Three Rape Suspects Arrested In Willows

Willows Police make arrests on three rape suspects this weekend including a 15-year-old boy.  All three cases are separate.  Willows Police Chief William Spears says in one case 27-year old Michael Binder of Chico is accused of assaulting two women at the same event in Willows.In the second case, 20-year-old Joseph Wilcox is charged with [...]

Local Patrols Net One, Deputies Look For Another

  Stepped up patrols on Powellton Road and the Magalia area due to illegal shooting have resulted in a felony arrest and a chase involving an armed and dangerous parolee.  The Butte County Sheriff’s Office reports a deputy came across the vehicle of Richard Vaugh last Friday.  While attempting to make contact with the parolee, [...]

Chico Officials Say “No” To Services For Proposed Casino

Chico’s Internal Affairs committee recommends the city NOT provide police and fire protection for the Mechoopda Indian Tribe’s proposed Casino at Highway 99 and 149.  In February the city received a request from the tribe for the services.  City Manager Dave Burkland says the county’s lawsuit to block the casino is just one reason for [...]

Toddler Suffers Fatal Shot

 Investigators are looking into how the child of a North State Sheriff’s Deputy got a hold of a handgun and shot himself.  Shawna Pavey with the Yuba City Police Department says police responded to the shooting around 9:15 Sunday night and found the 3-year-old toddler dead. She says the initial investigation shows the boy somehow [...]

Arrest Made At Polygamist Compound

     ELDORADO, Texas (AP) – Texas state troopers have made an arrest
as they search a compound built by followers of jailed polygamist
leader Warren Jeffs.
     Officials say the person arrested is not the man listed in
warrants as the man a 16-year-old girl said had married her.
     The girl allegedly had a baby at 15 and authorities [...]

Jury Says Driver and Paparazzi Caused Diana’s Death

     LONDON (AP) – A coroner’s jury has ruled that Princess Diana and
boyfriend Dodi Fayed were unlawfully killed through the reckless
actions of their driver and the paparazzi in 1997.
     The jury had been told that a verdict of unlawful killing would
mean that they believed the reckless behavior amounted to
manslaughter. It was the most serious verdict [...]

Yuba City Woman Found Dead In River

     YUBA CITY, Calif. (AP) – A Yuba City woman who was missing for
nearly a week has been found in the Feather River. Her family
suspects she was murdered. Fifty-four-year-old Delia Soto
disappeared last Monday, shortly after coming home from work.
Authorities say Soto’s death is suspicious. But they have not yet
determined how she died.

Man Killed By Train In Chico

A man was hit and killed by a train in Chico this weekend. The man was struck Sunday afternoon north of the Sacramento Avenue crossing.  He was apparently sitting on the tracks and appeared to be playing guitar.  The train was traveling from Dunsmuir to Roseville…the crossing was shut down for about an hour.

Warrant Sweep Packs Glenn County Jails

Fifty-eight people are arrested following a two day warrant sweep in Glenn County.  Orland police with the help of other law enforcement set out Saturday and Sunday in an attempt to make a dent in a backlog of warrants.   Police say a total of 300 people were contacted.  One of Glenn County’s Most Wanted criminals [...]