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Sifting through the recovery
It’s been almost two years since the Camp Fire destroyed Concow, and Inez Salinas is bathing her 4-year-old daughter in a plastic bin. River enjoys bath time with Mom, Salinas said, and couldn’t care less […]
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Small piece of haven
In May 2014, local social-justice champion Dan Everhart wrote an impassioned guest comment for the Chico News & Review decrying efforts to criminalize homelessness. In it, he criticized city policymakers for adopting an ordinance prohibiting […]
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Deepening roots
When Debbie Ariza reflects on the history of the Chico Certified Farmers Market, she comes back again and again to a theme befitting a farmer. Growth. Ariza, who owns and operated Debbie’s Farm in Capay, […]
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Students vacating Chico State
Citing “a troubling number of positive COVID-19 cases on campus,” Chico State President Gayle Hutchinson has canceled in-person classes and ordered the closure of university housing. Hutchinson made the announcement Sunday (Aug. 30), six days […]
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Commercial cannabis coming to Chico
Local opponents of commercial cannabis added a new argument to their repertoire as the Chico City Council discussed allowing such businesses on Tuesday (Aug. 25). In addition to claims that pot shops allegedly contribute to […]
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College-age COVID spike and three new deaths in county
Butte County Public Health announced today (Aug. 26) that a cluster of more than 15 new positive COVID-19 cases have been identified at one apartment complex near the Chico State campus. Those infected are between […]
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The Golden State Killer will now vanish—behind bars
In his final public moment, Joseph DeAngelo couldn’t muster the courage to look at them. One after another, the women stepped to the courtroom podium and told their stories. Onetime newlyweds, fiancees, Sacramento transplants and […]
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City hires new chief
Chico City Manager Mark Orme announced at a press conference today (Aug. 19) that Interim Police Chief Matt Madden has been hired as permanent chief. Madden has served in an interim role since former chief […]
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Lightning fire updates
Update: At 4:40 p.m. today (Aug. 18), Cal Fire updated the the Butte Lightning Complex situation, raising the number of all active fires in the county to 35, and the acreage burned to 1,500 (including […]
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Back to schooling online
Just before spring break this past March, when school districts across Butte County shifted rapidly to remote instruction in response to coronavirus, Caitlin Dalby also made a quick pivot. In her eighth year as a […]
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Collective vision
Four months into her tenure as senior pastor of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, the oldest house of worship in Chico, the Rev. Loretta Dickerson-Smith had a vision. Church elders had guided her on a […]
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Policing committee meets today
The second meeting of the city of Chico’s recently formed Policing Ad Hoc Committee will be held today (Aug. 13) from 1 to 2:30 p.m. The public can view and participate via phone call-in or […]
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Delivered from hunger
Jenny Lowrey couldn’t contain her excitement when the semi pulled into Yankee Hill Hardware on July 31. “Oh my god. Seventeen-hundred families are going to get free food today,” she said. “Ah, I love this!” […]
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Fifteen minutes: Carob Bradlyn and Justin Cooper
When schools closed in March due to COVID-19, Carob Bradlyn and Justin Cooper started to look for ways to keep their son engaged at home. Bradlyn, a local artist and Yuba City High School ceramics […]
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Disaster County
In early March, as coronavirus started to spread through the Sacramento Valley, Katy Thoma remained optimistic. She understood the gravity of the situation—Butte County officials had recently declared both a local emergency and a local […]