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How do I vote?
Sending ballots by mail has become a big story in America leading up to the 2020 General Election, but in Butte County, voters already have some experience with the process. For the March primary, Butte […]
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Streetalk: If you had to move out of California, where would you go?
Asked in downtown Chico. Isaac Zinkwindow washerProbably Washington because I have family there. Somewhere on the Olympic Peninsula. Becky Wallacehair stylistProbably North Carolina. Somewhere close to the beach. Why not? David Stachurabiology professorOregon, probably. But […]
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Holding the lines
A cloud of smoke grew enormous on Butte County’s eastern horizon Sunday afternoon (Sept. 27) as high northeasterly winds predicted for the day fanned the flames of the North Complex Fire and stoked a new […]
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A sweet surprise
When Emily Zimmerman lost her Paradise home to the Camp Fire, her cupcake shop, Lovely Layers Cakery, became her refuge. She leaned into her second home, continuing to work and bake sweet treats while she […]
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More than COVID
In late March, as coronavirus started to spread in the northern Sacramento Valley, Dr. Steve Zlotowski made a four-minute video that went viral on the internet. An emergency medicine physician at Enloe Medical Center, he […]
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Animal Corps
The only wildlife spotted by CN&R reporters during a Sept. 10 trek into areas ravaged by the North Complex Fire were a pair of ravens ominously perched on a guardrail near the Bidwell Bar Bridge; […]
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A smoky state
Due to millions of acres of wildfires burning in California, Oregon and Washington, the West Coast states had the worst air quality in the world this past weekend. Saturday and Sunday (Sept. 12-13) Chico’s air […]
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Not just needles
Following a legal settlement that stopped the Northern Valley Harm Reduction Coalition (NVHRC) from distributing sterile syringes in mid-August, volunteers from the organization continue to show up at Humboldt Park each Sunday to provide what […]
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‘Zero containment’ for Butte County wildfire
Update (Sept. 11, 7 a.m.): The West Zone of the North Complex grew overnight by more than 5,000 acres. It’s now at 70,412 acres with 5 percent containment. Seven more deaths have been confirmed for […]
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North Complex Fire: Berry Creek images
A slideshow of images from the Berry Creek area taken in the wake of the North Complex: West Zone fire that swept through the area Sept. 8-9. Stay up to date on the fires and […]
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Wildfire engulfs eastern Butte County
Update (Sept. 9, 7:28 p.m.): During an operational update tonight, Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea announced that three people have died in the Bear Fire. Other than revealing that two of the deceased were found […]
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Butte County evacuation orders
Update (Sept. 9, 12:50 a.m.): Evacuation orders in Butte County have expanded. In addition to the areas below, Cherokee Road at Hwy 70 south to Thompson Flat Cemetery Road and all areas east to Lake […]
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California reacts to coronavirus
Last Friday (Sept. 4) marked six months since Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in California (on March 4) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. On Aug. 28, the governor rolled out the […]
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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 […]