Chico News

A 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck near a small town northeast of Chico at 8:47 p.m. Thursday and was felt throughout Yolo County.

The man who was killed Wednesday after being struck by a log has been identified as 42-year-old Deacon Murphy of Los Molinos, according to the Butte County Coroner's Office.

An earthquake near Lake Almanor dam on Thursday night did not injure anyone but did cause moderate damage and shook people all the way down to the valley.

Police have reviewed footage from the Union Pacific Railroad train that struck and killed 30-year-old Peter De La Torre at about 3 a.m. Sunday at the intersection of West Sacramento Avenue.

Just months after recommending a liquor license for a beverage retailer as a matter of public convenience and necessity, Chico Police Chief Kirk Trostle said this week he thinks the city should stop granting new licenses to address the community's alcohol problems.

A 40-year-old Chico man died after being ejected from his car when he crashed into a large eucalyptus tree at about 12:15 p.m. Tuesday, according to the California Highway Patrol.

A moderate 5.7-magnitude earthquake was recorded about 6 miles northwest of Greenville, near Lake Almanor, at about 8:47 p.m. Thursday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Trichocereus candicans is beautifully in bloom. All Chico E-R photos are available here.

Authorities have released the toxicology report of a Chico State student who died after falling off a tree in April.

A woman was pushed and overtaken by three men who entered her residence and stole an undisclosed amount of money.

Anyone who has read the 1930 detective novel, "The Maltese Falcon," by Dashiell Hammet, will want to see the upcoming version of the story at Theatre on the Ridge.

A study of the Tuscan Aquifer has been going on for three years, to better understand how water percolates into the soil and the interaction between surface water and groundwater.

People enjoy the Silver Dollar Fair Saturday on May 26, 2012 at the fairgrounds in Chico.

His sheriff's badge catches a small glimmer of sunlight as his boots meet gravel when he steps out of the police car.

Tuesday, the office of Gov. Jerry Brown announced the appointment of public defender Denny Forland, 59, to fill the seat vacated when Judge Gerald Hermansen retired in March 2012.

A man who was struck in the head by a large log that rolled off a truck Wednesday afternoon has died from his injuries.

May 21, 2013 - DeGaetano is so spoiled for choice that he's got two gifted sopranos taking turns as Eva PerA3n, wife of the Argentine dictator, Juan PerA3n."We have a wonderful opportunity to bring two different looks to this demanding role," says DeGaetano, with the air of a man who's asked for a tree and been given an orchard.

The number of homeless people in Butte County appears to be shrinking, but the percentages of people who are unsheltered or chronically homeless are on the rise, officials report.

Cal Fire-Butte County responded to a fire off Neal Road south of Chico at about 1 o'clock this morning.

A recent DNA test has connected a body found in 1996 in the Sacramento River near Sacramento to a Chico woman missing since January of that year.