Marysville & Yuba City

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 shook the Mid-Valley on Thursday evening. The quake, centered outside Greenville in Plumas County, was felt at 8:47 p.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There were no reports of injuries or...

Appeal-Democrat Ramps on Highway 99 to East and West Nicolaus will be closed for about 60 days starting Tuesday as California Transportation Department contractors build a new two-lane bridge over the Feather River. The on- and off-ramps at Garden...

Motorists are being detoured this week around the 14th Street entrance to Beckwourth Riverfront Park in Marysville while a Pacific Gas & Electric Co. crew tests a gas line. Drivers are being directed to the south entrance of the park while pressure...

A Wheatland pastor faces more than eight years in state prison and must register as a sex offender after pleading guilty to a year-long sexual relationship with a 15-year-old parishioner. Brian Clay Gray, 51, pleaded guilty on Wednesday in Yuba...

Sobriety checkpoints and additional police patrols will be on hand over the three-day holiday weekend in Sutter, Yuba and Colusa counties. The Avoid the 9 Task Force plans drunken-driving checkpoints in Colusa on Friday and Marysville on Saturday....

It's an extravaganza. It's a celebration. It's a colorful Yuba-Sutter tradition — and there is money on the line. The 80th annual Marysville Stampede returns this weekend to Marysville with all the flash and flamboyance that has made Cotton...

LOS ANGELES — Less winter runoff has allowed visitors to enjoy mostly clean water at California beaches, according to a report released Thursday. An estimated 93 percent of the 445 beaches along the state's coast that were tested for bacterial...

WASHINGTON— President Barack Obama is set to at least partially bring out into the open some components of the U.S.-directed drone program, a key component of counterterrorism strategy, as he outlines the contours of the continuing threat to...

Looking at the numbers, the annual International Punjabi American Festival has been a success during its 19 years of existence. The annual event sponsored by the Punjabi American Heritage Society of Yuba City drew about 3,000 people its first year in...