Paradise News

"Ishi," writes Scott Ezell, "moved from hunting and gathering to a modern industrial existence when in 1911 he emerged alone, the last of his tribe, from the westward drainages of Mount Lassen.

KFM was taken out and executed last month. Quite a few people are upset they never got the chance to say goodbye.

Paradise native Ben Crabtree recently returned from the Kennewick, Washington Mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, where he was teaching and providing community service full-time at his own expense.

Driver Colby Dunlap, 17, of Paradise was headed south on Pentz Road in a black Chevy sports car, according to CHP.

Police arrested a Paradise woman today on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter and providing a controlled substance to a friend, who was found dead Dec.

Kathleen D. Frank, 63, of Paradise, died Feb 6 in Paradise. Arrangements are under the direction of Paradise Chapel of the Pines.

A California Highway patrol officer talks to a woman who was injured when her car went end-over-end after hitting a guardrail on the Skyway about 12:40 p.m. today.

Firefighters from Oroville and companies offering mutual aid had their hands full early Monday with a two-alarm blaze at a downtown Oroville business and another structure fire reported two hours later at a home on Second Avenue.

Marlene S. Ayres, 54, of Paradise, died Feb 3 in Paradise. Arrangements are under the direction of Paradise Chapel of the Pines.

The Paradise Town Council will discuss Tuesday issues ranging from the town's emergency operations to the way residents can obtain meeting agendas.

It was not so long ago that the chairman of the Republican National Committee, Ken Mehlman, apologized for his party's history of "trying to benefit politically from racial polarization," and told the NAACP, "I am here today as the Republican Chair-man to tell you we were wrong," according to USA Today.

About $4,500 was raised, according to a press release from the company, from stores in Chico, Orland, Oroville and Paradise.

Charles R, Ulmen, 77, of Paradise, died Feb 2 in Paradise. Arrangements are under the direction of Paradise Chapel of the Pines.

The metal genre is no longer merely "heavy." There are so many subgenres and blendings of styles that it's hard for even fans of the heavy stuff to keep up with the variations among the many different sounds blasting from the full stacks of speakers in the bustling local metal scene.

"The wait is over," announced the numerous, prominent banners hanging in various spots at the well-attended Jan.

Meeting as the RDA board, the council voted 3-0 to approve payment schedules that will retire the RDA debt in six month increments.

Ridge communities have held Gold Nugget Days every spring since 1959, stepping back in time to April of 1859 when a 54-pound gold nugget was discovered at Whiskey Flat.

Once there was a small town on a Ridge that had lost a bit of its charm. The buildings on the main street were becoming worn and ragged, and some were vacant.

The state Medical Board has temporarily suspended a Paradise doctor's medical license until a hearing in the case against him is held on Thursday.

The town of Paradise has a pool of candidates by which to choose from for its soon to be vacant police chief position.