Ongoing flood risks have burned the community of Palermo for decades and those fears have been amplified by the declining ...

Oroville City Administrator Brian Ring said MRG, Inc. — a Sacramento-based firm contracted in early June to investigate the ...

Scam of the Week generally runs every Tuesday. Readers are welcome to contact reporter Jake Hutchison to report scams and ...

Joan Merriam lives in Nevada City with her new golden retriever Frankie, her Maine coon cat Indy, and the infinite spirits of her beloved goldens Joey and Casey. You can reach Joan at ...

Dan Barnett teaches philosophy at Butte College. Send review requests to dbarnett99@me.com. Columns archived at ...

As noted above, Juliet Romeo aced the 16th hole at Table Mountain during the Women’s Club guest day tournament. Romero hit a 103-yard, pitching wedge tee shot to record her first ever hole-in-one.

As much as anyone, I am annoyed with the 15% cut to the budget for PBS due to defunding the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) for fiscal years 2026 and 2027. I like “Nova,” “Finding Your ...

For many months, California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta laid low in the 2026 run for California governor. He did this by insisting he would run for reelection if Kamala Harris opted to make the run for ...

I often figuratively bristle at George Will’s conservative political columns, but I enjoyed his 8/1 discussion of words like “vibes,” “massive,” “iconic” and “unique,” whose meanings have ...

Mid 90s, light breeze, cool in the shade, a nice flow of water in the creek and a great new road. But, since Petersen Memorial Drive is closed to ...

I am 74 years old and I love to ride my bike on Chico’s great bike paths. In fact, the other day I had an especially nice ride with two of my grandchildren. Like Adam Ghiorso, I often ...

GIESBRECHT: Raymond L. Giesbrecht, 81, of Glenn, died Aug. 1, 2025, in Glenn. Arrangements are under the direction of Sweet-Olsen Family Mortuary, 530-865-3349. O’NEILL: Daniel O’Neill, 65, of Chico, ...