Sutter County News

Tonight people in Sutter County held a fundraiser for three teens who recently lost both parents.

The Oroville Chamber of Commerce has announced three new directors who will be seated in January.

Following up on a story we told you about Tuesday concerning a severed human leg found on a popular beach in Sutter County.

Sacramento Police are investigating the possibility that a human leg found in Sutter County may be tied to a missing person's case locally.

White House press secretary Robert Gibbs says President Barack Obama will announce his new Afghanistan strategy "within days." The president met for two hours Monday with top advisers for the last major discussion before the announcement.

Authorities say a severed leg found along a stretch of Sutter County Monday morning was likely cut off a human being during a medical surgery.

There are new clues in the investigation of a human leg found near the Garden Highway in Sutter County.

Investigators are probing whether a severed human leg found in a rural area of Sutter County may be related to a nearby missing-person case.

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A Sacramento man was arrested early Saturday morning by officers from the Department of Fish and Game after admitting he shot a sea lion that eventually found its way to the shores of Old Sacramento last month.

Rewriting the notebook while noting that our biggest problem these days might be that wea ve gone from revering our Founding Fathers to worshiping our Funding Flounderers ... Another fiscal problem might be the runaway costs being incurred by foolish folk who actually believe they have a right to develop their private property.

A work session to prevent a historic Sutter County school from slipping further into disrepair will be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov.

Advocates for a medical marijuana cooperative in Yuba County are doing a slow burn these days that has nothing to do with cannabis.

Published: Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 5:38 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 5:38 p.m. Before sheriffs were dusty gunslingers in the Wild West, they were known as 'shire reeves,' royal officials in medieval England charged with keeping the peace.

Geminid meteors photographed in December 2004 over Texas. For about an hour early Saturday evening, Yolo County emergency services personnel were scrambling to find the site of a plane crash near Zamora north of Woodland.

From Bill Lindelof: Four people have been arrested in connection with the alleged rape of two girls in the Yuba City area.

Four people have been arrested after a teenage girl said she was raped at a Yuba City residence, the Sutter County Sheriff's Department said.

While we're on the subject of reconciliation, we'd be remiss not to mention the affection between Schwarzenegger, Assemblywoman Cathleen Galgiani, D-Stockton, and state Sen.

With strong prices expected for rice this year, Sutter County farmer Walt Trevethan planted all of his ground and hopes for a bountiful harvest.

The longtime chief administrator of Sutter County has accepted an offer to become Merced County's new CEO, both counties said Monday.