Cash for Clunkers Program may be Running on Empty

WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House says it’s reviewing options to keep the “cash for clunkers” program going. The rebates aimed at getting gas guzzlers off the road have proven so successful, the money to pay for them is drying up. The program offers owners of old cars and trucks $3,500 or $4,500 toward a [...]

Red Bluff Man Saves Girl from Chico Pool

A 3 year old girl survived a near drowning at a Chico apartment complex, thanks to an out-of-town visitor. Chico Police say a Red Bluff man was at the Chico Courtyard Apartments Thursday afternoon, when he learned the girl was unconscious in the pool. Kevin Talley pulled the youngster from the water and performed C-P-R. [...]

Red Bluff Boy Killed in Lassen Peak Trail Rock Slide

Authorities have identified the Red Bluff boy killed by a rock slide in the Lassen Volcanic National Park this week. The Shasta County Coroner’s Office says 9 year old Thomas Botell was killed in Wednesday’s rock slide…his 13 year old sister was injured. The two were reortedly hit by falling rocks on the Lassen Peak [...]

Red Bluff Police Operations Impacted by Budget Cuts

The down economy is affecting operations at the Red Bluff Police Department. The Department says levels of patrol, traffic enforcement and major crimes investigations will remain the same.  But the narcotics task force will take a hit as one officer will be reassigned to uniform patrol. Red Bluff Police Chief Paul Nanfito…
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Chico Planning Commission Votes Against Wal-Mart Expansion

The Chico Planning Commission has rejected the proposed Wal-Mart expansion plan in Chico. The Commission voted 5 to 2 Thursday night to deny the environmental impact report for the project, which would have added more than 82 thousand square feet to the store. Commissioners opposed to the Supercenter project cited concerns about traffic, energy usage, [...]

Pot Bust in Glenn County

Glenn County law enforcement eradicate a pot garden this week. The Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Forest Service raided the garden Tuesday in Southern Glenn County.  Sgt. Shawn Arlin says more than 2-thousand plants were pulled.  If the plants were to reach maturity, the Sheriff’s office says they would have had a street value of [...]