Chico Police Crack Down

As expected, the weekend prior to Halloween, which falls on Wednesday this year, was busy for the Chico Police Department. Although no major incidents were reported, Police arrested 100 people from Friday through the early morning hours of Monday.
The majority of these arrests were alcohol related, such as Drunk in Public, Driving Under the Influence, [...]

RED BLUFF AND FIREFIGHTERS AIR DISPUTE IN THE PUBLIC’S EYE

The dispute between the city of Red Bluff and the local firefighter’s association has gone public. The city has released a letter to explain to residents its side of the story about negotiations. City leaders say firefighters want a 50 percent increase in retirement, which would require the city to borrow money in order to [...]

ARRAIGNMENT PLANNED TODAY FOR MAN SUSPECTED OF RAPING DAUGHTER

Spokane, Wash. (AP) - an arraignment hearing in Spokane, Washington, today for man suspected of raping his daughter. Kenneth Freeman was returned to the u.s. yesterday after being arrested in Hong Kong earlier this year. Freeman hasn’t directly addressed the charges, but last week said that he never “physically hurt or threatened” his daughter.

FORMER PAKISTANI LEADER SAYS THERE WERE TWO ATTACKERS IN HOMECOMING BOMBING

Karachi, Pakistan (AP) - former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto says there were two attackers in the bombing that killed up to 136 people at her homecoming celebration in Karachi. Bhutto says her guards also found a third person with a pistol and another with a reported suicide vest.

AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATE SAC KINGS PLAYER OVER ALLEGED SEXUAL ASSAULT

Sacramento, Calif. (AP) - authorities are investigating allegations that Sacramento Kings player Justin Williams sexually assaulted a female acquaintance. A team spokesman says Williams has been given an indefinite leave of absence and returned to Sacramento from a road trip to New Mexico to obtain a lawyer. Williams’ attorney calls the allegations “unfounded.”

JURY SEATED IN CASE OF ACID DEATH

Van Nuys, Calif. (AP) - a panel of nine women and three men will decide the fate of a Clovis biochemist accused of killing her husband by putting his body in a barrel of acid. The jury was sworn in yesterday for the Van Nuys murder trial of Larissa Schuster. Court proceedings start up again [...]

BONES OF WOOLLY MAMMOTH FOUND IN STOCKTON

Stockton, Calif. (AP) - construction crews uncovered the bones of a woolly mammoth while they dug into downtown Stockton to build a new county building. Scientists say the bones are a momento of the Pleistocene ice age, about 30-thousand years ago.

INFORMATION RELEASED ON LOCAL POLITICAL PARTIES

A look at political parties in california from the secretary of state’s office. Officials say the number of voters who decline to identify themselves with a party is on the rise. In Butte County, there’s more than 47 thousand registered republicans and over 40 thousand registered democrats. But 21 thousand chose not to affiliate themselves.

MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR VICTIM OF NORCAL DRAGGING DEATH

The victim of a Northstate dragging death was remembered this week in Yuba County. A memorial service was held Thursday for Wille Roberts junior. He died in September, after being robbed, beaten, and dragged by a truck.

MAN SENTENCED FOR OROVILLE SEXUAL ASSAULT

Sentencing this week for a man convicted of sexually assaulting a 74 year old Oroville woman. The attack happened last year. 69 year old Henry Walker was in court Thursday, where he was sentenced to 50 years to life in prison, plus an additional 32 years for other charges.