2 Firefighters Killed Amid Massive CA Wildfire

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Firefighters in Southern California are dealing with tragedy as they try to hold back a massive wildfire from consuming thousands of homes and a key communications center in Los Angeles County. Two firefighters were killed when their vehicle was overrun by fast-moving flames and rolled down a mountainside. California Gov. Arnold [...]

Glenn County Could Tap Sheriff’s Funds to Offset Budget Shortfall

Time is running out for Glenn County to cut more than 10 percent of its budget. County leaders must have a balanced budget by October 2nd. Glenn County Finance Director Don Santoro…
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One plan is to take more than a million dollars from the Sheriff’s Department, which does not sit well [...]

Vector Control District Substation Proposal Appealed in Chico

The location of a proposed substation for the local mosquito and vector control district goes before Chico city leaders Tuesday. The Architectural Reveiw Board approved the design of a 10 thousand square foot warehouse on Otterson Drive for the Butte County Vector Control District last month. But two residents, including a local planning commissioner, are [...]

Thermalito Fire Burns Structures, Including Home

Five structures burned Sunday in the Thermalito area. One of the buildings was a home. Details are limited, but the fire was reported just before 5 PM on 14th Street. No word yet on the cause.

CA Juvenile Prison to House Adults

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California plans to transform its largest juvenile prison into a lockup for 1,200 adults to save money and ease crowding in the adult system. Corrections officials say they no longer need the space for 400 youthful offenders, who will be transferred to the state’s remaining five juvenile facilities. Recent changes in [...]

Two Chico Residents Killed in Glenn County Plane Crash

Authorities have confirmed the two Chico residents killed Thursday morning are 70 year old Harlan Klemm and 56 year old Diane Schneeweis. The two died after their experimental plane crashed in Orland. The FAA spent much of the afternoon surveying the crash scene. Glenn County Sheriff Larry Jones.
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He indicates the single engine [...]

CSUC President Addresses Budget Concerns

Chico State University’s President is addressing concerns among faculty and staff about budget cuts and furloughs. President Paul Zingg held a meeting Thursday morning discussing the effects the current situation will have employees and students. University Spokesperson Kathleen McPartland on some of the concerns…
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McPartland says Zingg has scheduled nine more Q-and-A [...]

Cash-Strapped California Hosts Garage Sale

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – It’s a garage sale as big as California — in fact it’s the Great California Garage Sale. The cash-strapped state is selling surplus and unclaimed property at a warehouse in the capital of Sacramento. Everything from cars to jewelry is being sold today and tomorrow. Bargain hunters will even have a [...]

Memos: CIA Pushed Limits on Sleep Deprivation

WASHINGTON (AP) – A year after the Bush administration abandoned its harshest interrogation methods, CIA operatives used severe sleep deprivation tactics against a terror detainee in late 2007. According to government officials and memos issued with an internal CIA report, the operatives kept the detainee awake for six straight days with permission from government lawyers. [...]

Gov Schwarzenegger Critical of Assembly for Prison Plan Delay

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger blasted members of the state Assembly Wednesday for lacking “the guts” to enact sweeping changes to California sentencing laws. The Republican governor said lawmakers were willing to cut $10 billion from education but are reluctant to trim just $1.2 billion from prisons. He made the comments Wednesday in [...]