Palin Hires Attorney for Troopergate Investigation

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the GOP vice presidential candidate, has hired a private practice attorney to defend her in the investigation into the firing of her public safety commissioner. The Legislature is investigating whether Palin fired public safety commissioner Walt Monegan after he refused to fire a state trooper who had [...]

Lawyers: Gonzales Mishandled Classified Data

WASHINGTON (AP) – Lawyers for Alberto Gonzales are admitting the former attorney general mishandled highly classified notes about a secret counterterror program, and may have even taken them home once. Their memo was prepared ahead of a critical report coming from the Justice Department’s inspector general. It concerns the way Gonzales stored his notes about [...]

Gustav Evacuees Wait for OK, Buses to Return Home

TYLER, Texas (AP) – Hurricane Gustav never brought the knockout blow it seemed capable of, and that has evacuees along the Gulf Coast eager to go back home. Overcrowded shelters make finding an empty cot a difficult task, as buses from Louisiana and Southeast Texas carried thousands of residents away from the coast. Nerves are [...]

Chico Leaders to Address City Emissions

Chico leaders tonight look at ways to cut city emissions. A recent study from Chico State University found more than half the city’s emissions came from transportation. Tonight the city’s Sustainability Task Force will look at ways to cut those and other emissions 25 percent by the year 2020.

Still No Budget Plan for California

SACRAMENTO (AP) – The state Senate didn’t take a holiday from partisan debate on California’s tardy budget, but continues to be in a deadlock over how to deal the with state’s deficit. California is now a record three months into the fiscal year without a spending plan.

Small Turnout for Labor Day Float on Sacramento River

The crowds stayed away from the Sacramento River Monday for the annual Labor Day float. Only several hundred tubers reportedly turned out…compared to the estimated 10 thousand tubers who took to the water Sunday. No serious incidents were reported. Meanwhile, police in Chico reported more than 70 arrests between Friday night and Monday morning…more than [...]