Concow Continues to Rebuild Following Fire Last Year

Concow residents continue rebuilding one year after the Camp Fire tore through the area.  Residents were awakened in the late night and early morning hours by emergency officials telling them to evacuate. More than 200 homes burned. Cal-Fire’s Scott McLean tells KPAY the thing that sticks out the most in battling the fire was the [...]

CSU System to Defer Fee Payments for Low-Income Students

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) – California State University says it will defer fee payments for students who have not received financial aid because of the state’s budget crisis. The state controller’s office began issuing IOUs this month because the state faces a $26 billion budget deficit and is in danger of running out of cash. [...]

CPOA President Asks Chico Council to Appoint, not Recruit Police Chief

Chico leaders are asked to appoint Captain Mike Maloney as permanent police chief.  The city is currently going through the recruitment process, but the President of the Chico Police Officers Association says it’s not needed.
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Terry Moore says the appointment process worked for Enloe Hospital and it can work for Chico Police. [...]

Bus Crash Driver Appears in Colusa County Courtroom

The driver of a bus that crashed in Colusa County last year, killing 11 people, appeared in court this week. The Appeal-Democrat newspaper is reporting that Quintin Watts did not enter a plea and told the court he was trying to retain a private attorney. Arraignment has been delayed a week. Watts is accused of [...]

Airman Reportedly Disciplined by Military Prior to Marysville Shooting

MARYSVILLE, Calif. (AP) – Air Force officials say an airman who allegedly killed his fiancee in Marysville before dying in a shootout with officers had recently been disciplined by the military. Officials at Beale Air Force Base, where 21-year-old Ian York had been stationed since December 2007, say he had received disciplinary action for an [...]

Many Banks to Stop Accepting CA I-O-Us after Friday

NEW YORK (AP) – For only the second time since the Great Depression, a budget crisis is forcing the state of California to pay its bills with IOUs instead of money. And now, many banks are adding to the problem, announcing they’re going to stop accepting those IOUs after Friday. That could leave a lot [...]

Man Arrested for Chico Fire

A man is arrested for allegedly setting fre to a Chico antique store. 22 year old Evan Felver faces arson charges for the June 26th fire at Eighth and Main Antiques. The fire took place about 3:30 in the morning. A joint investigation between the police and fire department led to the arrest.