Biggs News

Riders scream at the top of their lungs as they drop toward earth in a free fall on the Super Shot ride at the Glenn County Fair in Orland on Friday.

Authorities have identified a Texas man who died after he was struck by the propeller of a crop duster plane in Northern California.

A man who died Thursday after being struck by a taxiing airplane, was reportedly hearing impaired and probably didn't hear the aircraft approaching, according to the Butte County Sheriff's Office.

Another crop-duster not involved in the incident, taxis on the ground behind the Butte County Sheriff's Office investigating the scene after confirming a person had died after being struck by a taxiing airplane.

Following a preliminary hearing Tuesday in Butte County Superior Court, Judge Steven Howell ruled there was probable cause to hold Andrew Frank Atencio, 22, for trial on five felony counts.

Financial assistance grants to three local community water purveyors were approved Monday by the Placer County Water Agency Board of Directors.

By the end of the weekend, the Butte County Mosquito and Vector Control District should have finished its aerial search for swimming pools that haven't been maintained, according to Matt Ball, the district's manager.

Firefighters work to control a vegetation fire that burned 5 acres on Dustin Lane in Palermo Tuesday afternoon.

For people who live in communities along the Feather River southwest of Oroville, a three-year, $265 million project is expected to begin soon that aims to provide flood protection.

I'm pleased to announce that the Biggs City Council voted last week in favor of a resolution showing our support for the Second Amendment.