Butte County News

A former community cheerleading coach has been sentenced to jail after pleading no contest in a case that arose from the alleged fondling of a teenage boy.

A suspected gang member was convicted by a jury Thursday of the second-degree murder of a purported teenage rival in Oroville.

A former cheerleader coach was sentenced to 90 days in jail and four years probation, and was also sternly warned any violation of her probation will send her to state prison and force her to register as a sex ...

The Butte County Mosquito and Vector Control District plans to do mosquito fogging from about 7:30 to 11 p.m. Thursday in the east Gridley area and the Richvale-Nelson area.

A 20-year-old man was shot in the foot Friday night in what the Chico Police Department called a gang-related incident.

A female dog and her five puppies were found dead Friday inside a Pentz Road home heavily damaged by flames Thursday night.

Here are several people being sought by Butte County law enforcement agencies: Ramishi Joshua Grooms The Butte County Sheriff's Office is seeking Ramishi Joshua Grooms for a warrant charging him with failing to ...

The Butte County District Attorney's office has been asked to investigate allegations of nepotism and financial fraud at a local charter school.

A Butte County jury has begun deliberations in the case of a mentally-impaired Chico State University student, charged with killing a man outside a Chico bar three years ago.

Two suspects have been arrested in an alleged four-county burglary ring, with police still searching for a third suspect today who could be injured.

This morning Butte County sheriff's deputies, assisted by Oroville police and the California Highway Patrol officers, are looking suspects in what appears to be a pre-dawn burglary at the Feather River Cinema.

Butte County Sheriff's deputies, helicopters and Search and Rescue teams are out looking for a Magalia woman afflicted with Alzheimer's, who has been missing for nearly three hours.

A fire along Highway 99 near Cana Highway quickly blackened about 20 acres of brush and threatened three commercial buildings this afternoon.

Spraying of pesticides to kill adult mosquitoes is planned this evening in the areas of Gridley, Honcut, Nelson and Richvale.

A series of eyewitnesses were called to testify Thursday in connection with a verbal argument that turned deadly outside a Chico bar nearly three years ago.

A man who led authorities on a high-speed car chase Thursday evening was identified as a Honcut resident with a known criminal history.

Power has been restored to about 1,000 PG&E customers in Oroville, nearly nine hours later than originally planned.

A second human case of West Nile virus has been confirmed in Butte County, according to Matt Ball, manager of the Butte County Mosquito and Vector Control District.

When it comes to computers and other data storage and transmission tools, it's a jungle out there, and Butte County is taking some steps to keep the animals at bay.

With raging wildfires still fresh in everybody's mind, the Butte County supervisors adopted fire protection standards that will guide future development.