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Corporation for Public Broadcasting Addresses Operations Following Loss of Federal Funding WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 1, 2025) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced today that it will begin an orderly wind-down of its operations following the passage of a federal rescissio...

CPB informed its employees today that the majority of staff positions will conclude with the close of the fiscal year on September 30, 2025. A small transition team will remain through January 2026 to ensure a responsible and orderly closeout of operations.
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Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library launches in Nevada County thanks to Rotary Club of Nevada City and First 5 Nevada County NEVADA CITY, CA: Rotary Club of Nevada City, in partnership with First 5 Nevada County, announced today that they have reached their fundraising goal to bring Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to chi...

Rotary Club of Nevada City, in partnership with First 5 Nevada County are bringing Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to Nevada County. The program provides all children from birth to age 5 with a free, high-quality, age-appropriate book mailed each month.

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In top illustration, a scattered pattern of conventional suburban sprawl. In lower illustration, a cluster development pattern can provide the same total amount of housing as the scattered pattern, but is much safer and more effective because it retains (or creates) a protective “agricultural-urban interface” near the existing residential core, with clustered development and a protective agricultural-urban interface farther away.

To coexist with inevitable wildfires, development guidelines should integrate community location and design, empowering residents of fire-prone regions to survive wildfire, write Max Moritz, wildfire specialist @ucanr.edu et al @cellpress.bsky.social
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Just a regular power outage. Not everything is a conspiracy. Sometimes, it’s just old infrastructure -like in this case.

No, that's not overheating, he is scenting.

Skerryvore concert start

Skerryvore playing acoustic concert

Large power outage in Grass Valley. Skerryvore just started their concert at the Center for the Arts. No power, no problem - acoustic it is. yubanet.com/featured/now/

I guess we're gonna need a bigger trough.

PAWSS Nevada County: Pet Foster Parents wanted Protecting Animals While Supporting Sobriety (PAWSS) is a new non-profit organization, formed in January 2025. The idea for PAWSS came about when Liz Newman and Nevada City Police Chief Dan Foss met a...

Protecting Animals While Supporting Sobriety (PAWSS) is a local non-profit that provides temporary boarding and pet care for animals belonging to individuals seeking treatment who are experiencing financial hardship and/or housing insecurity. yubanet.com/regional/paw...

California predeploys resources in Nevada, Plumas, and Sierra counties ahead of critical fire weather conditions SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today approved the predeployment of firefighting resources in Nevada, Sierra, and Plumas counties in response to critical fire weather conditions forecasted to impac...

A total of 14 fire engines, four water tenders, and two dispatchers are prepositioned in Nevada, Sierra and Plumas County. These efforts ensure that resources are ready to respond quickly, minimizing the potential impact of new fires.

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Donate to Support for Judy Garvey and Her Family After Tragedy, organized by Shawn Garvey On Monday, I lost my beloved son, Scott Garvey, in a tragic and sens… Shawn Garvey needs your support for Support for Judy Garvey and Her Family After Tragedy

Shawn Garvey and Kimberly D'Urso are beautiful people who are suffering due to a terrible crime. It’s driven their mom out her home and created an onslaught of immediate – and substantial – expenses. We can’t ease their hearts, but donating can soften their stress. Give. And share.

Arctic winter reaches melting point: scientists witness dramatic thaw in Svalbard July 21, 2025 – A new commentary published in Nature Communications by Dr James Bradley, Reader in Environmental Science at Queen Mary University of London, and his team reveals a dramatic and concern...

During a fieldwork campaign in Svalbard in February 2025, researchers encountered exceptionally high temperatures, widespread snowmelt, and blooming vegetation.  yubanet.com/enviro/arcti...

California prepositions resources in Plumas and Sierra Counties ahead of critical fire weather conditions SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom has approved the prepositioning of firefighting resources in Sierra and Plumas counties in response to critical fire weather conditions forecasted to impact Northern...

A total of nine fire engines, three water tenders, and one dispatcher are prepositioned in Sierra and Plumas counties. These efforts ensure that resources are ready to respond quickly, minimizing the potential impact of new fires.
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Nevada County Sheriff's Office and Pacific Gas and Electric Company Partner on Camp Cleanup Efforts to Mitigate Fire Danger in Nevada County July 16, 2025 at 5:07 PM Editor’s note: The location is different from the July 16th Lowell Fire location. NEVADA CITY – This past spring, the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO) learned of illegal ...

Seven encampments were located, five of which were inhabited by a total of nine people and two were abandoned. Editor's note: The location is different from the Lowell Fire location. yubanet.com/regional/nev...

