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FBI Reassessing Past Look at Fort Hood Ssuspect

WASHINGTON (AP) – The FBI is looking into whether it mishandled early information about the Army major accused of killing 13 people at Fort Hood last week. Nearly a year ago, terrorism investigators conducted an “assessment” of Army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan. At that time, the agency decided that Hasan didn’t pose a threat. Hasan now stands accused of killing 13 people and wounding 29 in Thursday’s rampage. Officials say Hasan will be tried in a military court, not a civilian one. Investigative officials say Hasan had once been under scrutiny from a joint terrorism task force because of the communications with an imam who encouraged Muslims to kill U.S. troops. FBI Director Robert Mueller is the official ordering the inquiry into his bureau’s handling of the case.

Butte Supervisors to Consider Sheriff Replacement

The permanent choice of a new Butte County Sheriff will ultimately be up to the voters, but the choice of a successor goes before the Board of Supervisors today. Sheriff Perry Reniff has announced he’s retiring next month and has recommended Captain Jerry Smith fill out his term until January of 2011. Sang Kim with Butte County Administration.

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Reniff is retiring because of hypertension.

RB Police Arrest Mother for Allegedly Giving Young Son A Marijuana Pipe

A 19 year old Red Bluff mother is arrested after pictures surface showing her allegedly giving her 2 year old son a marijuana pipe. Sgt. Jason Beeman says police are seeking the public’s help.

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Mindi Louise was arrested for child endangerment and providing marijuana to a child under age 14. Two children, including the victim, were taken into protective custody.

Butte County Reporting Fewer Human Cases of West Nile This Year

Butte County Mosquito and vector control officials are releasing their latest West Nile Virus numbers. District Manager Matt Ball says so far, West Nile has been confirmed in 2 humans, 13 dead birds, 36 sentinel chickens, and 5 mosquito pools locally. Ball says West Nile is temperature dependent.

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Statewide, there have been 98 confirmed human cases of West Nile. The state has shut down its dead bird program for the virus until the Spring.

Butte County Cal-Fire to Ask Supervisors for More Funding

Butte County leaders this week consider requests to prevent rolling “brownouts” of fire stations. With summer fire personnel gone, fire officials want to find money to keep some of the county’s estimated 22 stations from temporarily closing. Cal Fire’s Mary Ann Aldrich says fire operations wants some of the 7 million dollars saved through some tough budget cuts.

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Fire officials will make their case to the Butte County Board of Supervisors Tuesday.

Cost of Fuel Jumps Again

CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) – The average price of regular gasoline in the United States has jumped 2.86 cents over a two-week period to $2.68. That’s according to the national Lundberg Survey of fuel prices released Sunday. Tucson, Ariz., had the lowest price among cities surveyed at $2.36 a gallon for regular. Anchorage was the highest at $3.30. In California, prices were down slightly. A gallon of regular cost an average of $2.96. Fresno had the state’s least expensive gas at $2.83 a gallon. San Francisco remained the steepest at $3.04.

AP Review: Special Interest Earmarks in CA Water Bond

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – An $11.1 billion water bond approved last week by California lawmakers is filled with special interest earmarks that reward legislative districts in nearly every corner of the state. An Associated Press review found dozens of projects that were injected into the bond bill to secure enough votes to get it passed. The projects will add tens of millions of dollars to the interest taxpayers will have to pay on the bond if voters approve it next year. Many of the projects are only peripherally related to the purpose of the legislative package, which is intended to increase California’s water supply and restore the ecologically fragile Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Several lawmakers from both parties said the earmarks were added to gain sufficient votes to pass the most comprehensive water package to come out the Legislature in decades. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger had described the bond as a wise investment for the state’s future and is expected to sign it next week.

Sexual Assault Suspect Arrested in Glenn County

Willows Police have arrested a suspect in a recent sexual assault investigation. Police say they located Thomas Fred on the Grindstone Reservation late Friday night. Fred was taken into custody on suspicion of rape and violation of parole.

Report Examines CA’s Watch of Alleged Kidnapper

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – California’s inspector general plans to release the results of a two-month inquiry into the handling of the Jaycee Dugard’s kidnapping case. Wednesday’s release might answer a major question: How did suspect Phillip Garrido allegedly manage to keep her hidden from authorities for 18 years even as he was being monitored by parole officers because of a previous rape conviction. Authorities say Garrido was under federal parole supervision and required to register as a sex offender when he allegedly snatched Dugard in 1991. The 29-year-old Dugard was reunited with her family in August.

Local Kids are Priority for Butte H1N1 Flu Vaccine

The first batch of H1N1 vaccine has arrived in Butte County and will be going to children at various schools. Public Health Doctor Mark Lundberg.

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57 hundred doses of H1N1 vaccine have arrived in Butte County with more than 33 thousand doses expected in the near future. Those doses will be used to vaccinate other at risk residents in Butte County.