Another series of winter storms headed in

There’s a series of winter storms approaching that will bring rain, snow and strong winds to northern California through much of the coming week.
A large low pressure system over the eastern pacific will pivot a number of weather systems through northern California over the next several days before finally moving inland around mid week.
The first [...]

Army: Enemy fire caused Copter Collision in Iraq

FORT DRUM, N.Y. (AP) – The military now says enemy fire caused two U.S. Army helicopters to collide in Iraq last month, killing four American pilots. The Defense Department initially said the cause of the Jan. 26 crashes near Kirkuk didn’t appear to be an attack. But on Thursday, the [...]

Ridge Residents may have to Dig Deeper to Fight Fires

One official on the ridge has a plan to get the money for fighting fires. Here’s KPAY’s Bruce Lang with more.
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Butte Air Quality Leaders to Draft Plan for Wood-Smoke Restrictions

A possible ban on wood burning stoves during bad air days won’t hapen any time soon. At Thursday’s meeting, the Butte County Air Quality Governing Board told the Butte County Air Quality Management District to come up with a specific draft plan. Air Quality’s Gail Williams says the agency will take recommendations from the [...]

Man Arrested in Chico Bomb Threat Case

Chico police have a man in custody who may be responsible for bomb threats made over the weekend. Bomb threats were made to Raley’s on Notre Dame Blvd and Wal-Mart.   Police say they linked the threats to 28-year old Matthew Beard through phone records.  Sgt. Rob Merrifield says Beard’s motive for the [...]

Schwarzenegger Starts Campaign for Ballot Measures

SACRAMENTO (AP) – Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and a bipartisan group of lawmakers are wasting no time rallying support for special-election ballot measures they say will stabilize California’s finances. The Republican governor and leaders from both political parties agreed to the six ballot measures after months of negotiations on how to [...]

Phone Call Leads to Red Bluff Drug Arrest

RED BLUFF, Calif. (AP) – A 22-year-old Red Bluff woman is facing drug charges after she allegedly attempted to buy methamphetamine at a house where officers were serving a search warrant. Members of the Tehama Interagency Drug Enforcement Task Force say Heather Dunn called the house looking for drugs while agents where there. They told [...]

Willows Man Arrested for Kidnapping and Domestic Battery

A Willows man is facing charges of kidnapping, robbery, and domestic battery. The Willows Police Department says the charges stem from two incidents involving the suspect’s girlfriend. 30 year old Maximino Gadna is accused of hitting the woman in the head Wednesday, then allegedly pointed a gun at the victim, [...]

Enloe Releases Results of State Survey on Medicare Compliance

Enloe Hospital in Chico making progress when it comes to the state health department’s full Medicare survey. The hospital was surveyed in January on 23 conditions of participation that hospitals must meet to care for Medicare patients. The report showed Enloe was in full compliance with 22 of the 23 conditions. Enloe has yet to [...]

Official: Obama Budget sees $1.75 Trillion Deficit

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama is sending Congress a budget that would boost taxes on the wealthy and slash Medicare to make way for a $634 billion down payment on universal health care. Obama’s first budget predicts the deficit for this year will soar to a whopping $1.75 trillion, [...]