Grass Valley Stakeholders Discuss Mental Health Issues
On Jan. 14, a round table discussion on mental health airs on NCTV. Participating in the talk are Superior Court Judge Tom Anderson, Grass Valley Police Chief Alex Gammelgard, Nevada County Director of Behavioral Health Phebe Bell, Turning Point Program Director Heather Vance, and Casey Davey with the county’s Homeless Outreach and Medical Engagement Team.
At the Nevada County Board of Supervisors’s first meeting of the year, District 4 Supervisor Sue Hoek was named the new chairperson, to replace outgoing Chair Dan Miller. Supervisor Ed Scofield was chosen to serve as vice chair. Both were selected unanimously.
Despite frequent and costly mitigation efforts, invasive species of weeds have overtaken parts of south Lake Tahoe, and are threatening the rest of the lake.
Natalie Adona Announces Bid for Nevada County Clerk-Recorder
Natalie Adona plans to run for Nevada County clerk-recorder in the upcoming June 7 statewide direct primary election. In a news release, Adona asserts that she has the experience, knowledge and passion needed to fulfill the functions of the office.
Fifteen days after a winter storm hit the Sierra Nevada foothills, power and communication outages continue and residents still face shortages, spoiled food, unplanned expenses, and other problems.
Caltrans is seeking public feedback on two proposed Interstate 80 projects in Placer and Nevada counties, from just west of the Troy Road undercrossing to just east of the Soda Springs overcrossing.
Grass Valley city officials have identified and addressed a data security incident. City officials say they took steps to secure the network, contacted law enforcement, and began an investigation with the help of a cybersecurity firm.
Truckee Conducts Study for New Green Waste Facility
This year, Truckee intends to establish a dedicated green waste facility. The project, primarily led by Town Manager Jennifer Callaway, will be a partnership with the Truckee Fire Protection District, Truckee Donner Public Utility District, and Truckee Tahoe Airport.
COVID-19 Surge Halts Activities in Tahoe-Truckee School District
In a letter to parents, the Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District said it is pausing multiple school activities to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. The district is experiencing a large surge with a total of 163 active cases and over 400 people in quarantine.
As the omicron COVID-19 variant continues to spread through California, many are using over-the-counter testing kits. If you test positive, what do you do with your result?
Single-payer healthcare may be the most-discussed but least-understood form of medical coverage. Here’s what you need to know as California considers a new bill for publicly funded universal insurance.
I hoped the events of Jan. 6, 2021, would put an end to the Big Lie—that the election of 2020 was bogus. But on Jan. 6, 2022, the Big Lie got even bigger.
We take a look under the hood of California Local’s Traffic and Transportation portal, which provides comprehensive information on local road and traffic conditions, current CHP incidents and traffic congestion hot spots.
Though they are elected officials, county sheriffs have less accountability than any other law enforcement officials. Here's why, and what California is doing about it.
The climate change era has created a whole new set of terms for a wide variety of storms and other weather phenomena. Here are some of the most important.
California homicide spiked by 31 percent in 2020. The shocking increase has continued into 2021. Here are several theories that attempt to explain the state’s suddenly rising murder rate.
Omicron is a new variant of the COVID-causing coronavirus that has now arrived in California and is causing fears of a new pandemic wave. What is it? Why are people so worried? And what, if anything, is California doing to …
California has historically been ahead of the rest of the country in expanding the legal right to abortion services. Here’s what state laws say today, and how we got here.
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