Local News

- Deputy keeps waterways safe
- By Susan Meeker/Tri-County Newspapers
- Mike Bradwell is a quiet presence on the Sacramento River.
Regulars on the river know him well and can easily recognize the deputy's Jetcraft speed boat with the Colusa County sheriff's logo emblazed on the side.
Boaters new to the area give him a ... Full story
- Rollover on I-5 claims 1
- An elderly Livermore woman was killed in a rollover accident on Interstate 5, just north of the Delevan turnoff, about 4 p.m. Tuesday, the California Highway Patrol reported.
Dianna Link, 61, was pronounced dead at the scene after emergency service ... Full story

- Labor Day fun in Colusa
- By Susan Meeker/Tri-County Newspapers
- The calendar reports the seasons change in mid-September, but everyone knows the unofficial end to summer is Labor Day.
American flags dotted the streets in Colusa, Arbuckle, Maxwell and Williams to recognize Labor Day — the work of lo... Full story

- Hamming it up
- By Todd R. Hansen/Tri-County Newspapers
- Eleanor Knox doesn't know Morse code — and in the new age of amateur radio operators, really doesn't need to know the rhythmic "dits" and "dahs" that so long defined the ham system.
Still, the Yuba City woman has found herself on the front lin... Full story
- Quiet little Princeton wants to slow down traffic
- By Susan Meeker/Tri-County Newspapers
- The top speed by Princeton Elementary School — or any other school in the county — is 25 mph.
Getting people to slow to that speed, however, has been an endless fight for residents of Princeton for more than a decade.
"It's been a conce... Full story
- Vehicle trial moving forward
- Colusa County Sun-Herald
- A Colusa woman charged with vehicular manslaughter, despite tests that show she was not under the influence but the victim was, is set to appear in court today.
Belinda A. Remley, 54, is charged with a misdemeanor count of vehicular manslaughter in ... Full story
- Crawdad festival, destruction derby on weekend lineup
- By Susan Meeker/Tri-County Newspapers
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- Trial set for shooting of deputy
- Colusa County Sun-Herald
- The man who is accused of shooting a Colusa County sheriff’s sergeant and his own grandmother in July 2008 is scheduled to go to trial Nov. 30.
Richard C. Marez, 27, has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to two counts of attempted murde... Full story
- Write-in candidate same as any other
- By Susan Meeker/Tri-County Newspapers
- A write-in candidate could likely fill one of three open seats on the Williams City Council.
Only incumbents Angela Plachek-Fulcher and Pat Ash tossed their hats into the ring during the initial filing period - which will guarantee their names on... Full story

- Caltrans races winter
- Work on Interstate 5 ramps at Highway 20 starts Wednesday
- By Susan Meeker/Tri-County Newspapers
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- PG&E begins testing 660-megawatt Maxwell facility
- By Susan Meeker/Tri-County Newspapers
- Pacific Gas and Electric company is one step closer to its goal of spinning steam into electricity by the end of this year.
The company fired up its massive natural gas combustible turbines at the Maxwell generating station for the first time on Thu... Full story