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Thanks for caring! The 2025 Animalia Chronicles and our readers' kindness, the 2025 compilation of wayward pups, animal stroll alerts, reader pet pics and community kindness.
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The 2025 Animalia Chronicles and our readers' kindness
From tiny kittens to full-grown llamas, lost and found animals in Nevada County really have a community ready to look out for them.
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December 31, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Thanks for caring! The 2025 Animalia Chronicles and our readers' kindness, the 2025 compilation of wayward pups, animal stroll alerts, reader pet pics and community kindness.
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DWR’s electronic readings from 130 stations placed throughout the Sierra Nevada indicate that the statewide snowpack’s snow water equivalent is 6.5 inches, or 71 percent of average for this date, compared to 115 percent on this date last year. yubanet.com/california/l...
Late December Storms Deliver Much-Needed Snowpack and Water Supply for California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today conducted the first snow survey of the season at Phillips Station. The manual survey recorded 24 inches of snow depth and a snow wate...
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December 30, 2025 at 8:02 PM
DWR’s electronic readings from 130 stations placed throughout the Sierra Nevada indicate that the statewide snowpack’s snow water equivalent is 6.5 inches, or 71 percent of average for this date, compared to 115 percent on this date last year. yubanet.com/california/l...
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This New Year’s Eve, leave the fireworks to the professionals.
Choose safety this New Year’s Eve by NOT handling fireworks.
#CALFIRE #FireSafety #NewYearsEve #CaliforniaStrong #FirePrevention
Choose safety this New Year’s Eve by NOT handling fireworks.
#CALFIRE #FireSafety #NewYearsEve #CaliforniaStrong #FirePrevention
December 30, 2025 at 4:25 PM
This New Year’s Eve, leave the fireworks to the professionals.
Choose safety this New Year’s Eve by NOT handling fireworks.
#CALFIRE #FireSafety #NewYearsEve #CaliforniaStrong #FirePrevention
Choose safety this New Year’s Eve by NOT handling fireworks.
#CALFIRE #FireSafety #NewYearsEve #CaliforniaStrong #FirePrevention
165,370 customers are out of power in CA. Now's a good time to thank everyone working today i.e. first responders (including dispatchers) hospital staff, public works, utility workers. If you're feeling really generous, include the local news outlets that keep you updated yubanet.com/featured/now/
December 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
165,370 customers are out of power in CA. Now's a good time to thank everyone working today i.e. first responders (including dispatchers) hospital staff, public works, utility workers. If you're feeling really generous, include the local news outlets that keep you updated yubanet.com/featured/now/
Major holiday travel impacts over the passes from the combination of heavy mountain snow and strong winds. Another round of strong and gusty southerly winds tonight into Thursday.
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Moderate to Heavy Rain and Mountain Snow, Thunderstorms and Strong Winds through the Holiday Week
Widespread moderate to heavy precipitation and isolated strong thunderstorms through Friday. Flooding expected in susceptible urban and low-lying areas, including small streams and creeks. Major holid...
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December 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Major holiday travel impacts over the passes from the combination of heavy mountain snow and strong winds. Another round of strong and gusty southerly winds tonight into Thursday.
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Major holiday travel impacts over the passes from the combination of heavy mountain snow and strong winds. Strong southerly winds Wednesday and Thursday. Snow levels have trended lower on Thursday and Friday, down to 4500-5500 ft. #cawx
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Major Holiday Mountain Travel Impacts on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
Widespread moderate to heavy precipitation and isolated thunderstorms through the holiday week. Flooding expected in susceptible urban and low-lying areas, including small streams and creeks. Major ho...
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December 22, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Major holiday travel impacts over the passes from the combination of heavy mountain snow and strong winds. Strong southerly winds Wednesday and Thursday. Snow levels have trended lower on Thursday and Friday, down to 4500-5500 ft. #cawx
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Periods of gusty southerly winds through mid-week. Strongest winds today, Wednesday, and Thursday. Major Holiday Mountain Travel Impacts on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
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Prolonged Period of Wet Weather Expected this Weekend through the Holiday Week
December 21, 2025 – A series of atmospheric rivers will bring widespread moderate to heavy precipitation and isolated thunderstorms through the holiday week. Flooding expected in susceptible urban and...
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December 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Periods of gusty southerly winds through mid-week. Strongest winds today, Wednesday, and Thursday. Major Holiday Mountain Travel Impacts on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
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Fascinating how CBS and Bank of America want to alienate half the country. I’m sure this will be great for business.
December 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Fascinating how CBS and Bank of America want to alienate half the country. I’m sure this will be great for business.
