Chico News

When Carl Wedlund worked in the canneries, he pretty much did what his supervisor told him - he drove his boss around town, made coffee and cleaned bathrooms and storage areas.

TEA Parties opposing higher taxes are planned Friday in Oroville and Saturday in Chico.

Happy birthday America! Well, almost. In honor of the nation's 233rd birthday on Saturday, a giant American flag has been painted on Mickey Duzdavitch's field off Humboldt Road just west of Forest Avenue.

Shortly after Veronica Perotti was found slain inside her West Second Avenue apartment in 1984, investigators asked the state to post a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of her killer.

Three roundabouts are being added to Manzanita Avenue across east Chico, and some drivers just don't get it.

Although the state law banning drivers from talking on their cell phones without a hands-free device has been in effect for one year, it seems the regulation is doing little to deter drivers from chatting while commuting.

Ryan Harrison prepared for his journey to Croatia with a title trip in Chico. Harrison, 17, who won his first career professional event at the Balubutin's Chico Tennis Classic ITF Men's Futures Tournament in Chico, California on Sunday.

Smoke belches from a home and flames are visible after a grass fire burned 40 acres, including the vacant house, in the Palermo area south of Oroville Monday.

Residents of a house in north Chico this morning found their garage was on fire when neighbors began pounding on their door.

After Stephen Merchent finishes up at his day job with Brad Moss Drywall, he spends evenings at Body Works Gym working on building, toning and honing his body, mostly for fun but also for competition.

Chico Police say a man in an S-U-V allegedly tried to strike an anti-abortion protestor with his vehicle this week.

Unexpected plea bargains were struck Thursday, resolving criminal charges against all but one person in a 13-co-defendant Butte County medical marijuana case.

CHICO A downtown antique store suffered major damage in a fire early this morning.

A lone bus rider advocate spoke Thursday before a Butte Regional Transit fare hike was unanimously approved.

A man who allegedly used an SUV in an attempted to run over an anti-abortion protester Wednesday outside of the Planned Parenthood office, has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon.

A man who raped a 22-year-old Chico State University student on campus at gunpoint last October will serve 40 years and eight months in state prison after pleading guilty to charges of kidnapping, forcible rape and robbery Thursday morning.

Children painted sunflowers from a still life a la Vincent Van Gogh with the help of their teacher, Janet Lombardi Blixt, who recently moved Chico Art School from her home to a studio on Broadway.

CORNING A man is dead and his father is injured after a fight Tuesday night in Woodson Bridge State Recreation Area.

Prosecutors Wednesday tried to show a link between a series of allegedly illegal medical marijuana gardens in Butte County.

On Monday they were racing around in cop cars making felony stops. Tuesday had them manning fire hoses.