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Yuba City officials returned from their trip 10-day trip to China this week, calling it the most critical step in an effort to connect Yuba-Sutter's ag industry to a desirous Chinese market. Mayor John Buckland said the highlights of the trip...

California Water Service's proposal to hike rates in Marysville in the next three years has drawn the concern of City Council members. "I understand costs are increasing for everyone, but at the end of the day, people are having to decide whether to...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Authorities in the U.S. shot to death a Chechen immigrant who turned violent while being questioned about his ties to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, officials said. Ibragim Todashev, 27, was gunned down at his...

Break-ups have been hard on Bradway Burdine. On Tuesday, the 24-year-old Olivehurst man was arrested along with 18-year-old Ashley Trapp after stealing a truck and slashing its tires, police said. The truck belonged to Shelby Kannard, one of...

A teacher and the Yuba City Unified School District have reached a tentative, $150,000 settlement of a federal lawsuit, according to court records in Sacramento. A trial was set for last week in the case brought by Lisa Polonsky-Britt against the...

The sound of horns blowing and cowbells ringing at Appeal-Democrat Park can mean only one thing — the Marysville Gold Sox are ready to charge the diamond and kick off summer. Hundreds of fans turned out Wednesday night for Fan Fest, a six-inning...

A homeless man was arrested on Tuesday for lighting a shopping cart on fire in Marysville four days earlier, the Marysville Police Department said. Calvin M. Riggs, 62, of Marysville, was wanted by police after he set a shopping cart ablaze on...

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown is acting as California's cheerleader-in-chief, countering the state's anti-business reputation in an address to hundreds of business, agriculture and education leaders. The Democratic governor spoke Wednesday to an...

New red-light traffic cameras planned for two Marysville intersections were squelched by the City Council, with one member saying they create a "negative atmosphere" for the city. The council voted 3-2 Tuesday night against installing cameras on...

A federal agency wants farmers to clear orchard trees lying beneath its power lines, and it's willing to pay them to do so. The Western Area Power Administration, a division of the U.S. Department of Energy, is pursuing a plan calling for the...