L.A. Hospital Pays For Allegedly Dumping A Homeless Man

     LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Los Angeles hospital is settling two
lawsuits that accused it of leaving a homeless paraplegic man on
Skid Row without his wheelchair.
     Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center and a patient
transportation company have agreed to pay what attorneys call “not
an insignificant amount of money” to Gabino Olvera. His lawyer
says Olvera was seen dragging [...]

Local Reaction To Metallic Balloon Ban

A local business owner says the move to ban metallic balloons is unnecessary.  KPAY’s Matt Ray reports….
 
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Abortion Proposal To Appear On California Ballot

     SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - An initiative that would require a
48-hour waiting period and parental notification before a minor
could get an abortion has qualified for the California ballot.
     Similar proposals were rejected by voters in 2005 and 2006.
     The Secretary of State says a random sample shows backers have
collected more than the 690-some-thousand voter signatures [...]

Breast Cancer Breakthrough

     CHICAGO (AP) - Doctors say a new drug to prevent bone loss
during breast cancer also cuts the risk that the cancer will
return.
     It’s the first large study that gives doctors hope that Zometa
and other bone-building drugs could be used to combat other
cancers.
     The study involved 1,800 women taking hormone treatments for
early-stage breast cancer. Zometa [...]

Fire Burns Detached Shop in Chico

An early morning fire today in Chico torching a shed that was used as a shop. The blaze was reported on Warner Street just after 6 AM.
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Chico Fire Inspector Marie Fickert tells KPAY that nearby homes were NOT threatened by the flames.
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No word yet on the cause.

Fire Officials Comment on Legislation Affecting Developing Land with High Wildfire Danger

Under a bill approved by the state assembly, counties would have to jump through several hoops before approving developments in rural areas that have a high wildfire danger. Among other things, counties would have to provide two roads out of the area. They also must have access to emergency water supplies and would have to [...]

Report Analyzes the Impact of Schwarzenegger’s May Revise Budget Plan on Butte County

A nonpartisan analysis of the Governor’s May Revised Budget shows suspending the cost of living adjustments to Social Security and State Supplementary recipients would impact 44-THOUSAND low income seniors and people with disabilities in Butte County in 2008-2009. The report from the California Budget Project also says the suspension would eliminate a total of 328-MILLION [...]

Police Arrest Man in Oroville Hit and Run

Oroville Police believe they have the man who hit a young girl earlier this month with a bicycle.  Police Chief Kirk Troestle tells KPAY that 20 year old Joseph Cox of Oroville will be charged with felony hit and run for the May 6th incident in which a 2 year old girl was hit along [...]

Construction Crane Collapses in NY…At Least One Person Dead

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NEW YORK (AP) - A construction crane has collapsed on New York’s Upper East Side, smashing into a high-rise apartment building and leaving at least one person dead. Firefighters swarmed over the wreckage at East 91st Street and First Avenue, searching for bodies. It wasn’t immediately clear whether there were additional [...]

Chico Man Accused of Bus Bomb Threat

A Chico man is in custody after making BOMB threats on a bus ride in Glenn County. Orland Police Chief Bob Pasero says 49 year old Earl Severs asked the bus driver if a Glenn Ride bus had blown up on Tuesday of this week.
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The incident happened outside Orland just before noon, [...]