This time of year, USPS Carrier Jesse Mehew walks 11.5 miles a day - roughly 26,000 steps - on his route, one of 32 in Grass Valley. This week, the Grass Valley team delivered 74,167 parcels, compared to 8,000 in the offseason (and it's only Thursday.)
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One Mailbox at a Time, Local Postal Carriers are the Heroes of the Holiday Season
GRASS VALLEY, Calif. December 18, 2025 – This time of year, U.S. Postal Service Carrier Jesse Mehew works 10 to 12 hour shifts and walks 11.5 miles a day – roughly 26,000 steps – delivering mail and h...
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December 19, 2025 at 3:03 AM
This time of year, USPS Carrier Jesse Mehew walks 11.5 miles a day - roughly 26,000 steps - on his route, one of 32 in Grass Valley. This week, the Grass Valley team delivered 74,167 parcels, compared to 8,000 in the offseason (and it's only Thursday.)
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The weather was perfect for the 34th Nevada County Food and Toy Run. The annual event drew thousands of bikers who brought new toys, food and gifts for local families in need. yubanet.com/regional/the...
The 2025 Nevada County Food and Toy Run
The weather was perfect for the 34th Nevada County Food and Toy Run. The annual event drew thousands of bikers who brought new toys, food and gifts for local families in need. Gathering up at the Rood...
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December 14, 2025 at 2:41 AM
The weather was perfect for the 34th Nevada County Food and Toy Run. The annual event drew thousands of bikers who brought new toys, food and gifts for local families in need. yubanet.com/regional/the...
As of December 5th, 63 California residents who became ill with the outbreak strain have been reported to CDPH. There have been 13 hospitalizations and no deaths. CDPH is warning people not to eat, serve, or sell the recalled in-shell eggs distributed by Vega Farms, Inc. yubanet.com/california/c...
CDPH Warns Consumers Not to Eat Recalled Vega Farms, Inc. In-shell Eggs
ACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH is working with local health departments and the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) to investigate an outbreak of Salmone...
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December 12, 2025 at 5:41 PM
As of December 5th, 63 California residents who became ill with the outbreak strain have been reported to CDPH. There have been 13 hospitalizations and no deaths. CDPH is warning people not to eat, serve, or sell the recalled in-shell eggs distributed by Vega Farms, Inc. yubanet.com/california/c...
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A strong and long-duration #AtmosphericRiver, potentially ranking as an AR 5 in coastal Washington, will produce heavy rainfall and flooding in the Pacific Northwest this week. #WAwx #ORwx
See our latest AR Outlook for more information: cw3e.ucsd.edu/cw3e-ar-upda....
See our latest AR Outlook for more information: cw3e.ucsd.edu/cw3e-ar-upda....
December 8, 2025 at 10:29 PM
A strong and long-duration #AtmosphericRiver, potentially ranking as an AR 5 in coastal Washington, will produce heavy rainfall and flooding in the Pacific Northwest this week. #WAwx #ORwx
See our latest AR Outlook for more information: cw3e.ucsd.edu/cw3e-ar-upda....
See our latest AR Outlook for more information: cw3e.ucsd.edu/cw3e-ar-upda....
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Axolotls are famous for regenerating limbs. Turns out they can also regenerate their thymus—and that may show us how to someday to the same. That story and more of the best from @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
a close up of a white axolotl with pink ears standing on a rock .
ALT: a close up of a white axolotl with pink ears standing on a rock .
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December 8, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Axolotls are famous for regenerating limbs. Turns out they can also regenerate their thymus—and that may show us how to someday to the same. That story and more of the best from @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
The National Park Service detected the fungus on a California leaf-nosed bat during routine monitoring efforts in Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Clark County. While Pd was confirmed in the sample, no bats showed clinical signs of the disease, white-nose syndrome. yubanet.com/enviro/fungu...
Fungus Linked to White-Nose Syndrome in Bats Confirmed in Nevada
Clark County, NV: The Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) has confirmed the presence of Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd), the fungal pathogen that causes white-nose syndrome in bats, in Nevada for t...
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December 8, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The National Park Service detected the fungus on a California leaf-nosed bat during routine monitoring efforts in Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Clark County. While Pd was confirmed in the sample, no bats showed clinical signs of the disease, white-nose syndrome. yubanet.com/enviro/fungu...
Looking at a map of large fires in the Sierra Nevada reveals a "green island" amidst the burn scars: Nevada County. We often hear it’s not if, but when a large fire will fill this gap. How we protect the land and our homes depends on who you ask - or does it?
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It's not 'land stewardship' vs 'building resiliency' - it's all taking care of the land
Looking at a map of large fires in the Sierra Nevada reveals a “green island” amidst the burn scars: Nevada County. We often hear it’s not if, but when a large fire will fill this gap. How we protect ...
