Chico Housing Market Faring Better than in Other Areas

Housing in Chico is holding steady despite the recent downturn. Linda Almlie with the Chico Association of Realtors says recent data suggests Chico is not doing as poorly as other areas of the country.
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She admits three years ago prices were out of reach for most local residents. The average list price [...]

As Retailers Cut Back, Cities Confront ‘Ghostboxes’

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The International Council of Shopping Centers says more than 6,900 retail stores announced they were closing last year. That’s a 50 percent increase over the 4,600 that closed in 2007. And the closings have continued this year, including underperforming big-box stores, like the Home Depot in Bismarck, N.D. Its demise has [...]

1 Dead, 10 People Hurt in Yuba-Sutter Wreck

A head-on collision on Highway 20 in the Yuba-Sutter area left one person dead, and 10 people injured Saturday night. The CHP says a Sutter woman lost control and slammed into a van with 11 people inside…nine of those occupants were hurt…six suffered major injuries. The Sutter driver died at the scene. The CHP says [...]

Number of Homeless Increase in Butte County

Some Butte County officials hope the Federal Housing and Urban Development Department will help the almost 14 hundred homeless people in the county. The down economy apparently making more people destitute from even 2 years ago. Megan Malloy is with the Butte County Continuum of Care.
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There were 1380 people homeless in Butte [...]