Chico News

The body of a deceased white male was discovered in Little Chico Creek near the Chapman neighborhood Thursday.

A driver attempting to pass multiple vehicles on a two-lane stretch of Highway 99 north of Chico early Wednesday morning allegedly caused a head-on crash that killed a Chico man, and seriously injured two others.

A very lucky black Labrador retriever escaped injury this morning when it wandered onto Highway 99 at the First Street offramp and walked the wrong way for several hundred yards.

Some 30 youngsters took turns volunteering Friday to accept hundreds of shoe box-sized boxes filled with small gifts for needy children.

Sandwiches are always a go-to food group for me. They're quick, they're easy and they're usually quite tasty, which is why I decided to go to Quiznos.

Planting trees for the 4-H Million Tree project in Concow Sunday were Kayli Corron, 7, of Chico, Hannah Peter, 11, and her mom, Kirsteen Peter of Durham, and Camber Corron of Chico.

Newly released estimates from the U.S. Census bureau say roughly one in five Chico schoolchildren come from "families in poverty." The numbers released this week are estimates built from 2008 data.

In court Thursday, two young men admitted abducting and holding up two Chico taxi cab drivers on the same day.

The functional art of Jana Olson is illuminating Chico Paper Co. through the end of December in an exhibit of lamps and chandeliers called "Lighting Obsession." "I think of lighting fixtures as lit sculpture.

Dylan Tellesen is looking for the city of Chico to step up in what he says is an extremely urgent issue - medical marijuana dispensaries.

With no significant rain for months, it's odd to see water in Lindo Channel, but there's a reason for it.

DeGarmo Park visitors may encounter a surprise if they are looking to play on the park's previously green softball and soccer fields - the fields are under renovation and currently unavailable for use.

"Let's do a local lunch" was the game plan for students involved with the Local Food Task Force at Chico State University Tuesday.

A Shasta County man in Chico Thursday to hand out fliers about a dispute the carpenter's union is having with Ross Dress for Less stores, was arrested when police discovered a warrant for him in Florida.

Just a block off the CSU Chico campus, Tres Hombres is preeminent both geographically and socially.

Police are investigating three unusual non-injury accidents Thursday, two of which involved vehicles plowing into buildings.

No one was seriously injured when a man drove his vehicle trough an office building breezeway at 582 Rio Lindo Avenue and crashed into a facility housing a methadone clinic at 11:06 a.m. today.

John Cleese knew why so many people had crammed into Laxson Auditorium at Chico State University to see him last week: "You're checking that I'm still alive," he accused the audience.

A suspect in a home invasion robbery who was allegedly known to one of his victims, and a responding police officer, was arrested hours after a reported heist early this morning in the 1100 block of West Seventh Street.

With additional project benefits that Mayor Ann Schwab described as "very underwhelming," the proposed Wal-Mart expansion was denied Tuesday night by the Chico City Council.