Ruling In Anna Nicole Smith Drug Probe

LOS ANGELES (AP) – A Los Angeles judge has issued a ruling on a search of a computer seized from a psychiatrist in an investigation of drug prescriptions issued to Anna Nicole Smith after her overdose death last year.
     An attorney for Dr. Khristine Eroshevich sought today to have the computer returned to avoid compromising [...]

Calm St. Patty’s Day Weekend in Chico

Chico Police report nothing out of the ordinary over the St. Patrick’s Day Weekend, but officials are still on patrol today.  Sgt. Dave Barrow tells KPAY News that half of the 56 weekend arrests were alcohol related. Barrow says police are still fully staffed today with a traffic unit looking specifically for DUI’s, and a [...]

Drug Bust Near Chico School

Chico police search a home near a junior high school and discover a sizable amount of METH. The search happened Friday in the 23-hundred block of North Avenue near Bidwell Jr. High. Officials say they went to the address to contact a wanted person, but instead found 46-year old Ronald Lance who claimed to have [...]

Yuba Authorities say Three Men were Shot

Yuba County investigators have identified the three men found dead in a Linda apartment last week and the cause of death. The Sheriff’s Department says autopsies have been completed on Manuel Robles-Basurto, Jose Arreguin-Cardenas, and Jesus Arreguin-Cardenas. Two of the men were brothers. The trio all died from gunshot wounds. The victims were from outside of [...]

Local Teen Arrested for Impersonating a Firefighter

An 18-year old man is in jail for impersonating a firefighter at a local high school.  Butte County Cal-Fire Investigators say Richard Smith allegedly wore stolen uniforms to Las Plumas High School several times this year impersonating a firefighter. Smith got the uniform shirts by allegedly ripping off the Palermo Fire Station in Feburary…officials say [...]

Layoff Notices Sent Out to Local Teachers

Several hundred local teachers received permanent and tentative layoff notices in the mail over the weekend. No word on exactly how many received the pink slips, but Chico Unified School District officials say the number is high. While some for sure will lose their jobs, others are dependant on what the state will do to [...]

Keene Introduces Bill Focused on A-D-A Lawsuits

A Chico lawmaker says GIVE THEM TIME to fix the problem.  Assemblyman Rick Keene has introduced a bill to give people 30 days to fix problems with ADA regulations on their property before they can be sued. The measure follows what he calls a “rash of drive-by lawsuits.” 
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Keene tells KPAY that if [...]