Chico News

Each year, Chico Noon Rotary Club presents Educator of the Year awards to recognize an outstanding teacher at each public high school in Chico as well as Butte College and Chicp State University.

During the fourth annual California Community College Trustees' conference on May 4 at Lake Tahoe, William McGinnis of Chico, a trustee at Butte-Glenn Community College District was honored for his 20 years of service as a trustee.

Guns and gun accessories brought in thousands of people over the weekend for the fourth annual Chico Rod and Gun Club show.

In addition to a presentation on the city's financial struggles, Tuesday's City Council meeting will include information on a possible sit-lie ordinance and alcohol-related laws and an introductory reading of the plastic bag ban ordinance.

Build.com 's leader - Christian Friedland of Chico - got word last week that he had moved from being a semi-finalist to a finalist for Entrepreneur of the Year award sponsored by famed accounting firm Ernst & Young.

The Chico Art Center presents its first-ever Challenge Show. Contributors are invited to tap deep into their creative, quirky, cavernous imagination and solve the art problem: rock, paper, scissors.

"There Was a Tree" is written by Rachel Isadora. All Chico E-R photos are available here.

Union Pacific called 911 and reported one of their trains had struck a pedestrian.

When police show up to a party, it's usually an indication to turn off the music and go home.

"A Branch Without A Tree" by Zigrid VidnersAll Chico E-R photos are available here.

Three Red Bluff High School classmates met on the CBCIA tour of Central California Coast.

A group of people cross Broadway at West Fifth Street as about 300 young adults stripped down to their underwear to participate in the fourth annual Undie Run on Friday in Chico.

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.

As news went public this week that the city of Chico has put its fiscal solvency at risk, a leading reaction has been relief that the exact nature of the city's finances is finally being realized.

The spadix on this Voodoo lily looks like a purple corn dog. But it's the entryway to a cavern that traps flies for a day.

Chico teachers crammed this week's school board meeting to demonstrate they are united in their unhappiness with the district's contract offers.

David Montgomery BowersAll Chico E-R photos are available here. The Butte County Sheriff's Office is seeking David Montgomery Bowers for a felony warrant charging him with violation of post-release community supervision.

Dennis Eicholtz clears Riley Cotter, 11 and Lucas Sutton, 12 from the "Hand Signals" station as kids riding their bicycles go through a series of challenges during a Bike Rodeo as part of the "Safe Routes to Schools" project at Marigold Elementary School on Thursday in Chico.

Now, the president of the Chico Community Band couldn't be happier to share that love with other music lovers when he and other musicians take the stage this summer at City Plaza during one of 17 Friday Night Concerts.

A fraternity house is shown in Chico on May 7. Chico State University's Sigma Chi fraternity was allegedly in violation of university policies, leading to its suspension by the university and the national Sigma Chi organization disassociating itself from CSUC.