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Arson arrest made in Ranch Fire investigation
(FOX40.COM) — At least one person has been arrested in connection to Wednesday’s Ranch Fire near the Butte County community of Concow, according to CAL FIRE Butte Unit. The 10-acre fire burned near Big Bend Road and Surcease Mine Road and was able to be slowed within two hours after CAL FIRE’s initial attack with […]
Chico man who murdered local DJ in 2021 sentenced to 50 years to life in prison
BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. - A Chico man who murdered a local Chico DJ in 2021 was sentenced to 50 years to life in prison, Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey said. 24-year-old Diontanae Tillman was sentenced to the maximum sentence on Wednesday by Butte County Superior Court Judge Corie Caraway for first-degree murder and robbery with a firearm, Ramsey said.
KCRA: 2 suspects arrested in Chico in connection with deadly Modesto shooting
MODESTO, Calif. - KCRA 3 is reporting that Stanislaus County deputies arrested two suspects in Chico Thursday night in connection with a deadly shooting in Modesto. Michael Tidmarsh, 48, is accused of 47-year-old Bryan Tenbrink's shooting death on May 10 around 3:05 p.m. along Kerr Avenue, KCRA 3 reported. KCRA...
Northern California police searching for missing child
(FOX40.COM) — Northern California police are trying to find a missing 12-year-old girl who was last seen on Sunday morning. According to the Chico Police Department, Maycie Marie Elizabeth King was last seen walking to a skate park in Chico around 9 a.m. on Sunday. Police said her mother called to report her missing daughter […]
Oroville teenager pleads no contest to grand theft auto crime spree
BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. - An Oroville teenager pleaded no contest to 13 felony counts for his grand theft auto crime spree that occurred on Dec. 13, 2023. Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey said William Phillip Kevil, 18, and two others were arrested after the culmination of a roughly four-hour crime spree in both Oroville and Chico. One of the participants, Kaitlynne Lewis, 20, of Oroville, admitted her crimes on January 17 and was sentenced to a youthful offender probation program for vehicle thefts and being an accessory to the crimes charged against Kevil.
Chico State’s “cessation of conflict” makes impact | Redding police release footage of officer-involved shooting | Chico man sentenced for the murder of local DJ
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Friday, May 17. Chico State’s “cessation of conflict” resolution makes most of its impact on campus — Erik Adams, NSPR. Redding police release body camera footage of officer-involved shooting last month — Ava Norgrove, NSPR...
CHP Chico looking for car involved in a hit-and-run incident that led to a man hospitalized
CHICO, Calif. - CHP Chico is looking for a car that was involved in a hit-and-run incident that led to a man being hospitalized with major injuries on May 11. Steven Twist, 55, was riding his bicycle within the westbound lane of Skyway, just west of Coutelench Road, CHP Chico said. An unidentified car hit Twist from the rear, which ejected him from his bike, CHP Chico said.
BINTF agents locate over 100 grams of powered fentanyl in Oroville hotel room
OROVILLE, Calif. - Two suspects were arrested after agents from the Butte Interagency Narcotics Task Force said they found over 184 grams of powered fentanyl as well as other drugs in a room at the America’s Best Value Inn and Suites in Oroville. On May 11, around 10:30 a.m....
Fire crews extinguished a fire at an alternative homeless camp in Chico
CHICO, Calif. - The Chico Fire Department extinguished a fire at the alternative homeless camp on Eaton and Cohasset Roads on Thursday. Chico FD responded to the campsite at about 11:35 a.m. to a report of a fire. Crews extinguished the fire within minutes, CFD said. There were no reported...
Car crash in Chico leads to a woman being hospitalized with moderate injuries
CHICO, Calif. - A two-vehicle crash in Chico led to a woman being hospitalized with moderate injuries, CHP Chico said. At about 9 p.m., there was a call about a crash on Garner Lane and Kathy Lane in Chico. A black GMC was driving northbound on Garner, CHP Chico said....
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