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7 hrs ago | Mercury-Register

Postal worker accused of pilfering cash from letters

Dean Edward Hudson, 29, an employee at the mail processing plant in Olivehurst, was arraigned in Federal District Court Wednesday on 19 counts of stealing cash and other items from greeting cards.

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Related Topix: Olivehurst, CA, Oroville, CA, Magalia, CA, Chico Metro

18 hrs ago | Chico Enterprise-Record

Fire Safe Council feels budget burn

Inmate crews from Valley View Camp busy themselves by working on a "shaded fuel break" in the Centerville area in this Dec.

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Related Topix: Chico Metro, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire, Butte County, CA, Feather-Falls, CA

Wed Jan 07, 2009

Chico Enterprise-Record

South Chico liquor store robbed at gunpoint

Duke's Cork-N-Bottle Shop on Park Avenue was robbed by an armed man Monday night.

3 comments

Mercury-Register

Stolen vehicles, tools connected to ATM heists recovered

Stolen vehicles police suspect burglars used over the past week to break into one ATM and cart off another were found abandoned Tuesday on an abandoned road near Forest Ranch.

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Related Topix: Forest Ranch, CA, Amador County, CA, Butte County, CA

Tue Jan 06, 2009

Chico Enterprise Record

Two teens charged in police chase across counties on New Year's Day

Both the driver and a passenger in a stolen pickup pursued by police across three counties early New Year's Day were booked into Butte County Juvenile Hall.

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Related Topix: Butte County, CA, Chico Metro, North Highlands, CA, Colusa County, CA, Willows, CA

Mercury-Register

Drunken driving arrests up for holiday

Arrests of allegedly intoxicated drivers over the holiday period ending Jan. 1 were up in most north state communities compared to 2007.

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Related Topix: Tehama County, CA, Glenn County, CA, Butte County, CA, Chico Metro, Paradise, CA

Chico Enterprise Record

Police mull scenarios in teen's death

Police haven't ruled out much of anything in the death of an 18-year-old Chico High student last week, including the possibility of suicide.

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Chico Enterprise Record

Chico police arrest two in stolen vehicle pursuit

Chico police attempted to pull over a stolen vehicle on Walnut Street about 3:30 a.m. Sunday, but the driver fled out of town on Dayton Road at high speed.

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Related Topix: Magalia, CA, Butte County, CA, Glenn County, CA

Mon Jan 05, 2009

Newstalk1290.wordpress.com

Chico Police Arrest Teen After Chase

A police chase that began in Chico came to an end in a rice field. Police say a 19 year old driver in a stolen car slid into the field during a pursuit early Sunday morning.

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Related Topix: Glenn County, CA, Magalia, CA

Sun Jan 04, 2009

Chico Enterprise Record

Chico Police promotes women to key positions

Seven Chico police officers were honored Tuesday in a ceremony that included the department naming its first female captain, and advancing two other women to lieutenant.

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Related Topix: Butte County, CA

Sat Jan 03, 2009

Chico Enterprise Record

Chico woman arrested for alleged stabbing

A woman was arrested early Saturday morning for allegedly stabbing her boyfriend during an argument.

12 comments

Chico Enterprise Record

Pricey pollinators: Buzz in the air signifies time for bees to dust nut crops

James Browning takes a gander at one of his 1,400 bee hives along River Road in west Chico.

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Related Topix: Apiculture, Science, Agriculture, Chico Metro, San Joaquin, CA

Fri Jan 02, 2009

Mercury-Register

Chico High student dies Thursday: Teen's cause of death unknown

Police are investigating the death of a young man early Thursday morning. According to a Police Department news release, emergency workers were called to a home in east Chico at 4 a.m., where an 18-year-old ...

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Thu Jan 01, 2009

Chico Enterprise-Record

North State Voices: East Coast girl warms up to life in Chico

I found my way to New England, attending college and graduate school in Boston, and settling down happily on my beloved Cape Ann, Massachusetts.

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Related Topix: Chico Metro, Agriculture, Science

Wed Dec 31, 2008

Chico Enterprise-Record

Most-viewed stories on ChicoER.com in 2008

A look at the most-viewed stories on ChicoER.com reveals that readers were interested in breaking news and a little bit of controversy.

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Mercury-Register

Chico man arrested in Phoenix sex sting

A man authorities said recently moved to Chico from Phoenix was arrested Christmas Eve at San Francisco International Airport on a charge of soliciting a 10-year-old girl for sex.

1 comment

Chico Enterprise-Record

Man, boy arrested in chase through Chico may be suspects in several vehicle thefts

A man and a 16-year-old boy who may have joined forces to steal several vehicles recently in Butte County were arrested Tuesday morning when they crashed an allegedly stolen auto after a pursuit in central ...

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Related Topix: Chico Metro, Butte County, CA, Oroville, CA

Tue Dec 30, 2008

Paradise Post

Suspicious package removed from Herger's office Monday

A bomb squad robot retrieved a package from U.S. Rep. Wally Herger's office at Philadelphia Square Monday after officials X-rayed it and couldn't identify its contents.

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Chico Enterprise-Record

East Quincy earthquake felt in Chico, Paradise

People from as far away as Chico and Nevada City felt a 4.5-magnitude earthquake in Plumas County Friday.

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Related Topix: Earthquake, Natural Disasters, East Quincy, CA, Paradise, CA, Quincy, CA, Nevada City, CA

Mon Dec 29, 2008

Newstalk1290.wordpress.com

Water Main Break in Chico Leads to Drinking Water Advisory

Crews have repaired a water main break in the Lassen and Burnap Avenue area of Chico.

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