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December 4, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Looking at a map of large fires in the Sierra Nevada reveals a "green island" amidst the burn scars: Nevada County. We often hear it’s not if, but when a large fire will fill this gap. How we protect the land and our homes depends on who you ask - or does it?
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This fall, Nevada County Library is launching 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten, a countywide early literacy initiative designed to encourage families to read together and help children build strong vocabulary skills before entering school. yubanet.com/regional/nev...
Nevada County Library Launches Countywide “1,000 Books Before Kindergarten” Program
GRASS VALLEY, Calif. – This fall, Nevada County Library is launching 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten, a countywide early literacy initiative designed to encourage families to read together and help ch...
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December 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
This fall, Nevada County Library is launching 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten, a countywide early literacy initiative designed to encourage families to read together and help children build strong vocabulary skills before entering school. yubanet.com/regional/nev...
We're thinking of the @calacademy.bsky.social staff who took care of Claude, the albino alligator, for 17 years.
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Claude the Albino Alligator Passes Away at Age 30
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (December 2, 2025) — It is with a heavy heart that we share the news that Claude, our beloved albino alligator, has passed away at the age of 30. Claude was an iconic California Acad...
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December 2, 2025 at 10:08 PM
We're thinking of the @calacademy.bsky.social staff who took care of Claude, the albino alligator, for 17 years.
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Evolutionary biologist Toby Kiers, Ph.D. ’05, wins a 2025 MacArthur “genius grant” the first ever awarded for fungi research. The $800K prize honors her groundbreaking work and future promise. ucdav.is/3XfXloY
December 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Evolutionary biologist Toby Kiers, Ph.D. ’05, wins a 2025 MacArthur “genius grant” the first ever awarded for fungi research. The $800K prize honors her groundbreaking work and future promise. ucdav.is/3XfXloY
Completely oblivious to today's date :)
November 27, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Completely oblivious to today's date :)
Impacted dataset may contain contact information of OnSolve CodeRED users: name, address, email address, phone numbers, and/or associated passwords used to create user profiles for alerts.
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CodeRED Confirms Nationwide Cybersecurity Breach
Nevada City, Calif. – CodeRED has notified Nevada County of a cybersecurity breach associated with their recently reported outage. The following is a statement from CodeRED: “We have learned that data...
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November 25, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Impacted dataset may contain contact information of OnSolve CodeRED users: name, address, email address, phone numbers, and/or associated passwords used to create user profiles for alerts.
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Our readers shared some amazing photos from last night's #aurora in Northern California
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Nov. 11 Aurora - Reader photo gallery
Nov. 11 aurora borealis photos by YubaNet readers. The northern lights were visible throughout Northern California.
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November 12, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Our readers shared some amazing photos from last night's #aurora in Northern California
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Looks like the northern lights are on full display here in Nevada City.
November 12, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Looks like the northern lights are on full display here in Nevada City.
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New: The Supreme Court DENIES Kim Davis' request to overturn Obergefell, the marriage equality decision. No noted dissents. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
New: The Supreme Court DENIES Kim Davis' request to overturn Obergefell, the marriage equality decision. No noted dissents. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
California Alerted CDC of Multistate Infant Botulism Outbreak Linked to ByHeart Infant Formula. On Nov. 8, 2025, ByHeart Inc. recalled two lots of Whole Nutrition Infant Formula:
• Lot: 206VABP/251261P2 (“Use by 01 Dec 2026”)
• Lot: 206VABP/251131P2 (“Use by 01 Dec 2026”)
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• Lot: 206VABP/251261P2 (“Use by 01 Dec 2026”)
• Lot: 206VABP/251131P2 (“Use by 01 Dec 2026”)
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California Alerted CDC of Multistate Infant Botulism Outbreak Linked to ByHeart Infant Formula
SACRAMENTO – California’s Infant Botulism Treatment and Prevention Program, which developed and provides the only source of infant botulism treatment in the world, noted an increase in infant botulism...
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November 9, 2025 at 4:55 AM
California Alerted CDC of Multistate Infant Botulism Outbreak Linked to ByHeart Infant Formula. On Nov. 8, 2025, ByHeart Inc. recalled two lots of Whole Nutrition Infant Formula:
• Lot: 206VABP/251261P2 (“Use by 01 Dec 2026”)
• Lot: 206VABP/251131P2 (“Use by 01 Dec 2026”)
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• Lot: 206VABP/251261P2 (“Use by 01 Dec 2026”)
• Lot: 206VABP/251131P2 (“Use by 01 Dec 2026”)
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#Timelinecleanse started the day with a quick hike to Rock Creek outside of Nevada City.
November 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
#Timelinecleanse started the day with a quick hike to Rock Creek outside of Nevada City.