Bush To Veto House Passed Housing Aid Plan

     WASHINGTON (AP) – The House has passed a housing aid plan to
provide $300 billion in refinanced mortgages for struggling
homeowners.
     President Bush says he’ll veto the bill. It passed 266-154 with
support from 39 Republicans.
     The measure would let debt-ridden homeowners refinance into
fixed-rate, government-backed mortgages they could afford.
     Congressional analysts say it could help as many [...]

Nephew Arrested For Stabbing Uncle

    Chico Police say a family feud escalated into a stabbing early Thursday morning.  Police were called to Enloe Hospital just after 4am where 44-year old Lance Watkins was receiving treatment after being stabbed four times in the chest. Watkins told police it was his nephew, 18-year old Jeremiah Hayes, who stabbed him.  Police took Hayes [...]

Feinstein Wants to Know Clinton’s Strategy

WASHINGTON (AP) – California Senator Dianne Feinstein says she has concerns about Hillary Rodham Clinton’s path to the Democratic presidential nomination and wants to know what the former first
lady’s strategy is. Feinstein was an early and enthusiastic Clinton supporter and says she remains firmly behind her. But after Senator Barack Obama padded his delegate lead [...]

Big Pot Bust in Shasta County

REDDING, Calif. (AP) – Law enforcement officers say they’ve found about nine thousand marijuana plants in eastern Shasta County. Officers from the county sheriff’s office, the U-S Forest Service and the U-S Drug Enforcement Agency took part in the drug sweep in the Old Cow Creek drainage. no arrests were made.

Oroville Man Sentenced for Pretending to be Vietnam Vet

The Department of Justice says an Oroville man made up stories about serving in Vietnam. The FAKE Vietnam Veteran told those stories to the Oroville Mercury Register in interviews. 62 year old Michael Fraser pleaded guilty this week on charges that he violated the STOLEN VALOR ACT. He was ordered to pay a fine and [...]

Fire Burning Near Red Bluff

What started out as a control burn has turned into one of the first major fires of the season in the Northstate. Officials say the Colyear Fire burning 35-miles west of Red Bluff was reported Tuesday night after a rancher failed to get it under control using private bulldozers and water tenders. Fire Information Officer [...]