Chico News

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.

Faced by an overwhelming public sentiment to address unwanted behavior downtown, the Chico City Council voted Tuesday to proceed with drafting a law barring sitting or lying on downtown sidewalks.

Aubrey Bekendam and Sarah Smith,who work for Burylson Cherries,at Thursday Night Market.

Downtown Ambassadors Bill Such and Tim Stephens in yellow shirts, left to right, stop to talk with Cameron Carr of Chico left, Brian Cordier of San Diego and Eugene Shields of Chico at right as they walk the streets of downtown Chico as part of an outreach program intended to promote a clean and safe downtown on May 3. All Chico E-R photos are ... (more)

Chico Police officer Peter Durfee takes photos of Christian Nava's wounds as authorities investigate the scene of a stabbing at Nord Gardens on April 6. The police department will bring back its gang unit after seeing a rise in gang activity.

Days after a man was hit and killed by a train early Sunday morning in Chico, police are saying the man, 30-year-old Pedro De La Torre, may have been involved in a shooting incident minutes before he was hit.

The prep work for "Nuttin' But Fun" is underway at the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds, with the gates swinging open at 5 p.m. Thursday.

Monday marked the start of weed abatement inspections, with more than 700 vacant lots listed as potential nuisances on this year's list.

There is probably nothing more enjoyable than sitting outside on warm summer evening and noshing on a salad which explodes in flavor with each and every bite.

The man charged following a July 2011 shooting at a downtown Chico bar took the stand in his own defense Monday.

A man working on a roof fell about 20 feet through a skylight at about 1 p.m. Monday in the former Koret warehouse at 1100 Marauder St.

Detectives are looking into what led to the assaults and why they took place near the same location, said Chico police Lt.

Hannah Page cooks up some burgers at Munchies food truck along Midway on Thursday.