State Releases Latest Numbers on CA High School Exit Exam Pass Rate

SACRAMENTO (AP) – Seniors passed California’s high school exit exam at a slightly lower rate than in the previous year, as the test was widely administered to special education students for the first time. The state Department of Education said about 90 percent of the graduating class of 2008 had passed the test by May. [...]

Chico Man Sentenced in Shooting

A gang related shooting last February in Chico lands a man in state prison. 18 year old Jose Banuelos given that sentence Tuesday for the shooting that wounded a rival gang member in the right arm. Prosecutor Mark Murphy with the Butte County District Attorney’s Office…
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Murphy says three other gang members are [...]

Butte Mosquito and Vector Control to Offer More Info on Fogging Chemicals

Butte County’s Mosquito and Vector Control is providing clarity when it comes to fogging for mosquitoes. The group Safety Without Added Toxins, or SWAT, raised concerns over chemicals used in fogging, and Chico’s Internal Affairs Committee took a look at the concerns this week. But Matt Ball with Vector Control say he’s confident the chemicals [...]

Gas Prices Drop Again

Gas prices continue falling in Chico. A Triple A spokesman says the agency’s recent survey found the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded in Chico is 3 dollars 83 cents a gallon. This is the 11th straight week that gas prices have fallen. For the chepaest gas prices in the Northstate, check out [...]