Grass Valley News

Grass Valley CHP officers were called to Lake of the Pines last night about a vehicle that had just been stolen from an address on Torrey Pines.

The Yuba River Charter School stresses love of the arts and the outdoors in a "whole child" learning program "to serve the whole world." Yet when administrators and parents for the unique Nevada County school went looking for pastoral locations for a new campus, they ran into a world of abandoned mines and toxic contamination from the region's gold ... (more)

A concerned citizen south of Grass Valley on Garden Bar Road found a young black lab on Friday.

A Grass Valley man is under arrest after he confessed to breaking into a number of homes throughout the area.

A CHP officer repeatedly tried to stop a motorcyclist in the Grass Valley area Saturday morning.

Erin Dettner a member of the Grass Valley 4-H club for 10 years, Current All Star and Jr.

A Northern California man faces up to six years in prison after pleading guilty to reckless driving causing the death of an Incline Village couple who was hit in a pedestrian crosswalk at Lake Tahoe in December 2011.

The Triple-A Grass Valley office is going to be celebrating the area's firefighters this weekend.

Lot's of fire engines, but fortunately no major incident at the Save Mart supermarket in Grass Valley.

A Colfax man could face life behind bars after accepting a plea agreement Monday for the 2011 killing of his girlfriend and unborn child.

This is a kid wearing 500 plastic bags, which is more or less how many every American uses in a year.

Upcycle, an upbeat art show and auction of unique handmade re-purposed art pieces by local artists to benefit local youth via arts programing funding and scholarships, is slated for 6-9 p.m. Friday at 1415 Whispering Pines Lane in Grass Valley.

The Union file photo Family and friends of Sarah Burr, who was shot and killed in May 2011, joined with supporters of the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalition Wednesday night for a candlelight vigil in downtown Grass Valley.

A number of Nevada County residents are walking for peace, and they are doing it all month long.

Grass Valley Police Department Friday 6:05 a.m. - A caller on the 300 block of Pleasant Street reported two individuals passed out in a car with the doors open.

A Grass Valley man was killed Sunday after being thrown from his vehicle as it rolled down the steep hills off Purdon Road on his way back from the Yuba River.

Talk about teamwork: Husband-wife team Sharon and Jim Beckett have been a successful duo in business and life for more than 25 years.

An Alta Sierra resident is demanding a recall of the 9-person board of the Alta Sierra Property Owners Association, claiming members of the governing body are power hungry, while the board president said he is simply attempting to add enforcement to existing regulations and make support for the association more equitable.

Photo for The Union by John Hart Calfire opened the Grass Valley's Air Attack Base last Friday at Nevada County Air Port.

Photo for The Union by John Hart Foothill Flowers, 102 W Main St, Grass Valley, workers are making and delivering bouquet of flowers for Mothers Day.