149 Killed In Spain Plane Crash

     MADRID, Spain (AP) – Officials say 149 people were killed today
when a Spanish airliner crashed on takeoff from Madrid’s airport.
     An emergency official says there were only 26 survivors in the
mid-afternoon crash.
     The Spanair flight was bound for the popular Canary Islands off
the West African coast during the height of Europe’s summer
vacation season. It [...]

Russia Cuts Ties With NATO

     OSLO, Norway (AP) – Norway’s Defense Ministry says Russia has
informed it that it plans to cut all military ties with NATO.
     Ministry spokeswoman Heidi Langvik-Hansen says the country’s
embassy received a telephone call from Russia’s Defense Ministry on
Wednesday, saying Moscow plans “to freeze all military cooperation
with NATO and allied countries.”
     Norway was told in the [...]

Butte Supervisors Address Water and Home Fraud Tuesday

Water will now become part of Butte County’s long term planning process. The Butte County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to make water an element in the General Plan. Supervisor Maureen Kirk told the KPAY Drive at Five that water issues are a part of almost every aspect of the upcoming General Plan.
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Villines Walks Out of California Budget Negotiations

SACRAMENTO (AP) – A top Republican lawmaker has walked out of budget negotiations with Democrats and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger because he is upset about their plans to raise taxes. Assembly Minority Leader Mike Villines abruptly left Tuesday’s budget negotiations in the governor’s office. Villines says he’s tired of being in meetings where the conversation focuses [...]

Some Good News for CA Housing Market

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Housing data show home sales in California surged more than 12 percent in July from a year ago – the biggest sales jump in four years. MDA DataQuick says in a report released Tuesday that 39,507 new and preowned homes were sold statewide last month. That’s up 12.3 percent from July [...]

BCSO Wonders What Happened to Owner of Kayak?

The Butte County Sheriff’s Office is trying to solve a kayak mystery. Authorities found a lime green kayak on the bank of Little Kimshew Creek in a remote area near Stirling City last week. Deputies say they could only reach the area by helicopter. The Sheriff’s Office and Search and Rescue searched the area for [...]

Weekly Glenn County Most Wanted Report

Hutchens, Brent Michael
The Glenn County Sheriff’s Office is seeking Brent Hutchens
for felony transport/sell controlled substance, probation violations
and failure to appear on a felony charge.
 
Hutchens, 39, is 6-foot-2, 200 pounds with brown hair and blue
eyes. 
 
Anyone with information, please contact the Glenn County
Sheriff’s Office at 934-6627, callers may remain anonymous.