Marysville & Yuba City

Appeal Democrat
‘Rollercoaster’ appears over as NBA rejects Kings move

SACRAMENTO — The Sacramento Kings finally appear to be staying put in the capital city, possibly ending an emotional saga that has dragged on for nearly three years. The NBA's relocation committee voted unanimously Monday to recommend that owners...

Appeal Democrat
Jury selection begins for accused serial killer Naso

SAN RAFAEL — Jury selection began Monday for the trial of an alleged serial killer charged with killing four women, including two who were found dead in the 1990s in Yuba County. Joseph Naso, 79, is being prosecuted in Marin County Superior Court...

Appeal Democrat
Ruling: Bidding won’t reopen in Ostrom landfill plans

Recology Inc.'s plan to haul San Francisco's trash to Yuba County remains the "preferred alternative" even after it withdrew agreements with the city to allow an environmental review. A San Francisco Superior Court judge recently ruled against Yuba...

Appeal Democrat
Yuba City man gets 17 1/2 years for drug trafficking

Anthony Boykin, 36, of Yuba City, was sentenced in federal court to 171⁄2 years in prison for methamphetamine and cocaine trafficking, US Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced Monday. According to testimony presented at the six-day trial in March...

Appeal Democrat
Drone protesters rally at Beale

Protesters targeted Beale Air Force Base on Monday, demanding an immediate halt to drone operations. About a dozen people gathered around the base's Wheatland gate on South Beale Road for the demonstration, despite five protesters already facing...

Appeal Democrat
Caltrans sets road projects

Caltrans reports ongoing road projects in Yuba-Sutter: • Work continues on state Route 99 at Live Oak Boulevard. North and southbound motorists can expect access to Live Oak Boulevard closed from 7 a.m.-5 p.m. daily through June 15. A detour is in...

Appeal Democrat
Mulkey sentenced to 6 years for violating probation

Six years in state prison for drinking alcohol may be hard for one Yuba County man to swallow after testifying against co-conspirators in a homicide last year so he could avoid a prison sentence. Samson Mulkey, 18, cut a deal with prosecutors in the...

Appeal Democrat
Briefs: Molestation victim’s age released

A Butte County sheriff's detective on Monday released the age of the victim in a child molestation case involving a Marysville police reserve officer. The victim was 14 years old when the alleged molestation occurred, but is now 22 years old,...

Appeal Democrat
Yuba agriculture ‘world class’

Most everybody knows that agriculture is the chief driver of Yuba County's economy. The county's 2011 crop was nearly $213 million, shattering the previous record in 2009 by some $14 million. While the jobless rate was rising and the bottom was...

Appeal Democrat
Some may be overlooked in immigration overhaul

SAN DIEGO — Carlos Gonzalez has lived nearly all his 29 years in a country he considers home but now finds himself on the wrong side of the border — and the wrong side of a proposed overhaul of the US immigration system that would grant legal...



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