Nevada County News

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

Residents of Cascade Shores east of Nevada City will be getting a larger, more reliable public water system, under actions taken Wednesday by the Nevada Irrigation District Board of Directors.

The California Department of Transportation's effort to reduce the visual effects of a road-widening project on a mountain community is well-intended, but some area homeowners are questioning the wisdom of installing wood veneer on a roadside sound wall.

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.

State funding for the Death every 15-minutes program,A the live demonstration of the consequences of teen drinking and driving, shown Thursday and today was cut drastically due to the state budget deficit and subsequent cuts.

Representatives from the Rural Council of Rural Counties, of which Nevada County is a member, testified before a regulatory hearing WednesdayA in Redding, strongly voicing objections to imposing fees on structure owners in the State Responsibility area, also referred to as a "fire fee". Stacy Heaton, a Regulatory Affairs Advocate for RCRC says the ... (more)

The Attorney for Americans for Safe Access , the local Nevada County cannabis advocacy group, filed a request for a temporary restraining order against Nevada county yesterday to stop the implementation of the emergency marijuana ordnance recently passed by the board of Supervisors.

Nevada county Supervisors yesterday approved a tax reduction related to the fee property owners pay to maintain the now closed McCourtney Road landfill.A A A A County Public works Director Steve Castleberry saysA the action will reduce Solid Waste Parcel charges by half for both residential and commercial property owners.

Another Indian tribe is proposing to build something in Yuba County, but this structure would be about as far from the Enterprise Rancheria casino as you can get.

Auburn police reported that Sarah Ellen O'Neal , 48, turned herself in Monday and was booked into Placer County Jail, with bail set at $25,000. On April 17, the victim in the case reported to Auburn police that she had found at least 10 fraudulent accounts on her credit report, according to a Police Department news release.

Lucinda Porter is a Registered Nurse who now lives in Nevada County but spent 10 years at Stanford Hospital specializing in liver disease, specifically Hepatitis C, a disease she says can be a ticking time bomb for baby boomers.A She says those born between 1945 and 1965 are most at risk for carrying the viral infection.

Placer County's unemployment rate reversed an upward trend by dropping in April to 9.6 percent, state figures show.

Nevada County's Public Health Department has confirmed 2 cases of rabies in Western Nevada County in a news released today.

The Meals on Wheels program is in desperate need of drivers to deliver a warm lunch to seniors in the community.A Julie Carrara with the Retired Senior Volunteer ProgramA A says due to illnesses and volunteers going on vacations they do not have enough driversA to deliver all the meals.A Carrara says volunteers can sign up to be drivers through ... (more)

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

The man, described as being in his early 60s, was shot to death near the Bear River Bridge in Nevada County on Thursday.

OAKDALE, May 17, 2012 -- A City Council candidate was charged in 2008 with raping a woman in Grass Valley.

TRUCKEE, Calif. - Police on Thursday arrested a man and woman on numerous felony charges stemming from an incident in which a homeowner arrived home to find the couple allegedly ransacking his garage.

Nevada County Sheriff Keith Royal released the name of the woman found dead in a trailer in French Corral area of the county Wednesday morning as 47 year old Tamera Shores of North San Juan.

Water Wheels, known for thousands of years for their small task capabilities became valuable high energy tools with the exploitation of high pressure Sierra water in theA Gold Rush Era.