Oroville News

Delays of up to 15 minutes can be anticipated this weekend on Highway 70 south of Oroville, Caltrans reported today.

In this file photo taken in 2009, artifacts cover every space in Colman Museum, showing the long history of the canyon community of Centerville.

They're the tops A The Tops in Blue, that is; the Air Force Expeditionary Entertainers, and they're coming to the Oroville State Theatre on June 12 for a free performance.

A year has passed since the African American Family and Cultural Center opened its doors in Oroville, and along with a celebration tonight, there are some big plans ahead.

This Saturday, June 2, the election office at 25 County Center Drive in Oroville, Suite 110, will be open to the public for voting from 8am to 5pm.

One of California's more vociferous battles over marijuana was already simmering in the upper Central Valley when an audiotape of a howling, hysterical mother went viral.

The city will be offering a free barbecue Thursday and an opportunity to meet city building officials and ask questions about anything from the requirements for building a deck to remodeling a kitchen to applying for a subdivision map.

Richard Roth sits at his table during the Year Around Firehouse Certified Farmers Market in the Southside neighborhood of Oroville on March 11, 2010.

A Broadway Dinner and Review will showcase the magic of classic Broadway show tunes with a complete dinner at the historic Monday Club in Oroville on Saturday, June 9th at 6:30 p.m. A dynamic duo, Wade Gess and Gary Catsoulis are co-directing the event attracting a very talented line up which includes, in part, Karen Starkey-Holder, Walt Gess, ... (more)

Results of a new round of tests of dioxin in eggs of chickens in people's back yards near the former Koppers plant in Oroville, will be discussed 5:30 p.m. June 4 at the Oroville library, 1820 Mitchell Ave.

A 400-acre olive orchard that was established nearly 100 years ago near Oroville has come back to life, producing an olive oil that recently won a top award at an international competition.

Dominique Haas, stylist with Zen Creations in downtown Oroville, shows off a few of the longer locks donated May 5-6 during American Cancer Society's Relay for Life.

Members of Oroville Key Club took on a new service project May 18. They are helping another service club in Oroville.

As a native of Oroville, I've known all my life that Oroville had many special places.

"I size them up like anyone else, like a boxing match, you know," said Shawnee Bear-McCloud, a dancer from Sacramento in this weekend's traditional American Indian dance competition.

The Avenue of Flags and little flags will be put on veterans' graves at the Memorial Cemetery, Lincoln Street, at 6 a.m. and taken down at 4 p.m. Volunteers are welcome to help hang the flags and take them down.

Maintenance in the Feather River Recreation and Park District is awful. There is no defense about the filth at the toilets for at least four days, rotted support beam at Palermo, the grills and gazebo have been dirty since Mother's Day at the soccer fields.

Before you answer, know that it's a thing, not a person. I can't say I've heard of a "TED" event, but I'm told it's about introducing big ideas that can help humanity.

That was evident Friday night at Butte College's 43rd commencement ceremony, where students from about 116 cities and all walks of life accepted their degrees in the middle of a stadium packed with family members.

For most teenagers, feeding the household animals is a chore. But for students and alumni from Las Plumas High School in Oroville, it's a way of life.