Chico News

“To me, it's a pleasure to see how people are willing to step up”

City Manager Dave Burkland discusses a party ordinance during a meeting in the City Council Chambers on Nov. via Chico Enterprise-Record

A woman fatally shot by a police officer inside the Paradise Cemetery Sunday pulled a handgun from a holster strapped to her waist and allegedly ignored repeated commands to put it down. via Chico Enterprise-Record

“Since this started, it has become more a way of life for our whole staff”

Chico Mall operations manager Brian Grahalm and Accent Landscapes and Powersweeps owner Dan Brooks show off a compost container on the back side of the mall. via Mercury-Register

“It's all about people having responsibility for themselves”

Tom Larrabee of Willows browses a collection of guns during the Chico Gun Show at the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds on Saturday. via Chico Enterprise-Record

“Female walked by reporting party's house ... she was totally naked and seemed very drunk.”

Chico, CA 6:20 p.m. Resisting a peace officer on the 2300 block of Forest Avenue. via Small Town Misfit

Pawprints Quality Thrift Boutique will honor Spay Day USA by not charging sales tax Feb. via Chico Enterprise-Record

Monica O'Neill and Mary Younan talk Wednesday about how they are helping a young Iraqi woman who was injured in the war. via Chico Enterprise-Record

“There was definitely a mourning process that we all went through as a group of people together”

A popular Chico church and community center is relocating and preparing to open nearly a year after its old location was destroyed in a fire. via KNVN-TV Chico

“I think any of these meetings where the community can speak and the city actually listens to them is a good idea”

Kendall Flint interviews students as Chico State University students and faculty members talk about what they want Chico to look like during a General Plan workshop meeting held on campus Wednesday. via Chico Enterprise-Record

Dean Willson, manager of the James Snidle Gallery in Chico examines some of the pieces on display by late artist and Chico State Professor John Ayres. via Chico Enterprise-Record

Three individuals have taken the first steps toward becoming candidates for the 4th District Butte County supervisor's seat. via Mercury-Register

This still frame photo taken Friday from a surveillance camera at Umpqua Bank on Pillsbury Road shows the robbery suspect as he bagged stolen money. via Chico Enterprise-Record

A Paradise woman found to be the ringleader in an identity-theft scheme has been sentenced to five years in prison -- a far stiffer penalty than two of her co-defendants from Chico and Durham have received. via Chico Enterprise-Record

“There's really nothing I've seen in Chico that will compare to this.”

The entrance to DeGarmo is shown in this June 7 file photo.All Chico E-R photos are available here. via Chico Enterprise-Record

Butte County sheriff's deputies said two vehicles, each carrying several people, were shot at and hit early Saturday morning on Dayton Road, south of Hegan Lane. via Chico Enterprise-Record

Attorneys for three former Chico fraternity officials, charged with criminal hazing, will seek a stay of the upcoming jury trial to challenge prior legal rulings in the case. via Chico Enterprise-Record

“The plight of farm animals is heartbreaking”

The calf, nicknamed Valentino by his caretakers, was found nearly dead in a ditch, according to the Santa Cruz Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. via KCBA

Police have taken a man into custody following a brief standoff in Chico Tuesday. via KHSL-TV Chico

A young Durham man allegedly shot himself in the head while driving on Grainland Road early Sunday morning, in what officials believe was an attempt to commit suicide. via Chico Enterprise-Record

“For me on a scale of one to ten, about 25”

The recent city council shooting tragedy in Missouri has shed a light on the issue of safety at North State city halls. via KHSL-TV Chico