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Nevada County has a rare opportunity to elect local leader Robb Tucker to Congress. This call urges elected officials and community leaders across party lines to unite behind him for stronger rural representation on water, wildfire, housing, and cost-of-living issues.
Americans are complicit in Israel’s genocide through tax-funded weapons and support. The article urges voters to reject pro-Israel politicians from both parties — especially Democrats receiving AIPAC money — and elect anti-genocide leaders to end the suffering and restore American values.
Primary Election Results with partial precincts reporting. In Nevada County's 2026 primary coverage: Steve Hilton led the California Governor race statewide with ~27.6% by midnight. Locally, Robb Tucker (Nevada County) topped Congressional District 3 with 34%, narrowly ahead of Ami Bera (33%).
Nevada County court denied Rise Gold’s vested mining rights claim at the Idaho-Maryland Mine but recognized a historic right existed until abandonment in the 1960s. Rise plans to appeal while repositioning the project as a strategic tungsten asset amid national security concerns, pointing toward eventual negotiated resolution.
Online political chatter has evolved into something far more serious: formal complaints to the Fair Political Practices Commission, letters to the Registrar of Voters, records requests, questions involving voter registration history, concerns regarding economic-interest disclosures, and communications reportedly forwarded to county counsel, city officials, and even the District Attorney’s office.
As the feeder program for Del Oro High School, Lady Eagles Basketball Club has become a place where young girls learn the game, find belonging, and grow into confident athletes long before they ever put on a varsity jersey.
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Primary Election Results with partial precincts reporting. In Nevada County's 2026 primary coverage: Steve Hilton led the California Governor race statewide with ~27.6% by midnight. Locally, Robb Tucker (Nevada County) topped Congressional District 3 with 34%, narrowly ahead of Ami Bera (33%).
The unfolding criminal case against the leadership of the Fire Safe Council of Nevada County has taken a dramatic turn, with Executive Director Jamie Jones now the focus of an active manhunt following a wide-ranging felony indictment.
High school students at Nevada Union High School walked out of class Tuesday afternoon, January 20, and marched to downtown Grass Valley in a protest marked less by a single unifying cause than by a broad—and often profane—collection of grievances.
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