Corning Man Sentenced for Drug Deal

A Corning man gets 24-years in prison for delivering four pounds of meth to an undercover officer. 30-year old Victor Alvarado was sentenced this week in federal court for orchestrating the drug drop off. the U.S. Attorney’s office says Alvarado and five other co-defendants delivered four pounds of meth to the undercover agent at the [...]

Tehama County Man Dies from Complications from Swine Flu

A Tehama County man becomes the first person to die in that county from complications of the H1N1 or swine flu virus. Public Health officials say the man in his 50’s died last week, but reportedly had pre-existing conditions. 174 others in the state have died from the H1N1 flu virus. Tehama County Public Health [...]

Chico Police Busy Over the Weekend with Service Call Increase

This past weekend brought a higher than normal volume of calls to the Chico Police Department for service. Lt. Jennifer Gonzalez says calls should be decreasing by late September.
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Gonzalez says most of the calls are centered in the south campus area from 8 PM to 4 AM on Friday, Saturday and [...]

CA Attorney General Takes 1st Step Toward Gov’s Race

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Attorney General Jerry Brown has taken the first step toward running for governor, filing official paperwork with the Secretary of State’s office to start an exploratory committee. Tuesday’s filing means the former governor can collect up to $25,900 from individual donors for his potential Democratic gubernatorial bid, up from the $6,500 [...]

Chico Council Denies Wal-Mart Expansion

Wal-Mart not finding the support it needed for a Chico store expansion from the local city council. Councilmembers did certify the expansion project’s environmental impact report Tuesday night, but failed to approve a statement of overriding considerations and a mitigation-monitoring plan.
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Air quality was one of the big sticking points. Councilmember Scott [...]

Obama Tackles Afghan Strategy

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama begins a series of meetings today to consider what to do about the troubled war in Afghanistan. He’s meeting with NATO’s new chief, Anders Fogh Rasmussen and later sits down with Vice President Joe Biden and Defense Secretary Robert Gates. The sessions come as U.S. commanders in Afghanistan are calling [...]

Wal-Mart Continues to Pursue Paradise Store

Wal-Mart resubmits plans to build a new store in Paradise. Town of Paradise officials say the new plans include a property rezone, annexation of the property into town boundaries, and architectural design. Wal-Mart’s original proposal for the “Skyway Plaza Shopping Center” was shot down almost two years ago because town officials said it was incomplete. [...]

CA Tax Panel to Give Governor Recommendations

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A commission charged with updating California’s tax system is making bold recommendations to the governor and Legislature. A draft copy of the report obtained by The Associated Press says the Commission on the 21st Century Economy will recommend repealing California’s sales and corporate taxes, flattening the income tax rate and adopting [...]

Chico Crash Injures Man Monday

A traffic accident in North Chico Monday night left one man with serious injuries. The collision was reported around Cohasset and East Lassen Avenue and closed part of the roadway for more than an hour. Authorities say a truck slammed into an S-U-V…a passenger had to be extricated from the vehicle.

Digging, Clues Revealed Iranian Site

WASHINGTON (AP) – Intelligence work sometimes means playing a hunch and it paid off as the U.S. tried to keep an eye on Iran’s nuclear ambitions. When Iran revealed the existence of its first secret uranium enrichment site, U.S. intelligence agencies figured it wouldn’t be the last attempt to illicitly produce fuel that might one [...]