Clinton Being Vetted for Sec of State, but Controversy Looms

WASHINGTON (AP) – Talk of Hillary Clinton as secretary of state produces something very familiar: controversy. Clinton has engaged a team of prominent lawyers to help President-elect Barack Obama vet her candidacy for the job. But skeptics abound. At the State Department, the prospect of Clinton as secretary is creating concern among career diplomats, worried [...]

Prosecutors: More than One Way to Go After Pot Growers

Local authorities find new ways to go after pot growers. KPAY’s Bruce Lang explains.
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Federal Trial Begins Over California Prison Conditions

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A high-stakes trial over whether California’s crowded prison conditions have led to substandard inmate medical care has started in a federal courtroom. If the special panel of three judges rules against the state, another trial will be held next year to determine remedies. Possible solutions include an order to release inmates [...]

Forest Ranch Drug Bust Leads to Arrest

A drug bust in Forest Ranch lands one man in jail. The Butte Interagency Narcotics Task Force, Department of Justice, and Sheriff’s Department searched a Lone Cherry home Tuesday. BINTF says agents located several pounds of processed marijuana, two guns, and chemicals commonly used to make methamphetamine. 42 year old William Rominek was arrested on [...]

Chico Council Votes Against Disc Golf

Those who like disc golf in Chico will have to find somewhere else to play, following a decision by the local city council Tuesday night. The Enterprise-Record is reporting the council voted to remove disc golf from upper Bidwell Park and restore the site. Critics had claimed the course was damaging natural habitat. Several city [...]

Chico Business Robbed Tuesday

An armed robbery at a farm supply store in Chico has police on the lookout for a man with a gun. Officers say a man flashed a handgun and demanded cash from the AgMart Tuesday afternoon. The suspect fled on foot down 17th Street with the store’s cash box. The robber is described as a [...]