CRIME & SAFETY
Multi-agency police response in Oroville ended without an arrest
OROVILLE, Calif. - Action News Now spoke to California State Parks Superintendent Aaron Wright, who said this evening a man was yelling on Lincoln Boulevard. The man was claiming that he assaulted someone with a knife and hit them with a rock. Wright said Oroville Police and State Park crews...
Fully involved abandoned building fire in Oroville results in no injuries
OROVILLE, Calif. - CAL FIRE and Oroville Fire responded to a structure fire in Oroville on Wednesday night. The first call came in at about 8:40 p.m. about a vegetation fire on 7th Avenue, CAL FIRE said. CAL FIRE responded and found a fully engulfed abandoned building on fire near...
Paradise man sentenced to 4 months in jail for deadly DUI crash
BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. - A Paradise man was sentenced to four months in jail and two years probation for a deadly September 2023 DUI crash that killed an 83-year-old Paradise woman, Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey said. 47-year-old James Slack was sentenced today for his crime of gross vehicular...
Police arrest man and woman after Chico gas station robbery late Wednesday night
CHICO, Calif. - Officers arrested a man and a woman after a robbery at a Chico gas station late Wednesday night. Michael Lujan, 44 of Oroville, and Michelle Adamski, 40, of Chico, were arrested after the police pulled over their car on Highway 99. The robbery happened around 11:15 p.m....
Fatal Yuba County shooting turns into pursuit; man arrested
(FOX40.COM) — The Yuba County Sheriff’s Department said it arrested a man on Thursday afternoon after he allegedly shot and killed someone before leading deputies on a high-speed pursuit. According to deputies, 45-year-old Sunny Bavra was booked into a Yuba County jail for homicide, felony evading, and various weapon offenses. Around 3:15 p.m. on Thursday, […]
‘They just broke in and took over her little house’: Squatter concerns arise as abandoned Olivehurst home is abated
In early April, Yuba County Code Enforcement abated an abandoned home in Olivehurst, citing the property as unsafe to occupy. However, one resident believes that the presence of squatters contributed to the house’s state of disrepair. The residence, located in the 4900 block of Olivehurst Avenue, was reportedly left...
Firefighters put out a fire in Thermalito
BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. - Crews responded to a fire in the 500 block of Grand Avenue in Thermalito, CAL FIRE said. The fire damaged a fence and burned some vegetation between two houses, CAL FIRE said. The fire was knocked down by residents, CAL FIRE said. Firefighters contained the fire....
Man pleads no contest after multiple weapons, drugs found on property, DA says
James Allen Ledbetter is set to be sentenced next week after pleading no contest to several charges as a result of multiple firearms, drugs and other violations that were reportedly found on his property in Loma Rica, the Yuba County District Attorney’s Office said. Yuba County District Attorney Clint...
Fire crews extinguish motor home fire in Palermo
PALERMO, Calif. - CAL FIRE crews rushed out to a motor home fire in Palermo Tuesday morning. CAL FIRE said a 40-foot motor home caught fire and spread to a home on N Villa Avenue. It took crews about an hour to knock down the fire. CAL FIRE said no...
Sutter County deputies conducting operation in Live Oak area
SUTTER COUNTY, Calif. - The Sutter County Sheriff’s Office said it’s serving a search warrant in the area of Deanne Street in Live Oak. The sheriff’s office is asking people to avoid the area until further notice. This is a developing story. Action News Now will keep...
Chico woman faces felony DUI charges following crash with former Chico mayor
BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. - Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey announced he filed felony DUI charges against a woman who, he said, collided with Randall Stone, a former Chico mayor who was riding his unicycle in a crosswalk on Saturday. Lexy Anne Cosper, 29, was charged today and arraigned in...
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