Copycat Bomb Scare On Evacuates Ridge School

    Another bomb scare on the ridge prompts the lockdown of Paradise Intermediate school.  Again it was graffiti on a bathroom wall that triggered the evacuation.  Paradise police and the bomb squad responded to the campus and found nothing.  The lockdown was lifted around 11am…two hours after the ordeal started.

KPAY Feature: What Impact will Baby Boomer Retirement have on Chico State?

Chico State University is one of the biggest concentrations of population in Butte County…with some 16 thousand 413 students, but also 2,200 employees. In a KPAY Feature looking at the exodus of the baby boomers from the workforce, KPAY’S Bruce Lang looks at the challenges faced by the University.
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EPA Under Fire From Lawmakers about Trace Drugs in Drinking Water

CAPITOL HILL (AP) – The EPA is coming under fire from senators who want to know why the public knew about trace drugs in drinking water before the government did. Senators lashed out at EPA officials during hearings Tuesday, chiding the agency for failing to require testing for drugs in the nation’s water supply.  California [...]

Crash Reported on Hwy 70 in Yuba-Sutter Area

Four vehicles reportedly involved in a wreck this morning in the Yuba-Sutter area.  The CHP says the crash happened on Highway 70 near the Bear River Bridge just after 6 AM. The roadway was temporarily blocked.  No word on injuries.