Nevada City News

Upper Rock Creek, a tributary of the South Yuba River, has gone dry for the first time since 2008, area environmentalists announced.

Nevada City Police Department is teaming up with Nevada County Behavioral Health for training in dealing with people with mental health problems they encounter in the course of their police work.

Now you can take a sleep test in the privacy and comfort of your own home to help doctors diagnose sleep apnea or related disorders.

Here it is! Garage sale extraordinaire! You get 2 garages, one for 3 cars, the other for 2 cars, 5 homes, 40 acres that are already split into 2 parcels, a pond, NID water, Kentucky fencing, privacy and rolling green pasture, hills and trees, as far as the eye can see! You'll be only 12 minutes to Grass Valley and Nevada City, minutes to Lake ... (more)

A good-deed gone bad ended with a suspect arrest for assault and child endangerment.

Local cartoonist R.L. Crabb will host a book release party for his graphic autobiography "Scablands" from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday at McGee's Annex in Nevada City.

Jesse and Keleah Greggs sit together at Scotts Flat Lake during a multi-church campout earlier this month near Nevada City.

Taylor's Market picked up a new supplier last week, Sacramento's Puur Chocolat , but the chocolatier is anything but a new acquaintance to the market's owners, Danny and Kathy Johnson .

Nevada City has a new mayor, and a restructured City Council. Vice-Mayor Terri Anderson assumed the top post last night, and will serve as mayor for the next year.

As we sneak up on the nine-year anniversary of the devastating Hurricane Katrina, one can find some shreds of good that were born of horrific tragedy.

A sendoff for outgoing Nevada City mayor Sally Harris. Harris got to say her goodbyes and thank-yous last night after ten years on the City Council.

Molly Fisk's Writing to Heal workshop for the Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Community Cancer Center doesn't cure cancer, but it has probably mended some souls.

Joseph Brown, 16, right, finishes a song with Salvation Army Capt. David Kauffman during a guitar lesson at the Salvation Army's Del Oro Music Camp on Thursday in Nevada City.

A new court is in the works in Nevada County. Much like Drug Court that developed out of the idea to rehabilitate rather than incarcerate those addicted to drugs, the new court will deal with so called Quality of Life problems, like panhandling, loitering, public drunkenness or illegal camping.

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first in a three-part series, to be published bi-weekly in the Sierra Sun.

From left, Esther Morales, DeeDee Mildbrand, and Georgine Wasle,all volunteers for Friends of Hospice, dish up food for Breakfast in the Park Sunday morning at the Nevada City Elks Lodge.

The total assessed value of residential and commercial properties in Nevada County rose 5.11 percent for the 2014-15 fiscal year, the county assessor's office said.

A jet bisects the Super Moon of July 12, 2014. Shot in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains outside of Nevada City, California.

Support for a group that supports school age girls in Nevada County. Using Community Initiative Fund dollars, Nevada County and the Adult and Family Services Commission , has awarded a 15,000 grant to The Friendship Club.

Property tax values are on the rise in Nevada County. Nevada County Assessor Sue Horne reports the 2014/15 FY net taxable values for Nevada County saw a 5.11% positive growth over last year's assessment roll.