Paradise News

Joseph Shuba, 58, pleaded not guilty last week to the charge of first-degree murder in the shooting death of his wife, Suzanne Shuba, at their home last month.

A man, whose allegedly reckless driving forced a Paradise police officer to take evasive action to avoid a head-on collision, was arrested after crashing his vehicle and attempting to run away.

Two men were arrested last night - with help from residents -- after they had led Paradise Police on a short car chase.

A man with two prior strikes was sentenced today to 55 years to life in state prison for a 2008 case involving drugs, a firearm and a meth lab.

Public safety officers were hoping the number of driving under the influence arrests would have gone down this Memorial Day weekend, but they didn't. Butte County law enforcement agencies again arrested 24 people for the holiday weekend from Friday through Monday, including one man for an alleged drunken driving crash that killed his brother, said ... (more)

Lawrence Lewis, 76, of Paradise, died May 14 in Paradise. Arrangements are under the direction of Paradise Chapel of the Pines.

As the Chico City Council has approved a consultant to research the practicality of a pipe to carry wastewater from Paradise to the Chico treatment plant, I suggest the consultant consider analyzing the feasibility/benefit of putting an electricity generating plant near the end of the pipe.

The mother of Army PFC. Steven J. Walberg-Riotto, Karen Riotto and mother of Army SPC.

One brother died and another was arrested for driving under the influence in a single-car accident on the 1900 block of the Skyway at about 2:47 a.m. Sunday.

The Work Training Center for the handicapped has completed construction of its new 12,000-square-foot facility on a three-acre site on Ewald Court in Paradise.

Arron R. Clark, a Chico soldier killed in Iraq in 2003, will be honored during a ceremony at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Community Park, 1900 Martin Luther King Jr.

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the last of four profiles of the candidates for Butte County supervisor for District 5, running in alphabetical order.

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.

Gregory L. Everson, 69, of Magalia, died Thursday, May 24, 2012, in Magalia. Arrangements are under the direction of Newton-Bracewell Cremation and Funeral Service of Paradise, 873-7602. GONSALVES - Virginia Rose Gonsalves, 93, of Rackerby, died Wednesday, May 23, 2012, in Oroville.

Steve Nord is the administrator of the Paradise Medical Group , a practice that features 20 physicians - roughly half seeing patients in clinic offices and half treating patients at Feather River Hospital.

Left to right: Doug Laurie discusses the problems with Ponderosa Way and the lack of a fire escape route with Cohasset Community Association board members Liz Weber , Bob Hursh and Maggie Krehbiel.

"In the Lavender Fields," an event held at Bayliss Ranch, will take place June 2 put on by FOCUS: Hands Helping Children.

A pair of music festivals - one that has been held for years but never sought a permit and one newcomer - both won approval today from the Butte County Board of Supervisors.

Two dedication ceremonies to honor area veterans will take place Thursday and Tuesday, put on by Chico Area Recreation District.

Congressional candidate Sam Aanestad said today he was not going to comment further on a meeting in Paradise where he reportedly said President Obama was a Muslim.