Chico Officials Address Planning Appeal Process

Chico City Council Members this week are expected to adopt the ordinance which would change the planning appeals process.  Under the amendment, appeals would be heard by the Planning Commission rather than the city council.  City Councilman Larry Wahl recently told the KPAY Drive at Five the planning process is a mess, but making the [...]

Officer And Woman Named In Fatal Ridge Shooting

The names of a woman shot and killed and the Paradise police officer who shot her have been released.  Chief Gerald Carrigan identified the woman as Darlene Stance, and the Officer as Tim Cooper.  Copper opened fire on Stance Sunday at the Paradise Cemetery after she allegedly raised a gun toward him.  Cooper is on administrative leave [...]

Crash at 99 and 149 near Chico

A crash reported this morning around Highway 99 and Highway 149 in the Chico area. The CHP says 2 vehicles were involved. Details are limited, but the wreck happened just before 8:45 this morning.

US military says Rogue Shiite Leader has been Caught

BAGHDAD (AP) – The U.S. military says troops have captured a rogue Shiite militia leader in Baghdad. The leader, who was not named, is suspected of supplying Iranian weapons to militia members, including armor-piercing bombs. He’s said to have broken ties with anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and refused to follow his cease-fire order.  The leader is [...]

Former President Bush Endorses McCain

HOUSTON (AP) – George H.W. Bush says Republican presidential candidate John McCain has a “sound conservative record.” He is endorsing McCain for his party’s nomination, saying any criticism that McCain isn’t conservative enough is “grossly unfair.”  The former president announced his endorsement today in a Houston airport hangar, standing alongside McCain. The move sends a [...]

Willows Man Arrested for Alleged Assault

A Glenn County man is accused of threatening his ex-wife and ramming her car over the weekend.  The Sheriff’s Office says 59 year old Ralph Beebe allegedly had a knife and threatened to kill the victim Saturday night at a local mobile home park. The victim fled in her car. Beebe allegedly chased her in his truck [...]

Nancy Reagan in Hospital After Fall

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) – Former first lady Nancy Reagan is spending the night in the hospital after falling at her Southern California home. Doctors have determined the 86-year-old Reagan did not break a hip. A spokeswoman says she is doing well and has been “joking and visiting” in her room.

Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting on the Ridge

Paradise police shot a woman at the local cemetery, after she allegedly started to aim a gun at an officer.  The shooting happened Sunday afternoon at the Paradise Cemetery.  Police had been called to the area because of a woman seen screaming and yelling.  According to a statement from police, one officer tried to talk [...]