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A first-of-its-kind neighborhood is taking shape in Yuba County. California's first 3D-printed community is being built in Linda.The first home is already for sale and the second and third homes are being printed right now. "Five 3D-printed homes are going to be here," said Nan Lin, founder of 4Dify. The new neighborhood in Linda is being built one layer at a time with the latest in 3D printing technology from the company 4Dify. The 1000-square-foot home for sale was printed from the dirt up within 24 days. It's made up of mostly concrete. "We've done ballistic testing on these, shot...

Video covers the 1978 disappearance of the "Yuba County Five" in northern California as well as some new information regarding the case. Emphasis will be on the only witness to the tragedy that befell the Yuba County 5 and that man's name is Joseph Schons. I'll also be showing you some onseen footage of key locations related to this case. I'll basically take you on the exact same journey the Yuba County 5 took on the night they disappeared.

The Yuba County Five were a group of young men from Yuba City, California, with mild intellectual disabilities or psychiatric conditions, who attended a college basketball game at California State University, Chico, on the night of February 24, 1978. Four of them—Bill Sterling, 29; Jack Huett, 24; Ted Weiher, 32; and Jack Madruga, 30—were later found dead; the fifth, Gary Mathias, 25, has never been found. Several days after their initial disappearance, the group's Mercury Montego was found, abandoned, in a remote area of Plumas National Forest on a high mountain dirt road that was far out of their way...

The suspect entered the fast-food restaurant at about 5:30 p.m. on Monday with an off-white, plaid pillowcase over his head and a large kitchen knife in hand, Yuba City Police Department Lt. Jim Runyen said. He brushed past customers waiting in line and headed straight for the counter, where he pointed the knife at the cashier. Before any money or goods were handed over, a customer grabbed a wooden chair, reached over and smashed it into the back of the suspect’s skull, sending him crumpling to the ground. The suspect popped up with no apparent injuries, Runyen said, and fled...

"Officials are anticipating a failure of the Auxiliary Spillway at Oroville Dam within the next 60 minutes (5:45 p.m.)," the California Department of Water Resources said on Facebook. The Yuba County Office of Emergency Services said on Facebook an evacuation has been for "all Yuba County on the valley floor." The city of Marysville and Yuba County have been ordered to evacuate, the Marysville Police Department tweeted.

The child was in Sacramento County’s child protection system at the time of his death CPS allowed weekend visits in Linda with an older sister, who has pet pit bulls Investigators say the boy was killed when his sister left him alone with her dogs

A McDonald’s manager in Yuba City was rushed to the ICU with horrific burns after a co-worker allegedly threw scorching hot oil on him following their shift. Jacob Smith, 20, suffered third-degree burns to his face, neck, hands and shoulders and is receiving specialized treatment at UC Davis Medical Center. Police said the attack happened May 30 when Smith’s co-worker, 23-year-old Jalani Bluett, is accused of attacking him. Following the incident, Bluett was reported missing before authorities located him days later and took him into custody, according to CBS News. Smith’s mother, Amber Smith, said her son, a manager at...

New light is being brought to a 46-year-old cold case commonly referred to as the “Yuba County Five.” Inspired by a series of true crime podcasts, author Tony Wright has dedicated the last four years to research, interviews, and documentation, compiling his findings into his new book “Things Aren’t Right: The Disappearance of the Yuba County Five.” “I came across the Yuba County case for the first time around 2018,” said Wright. “The story was just coming back into the news for whatever reason because of true crime and other unsolved mystery podcasting. It just seemed to catch fire and...

A Northern California man who was left paralyzed after he was slammed to the ground during a traffic stop won a $20 million settlement, one of the largest in the state’s history, officials announced Tuesday. Gregory Gross, an Army veteran who lives in Yuba City, sued the police department in 2022 after police officers used “pain compliance” techniques and expressed disbelief when he repeatedly cried out, “I can’t feel my legs.” Police officers also dismissed Gross when he said, “I can’t breathe,” while being held facedown on the lawn outside a hospital, video released by Gross’s lawyers shows.Gross was accused...

A disability debacle is playing out in Yuba City as officials are paying a man to stay away. And because of it, he’s cashing in. Yuba City officials say the man is attacking small business owners with frivolous lawsuits. This settlement agreement is the first of its kind in the state, and while it does give the city and businesses a moment of relief from one man, it also opens the floodgates for others to cash in on their decision. Owners of JJ’s Tools and Merchandise shop off Gray Avenue say they are relieved a notorious local man will not...