safe.

The Nevada County Public Health Department continues to receive reports of Pertussis which is widespread in western Nevada County.

More information has been released involving a Rough and Ready man involved in a deadly chase with the CHP on Interstate 80.

Nevada County Schools are still facing declining enrollment, we are down about one thousand students from the count five years ago, with about 12,500 students currently in Western Nevada County's nine k-8 and one High School District.

While the sequester has loomed as a symbol of the federal government's inability to use compromise as a functioning tool, the practical import of the steep budget cuts to various federal departments is starting to trickle down to Nevada County.