Orland News

A kids arts and crafts fair to benefit C.K. Price Middle School students will be held 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Lely Aquatic Park Recreation Center.

The brother of an Italian girl missing for nearly 30 years urged the Vatican to investigate her case as several hundred demonstrators carrying pictures of her marched to St.

May 25, 2012 -- The Orland Free Library is running out of room. Library usage is increasing to 3,500 to 4,000 patrons per month and it's book collection and computers are filling all available space.

Law enforcement agencies plan to have drunken driving checkpoints Friday in Chico, Oroville and Orland for the Memorial Day weekend.

RSVP by Monday for the annual barbecue by the Glenn County Resource Conservation District.

The burglary of two units at Orland Mini Storage, on East Walker Street, was reported about 6:30 a.m. Monday.

A man found dead beside County Road 200 this morning, near County Road 12, has been identified as Mark Edward Barr, 58, an employee with the Orland Unit Water User's Association.

Forensic police swarmed the crypt of a Roman basilica on Monday to exhume the body of a reputed mobster as part of an investigation into one of the Vatican's most enduring mysteries: the 1983 disappearance of the teenage daughter of one of its employees.

The crowd at the Corning Jr. Rodeo Mixer went wild Thursday evening when they learned a local gal, 15-year-old Kaylee Loewen, had won the crown during the rodeo's royalty competition.

After meeting with police last week, Orland Unified School District officials said new security measures will be taken at all campuses to deal with a rash of recent fights, assaults and other incidents.

James Dickison, 37, of Paradise, died Monday, May 7, 2012, in Paradise. Arrangements are under the direction of Paradise Chapel of the Pines, 877-4991. GIBSON - Earl F. Gibson, 79, of Paradise, died Tuesday, May 8, 2012, in Paradise.

Ernest Haldorson, left, and his son Lynn Haldorson, both of Orland, take a look Saturday at a 1929 Ford Roadster Saturday at the May Madness Car Show in Corning.

Police said a rash of real fights among students attending Orland high schools over the last several days may have prompted a student to falsely report an assault to police on Wednesday.