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BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. - A murder suspect is still on the loose, and the Butte County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help tracking him down. Action News Now went out to the area of Forbestown, where officers searched for Joseph Andrew Perkins last night. In a video provided by...

BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. - Demetrius Eugene Brown was sentenced to nine years in state prison for his role in attempted murder in the targeted shooting of a homeless man in Chico in October 2022, Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey said. Brown pleaded no contest to attempted murder in March...

The next meeting will be May 23 at 9 a.m., and that’s when the board will present the final version of the strategic plan. Butte County Association of Governments met to go over strategic plan for the North Valley Rail. The next meeting will be May 23 at 9...

CHICO, Calif. - Butte County officials will discuss the updated plans for the proposed North Valley Passenger Rail. The commuter rail route would connect Chico to the Sacramento area with stops at Plumas Lake, Marysville-Yuba City and Gridley. There are two proposed locations for the station in Chico. One is...

GRIDLEY, Calif. - A Gridley man was sentenced to 16 years in state prison on seven counts of theft-related offenses related to a crime spree that happened in Gridley in August and September 2023, Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey said. The jury found 35-year-old Jose Florendino Tellez Garcia guilty...

It's a good idea to throw on a jacket and to keep your umbrella handy as you get ready to head out the door Friday. A cool and wet system tracking through the Pacific Northwest will drive cloudy skies, cool temperatures, and the potential for showers and thunderstorms across our region to end your work week. We've had cloudy skies and scattered showers across our region overnight. Most scattered showers have lingered in our higher elevations, but areas of Tehama, Butte and Glenn counties have had pockets of heavy rain and thunderstorm activity early Friday morning. Scattered showers will be possible in the valley through late this afternoon, and we'll have scattered mountain showers through the day. Scattered showers and the potential for thunderstorm activity will persist in the foothills and Sierra Friday evening. Temperatures are starting out in the 50's in the valley, 40's in most foothill areas, and 30's to 40's in our mountain zones. Winds are out of the southeast to 10mph to start the day, but will get stronger as they shift to become out of the northwest this afternoon. Gusts up to around 30mph out of the northwest are expected from mid afternoon through tonight. High temperatures are projected to climb into the upper 60's to lower 70's in the valley, 50's to low 60's in most foothill areas, and 40's to mid 50's in our mountain zones Friday afternoon. The winds will most likely be the biggest impact to anyone heading out to enjoy the Kool April Nights Cruise in Redding Friday evening.

BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. - Hiring bonuses are on the way to Butte County’s Behavioral Health Department. The employees who qualify are behavioral health technicians, psychiatric technicians, or nurses for three high-end programs, which are the crisis program, their inpatient unit and their forensic programs. Scott Kennelly, the director for...