Sutter County Superior News Today

Since the construction of the new Sutter County courthouse in 2016, many have believed that the former courthouse located on Second Street in Yuba City has been sitting vacant.

Both had served as court commissioners prior to their selections by governor.

Gov. Gavin Newsom last week appointed 15 superior court judges across the state, including several in Northern California courts.

The Sutter County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday that a man arrested Sunday night in Yuba City allegedly had five pipe bombs in his vehicle and “other components” that could be used to create destructive devices.

Vote-by-mail ballots were sent to all California registered voters during the pandemic ahead of the 2020 general election. California Gov. Gavin Newsom delivers his State of the State address from Dodger Stadium Tuesday, March 9, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) (CN) — California Governor Gavin Newsom did not abuse his powers when his office required all voters be sent vote-by-mail ballots for the 2020 general election, the Third District Court of Appeal ruled on Wednesday. In...

A hearing for a Yuba City woman charged with murder was continued a week due to her attorney being ill, according to Sutter County Deputy District Attorney Diego Heimlich. Constance Addison is headed to trial in January for the murder of 13-year-old Alec Flores, of Yuba City. Addison allegedly hit Flores with her car while Flores walked to school on Oct. 7, 2019. Addison was also charged with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, hit-and-run resulting in death, and misdemeanor child e...

A former Sutter County Sheriff’s dispatcher pleaded no contest to felony embezzlement and making a false statement to obtain aid. Sara Jeanette Barber, of Live Oak, was arrested in December 2019 for offenses that allegedly took place between June 2017 and July 2019. According to Sutter County Deputy District Attorney Diego Heimlich, Barber solicited money from people through a fundraiser by claiming she had cancer when she did not.  She received around $6,500 from the fundraiser.  In...