Oroville News

The festival, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., will be held at the Ehmann Home, known as "The House that Olives Built," at 1480 Lincoln St. Feather River Gypsies will perform and a Beer Garden with tastings for $1 will be conducted by Roland Allen, brewmaster at Feather Falls Casino.

A look at the Feather River Canyon dating back to the Great Depression will be presented through one man's memories and photographs during a presentation Wednesday night at the Lake Oroville Visitor Center in Kelly Ridge.

An Oroville couple facing marijuana charges is seeking to throw out evidence obtained after a private shipper opened a package containing pot.

Lawsuits have been filed to challenge plans for tunnels to divert water from the Sacramento River and under the delta.

The father of a 16-month-old boy who died two years ago with severe head injuries was arrested Thursday in connection with the toddler's death.

Firefighters in Butte County were mopping up Sunday night after a fire near Lake Oroville nearly got out of control.

On Thursday Oroville Police said they responded to the Food Max grocery store on the report of a shoplifter who had been detained by employees.

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute is partnering with Butte County Library to bring a lecture series, "Because You Asked!" to the public this summer.

Methamphetamine and marijuana continue to be a problem in Butte County, but an increase in heroin is becoming a concern.

Taste of Chico, which provides food and beverage samplings, is Sept. 8. The deadline for vendor applications is Aug. 12. An open house for the new Insurance Connection is planned from 3 to 6 p.m. Monday at the office, 2057 Mitchell Ave., Oroville.

Lawsuits have been filed to challenge plans for tunnels to divert water from the Sacramento River and under the delta.

With the Fourth of July only a few weeks away, the Feather River Recreation and Park District turned down a request to host a small fireworks display for Oroville at the Nelson Park Complex.

One of the largest marijuana refining labs ever encountered by Butte County sheriff's investigators was discovered Thursday when a warrant was served at an address on Spur Court in South Oroville.

Tickets are available for the annual Oroville Community Chorus and Band concerts celebrating the Fourth of July holiday at the State Theatre in downtown Oroville.

Flag raising at Liberty Pole begins at 10 a.m., corner of Montgomery and Huntoon streets.

Mary McClasky, a woman in her 70s who suffered a brain injury a few years ago, and Rusty, a small terrier-mix with a local service dog license who accompanies her everywhere, are glad to put a conflict over the dog coming into a business to rest.

Officers from the Butte County Sheriff's Office eradicated 16,272 young marijuana plants from this illegal garden in the Plumas National Forest.

Despite a last-ditch effort over the past week to revive plans for a fireworks show on Lake Oroville, the on-again, off-again plans are dead.

It was like having a moveable cabin when it was on the lake before, but it ran aground and had to be hauled off the lake for repair last year, Carter said.

A federal judge Wednesday refused to let Anthony Vassallo, who admitted to bilking $45 million from investors in a Ponzi scheme out of Folsom, take back his guilty plea.