Bail Out Bill Fails in House

     WASHINGTON (AP) – A White House spokesman says President Bush is
very disappointed in Monday’s House vote rejecting the
administration’s rescue plan for the nation’s financial industry.
     “There’s no question that the country is facing a difficult
crisis that needs to be addressed,” said spokesman Tony Fratto. He
said the president will be meeting with members of his [...]

Bailout Survives Key Procedural Vote

WASHINGTON (AP) – Hotly contested legislation to bail out the reeling financial industry has survived a key test vote on the House floor. Members of the House voted 220 to 198 Monday morning to move the bill forward. They approved ground rules for its consideration in the chamber, including three hours of general debate and [...]

CSUC Student Hit and Killed by Train

A 20 year old Chico State student has died after being struck by a train early Sunday morning in Chico. The victim was hit just before 3:30 AM yesterday by a northbound Union Pacific train north of West 1st Street. Emergency crews found the victim on the west side of the tracks behind Warner Petroleum. [...]

Local Meth Strike Force Looks at Issues Surrounding Implementing Meth Prevention Plan

The Butte County Meth Strike Force says it has the ideas of how to counter methamphetamine in the community…now the focus is on how to turn those ideas into reality. KPAY’s Christina Craven has more.
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Deadly Drive-By Shooting in Chico

The probe continues into a deadly drive-by shooting in Chico. Police say two people inside a car were shot Saturday around 20th and Park. The 19 year old driver died…the 17 year old passenger was treated at a local hospital for a gunshot wound. Police say numerous motorists who witnessed part of the incident have [...]

Willows Police Arrest Parolee After Car Chase

A parolee back behind bars in Glenn County after a vehicle pursuit over the weekend. Willows police say an officer spotted an unlicensed parolee Sunday morning and gave chase around South Culver and Laurel Street. The officer called off the pursuit because of pedestrians in the area and what’s been described as the “dangerous manner” [...]

Actor Paul Newman Dead At 83

WESTPORT, Conn. (AP) – Paul Newman shied away from Hollywood,
choosing instead to live in a farmhouse in Connecticut, but he was
held in awe by his movie-town peers.
     Newman was a ten-time Academy Award nominee, finally winning in
1987 for “The Color of Money.” A year earlier, he had won an
honorary Oscar. And in 1994, he picked [...]