Screenshot of the NOAA national weather service US tsunami warning system that shows the current location of the tsunami warning area

Tsunami warning issued for parts of Alaska. Visit www.tsunami.gov for more information

Fire is on the Nevada Couny side. Lower third of the slope, burning in timber, has some potential to make it to the ridgetop.

Lowell Lowell, area of Lowell Hill Road and Red Dog Road in Placer County. July 16, 2025 at 8:58 AM Units assessing the fire from the Placer County side, looks like the fire is on the Placer side. Making acc...

#LowellFire area of Lowell Hill Road in Placer County. yubanet.com/regional-fir...

Office of the State Fire Marshal Suspends Pyrotechnic Licenses Following Esparto Facility Explosion Sacramento – As part of the ongoing investigation into the origin and cause of the Esparto pyrotechnics facility explosion, the CAL FIRE – Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) has taken action to s...

CAL FIRE - Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) has taken action to suspend the pyrotechnic licenses of Kenneth Chee of Devastating Pyrotechnics Inc. and Craig Cutright of Blackstar Fireworks who were identified in conjunction with the facility. yubanet.com/california/o...

CAL FIRE launches online viewer to monitor vegetation burn severity from California wildfires Sacramento – CAL FIRE’s Fire and Resource Assessment Program (FRAP) has launched the new California Vegetation Burn Severity Online Viewer, an interactive public mapping tool that shows how wildfires ...

@calfire.bsky.social’s Fire and Resource Assessment Program (FRAP) has launched the new California Vegetation Burn Severity Online Viewer, an interactive public mapping tool that shows how wildfires have impacted vegetation across the state. yubanet.com/regional/cal...

Local firefighters dispatched to the Green Fire On Friday afternoon, Brush-57 with four Peardale Chicago Park Fire personnel were deployed to the Green Fire in Shasta County as part of Strike Team XPL 4127C with a Roseville Fire Dept Strike Team Le...

Local firefighters assigned to the 11,643-acre #GreenFire in Shasta County. yubanet.com/regional/loc...

Depends on where ou are. But fire activity is likely to increase during the afternoon, and with that comes smoke production. Stay safe!

Smoke from the #OrleansComplex and the #GreenFire creates hazy conditions throughout the Valley and the Foothills again. yubanet.com/fires/

Several large fires are burning in the northern part of the state and smoke from the Green Fire, the Butler/Orleans Complex and the Marble Complex is carried to the Valley and the Foothills. yubanet.com/fires/

Human Remains Located in South Yuba River Nevada City, CA – On the morning of July 8, a Nevada County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue (NCSSAR) volunteer was conducting aerial searches via drone for missing 50-year-old Rebecca Heinowitz, of Barryt...

On the morning of July 8, a Nevada County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue (NCSSAR) volunteer was conducting aerial searches via drone for missing 50-year-old Rebecca Heinowitz, of Barrytown, NY, when human remains were discovered along a rocky shore, of the Yuba River.

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Missing Teenager Recovered After Drowning Accident on the Feather River MARYSVILLE, CA – At approximately 5:30 p.m. on Friday, July 4, 2025, the Yuba County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a possible drowning in the Feather River west of the Star Bend boat ramp. A g...

This afternoon at approximately 3:30 p.m., the juvenile’s body was located in roughly 17 feet of water and recovered by the Yuba County Sheriff’s Office Technical Rescue Team. The identification of the juvenile is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. yubanet.com/regional/mis...

Incline Village Fireworks cancelled after storm damage The 2025 Incline Village Fireworks Show has been cancelled after last night’s storm caused damage to the fireworks barge. The following beaches are closed until further notice: Open: Burnt Cedar Beach...

The 2025 Incline Village Fireworks Show over Lake Tahoe has been cancelled after last night’s storm caused damage to the fireworks barge. If you discover any fireworks debris or unexploded materials around Lake Tahoe, do not touch it. Call 775-785-WCSO (9276) for disposal
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#RavineFire mapped at 34 acres, forward progress stopped.

Ravine Ravine, Long Ravine Rd and McCourtney Rd in Nevada County. Grass and brush. July 3, 2025 at 12:57 PM Air Attack 230 reports one structure immediately threatened. 5-7 acres burning at a moderate rate o...

#RavineFire Long Ravine Rd and McCourtney Rd in Nevada County. Grass and brush, 5-7 acres, moderate rate of spread, structures threatened. yubanet.com/regional-fir...