Woman Pulled From Burning Home in Gridley

A Gridley woman is rescued from her burning home as firefighters are in the right place at the right time. The fire started Wednesday morning on Indiana Street as Cal Fire crews were conducting routine maintenance on fire hydrants. One of the firefighters noticed smoke coming from the home, and neighbors told firefighters there was [...]

Study Analyzes Reasons for Large and Severe Fires in Sierra Nevada

A recent study shows that climate change and increased forest fuels are the primary reasons why forest fires in the Sierra Nevada are burning LARGER and are more SEVERE. Jay Miller is a Remote Sensing Specialist with the U.S Forest Service. He says fires are clearly more intense than during the 1940’s and 50’s.
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Sacramento Man Arrested in Anthrax Hoax

SACRAMENTO (AP) – The FBI has arrested a Sacramento man suspected of sending letters labeled “anthrax” to over 100 major media outlets, along with at least one congressman’s office. The FBI says 66-year-old Marc Keyser was taken into custody at his home yesterday afternoon. He is charged with three counts of sending a hoax letter. [...]

Election Officials Expecting Big Voter Turnout in California

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) – Californians are expected to vote in record numbers for Tuesday’s election and already are swamping county registrars with millions of mail-in ballots. The flood of registrations has led to glitches in some counties, including some mail-in voters receiving incomplete ballots – or none at all. But county and state election [...]

Redding Gets New Police Chief

REDDING, Calif. (AP) – Redding has picked a 25-year veteran of its police department as its new police chief. Police Captain Peter Hansen was picked out of a pool of 18 candidates to replace the current chief, Leonard Moty. Hansen joined the department in 1983 as a patrol officer and investigator after serving as a [...]

False Report of a Gun on Campus in Oroville

Several Oroville schools briefly LOCKED DOWN Wednesday afternoon after a false report of a peson with a gun on campus. The lock down was in place at Central Middle School, Wyandotte Avenue School, and Sierra del Oro School. Authorities say the student who made the false report could face disciplinary action.