A burst penstock pipe led to flooding that forced the evacuation of the New Colgate Powerhouse on Friday, the Yuba County Sheriff’s Office said. Five workers were rescued from the hydroelectric ...

The Yuba City Police Department and the Sutter County Sheriff’s Office plan to create a new Special Investigations Unit (SIU), following the planned end of a long-running regional task force.

As the Chute fire continued to defy containment, with smoke rising over the hills and crags north of Dobbins, Cal Fire found itself responding to a new, second blaze consuming acres near Smartsville ...