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Railbridge Fire near Palermo burns 60 acres
PALERMO — A vegetation fire quickly covered 60-70 acres near Palermo south of Oroville on Thursday as firefighters began an attack to slow the burn. Evacuation orders have already been put in place for areas near Railbridge Road and Crestmont Court, accoring to Cal Fire-Butte County’ social media and the Butte County Sheriff’s Office.
All eyes on ears | Photos
CHICO — The fresh produce stand at Chico State’s University Farm did brisk business Friday morning, drawing customers from Butte County and beyond. Casey and Roberta Hemping drove in from Corning to pick, well, corn. The stand had two full bins of sweet corn ears along with one nearly emptied. The Hempings “came for the corn,” Casey said, though he also had new glasses waiting for him at Costco.
Suspected drug trafficker arrested in Chico, over 300 grams of meth seized
CHICO, Calif. — A suspected drug trafficker was arrested in Chico on Tuesday following an investigation by the Butte Interagency Narcotics Task Force (BINTF). On Tuesday, July 9, the BINTF says their agents, as well as the Special Enforcement Unit of the Butte County Sheriff's Office, served a search warrant at an apartment off Pillsbury Road. They say four people were detained inside the apartment, including the focus of their investigation and search warrant: 54-year-old Brandon Duane Eatmon.
Man accused of starting backfire during Thompson Fire to be in court
BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. - An Oroville man accused of intentionally setting a backfire during the Thompson Fire will return to court today. Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey said Harold Pulley is charged with one count of arson, saying he set fire to grass and forest land off Oro Quincy Highway. CAL FIRE Law Enforcement said a witness told them Pulley was using a propane torch to light backfires to protect a house in the area.
City of Chico to test water at sanctioned homeless camp
CHICO, Calif. - Butte County Public Health said they will be working with the city of Chico to test the water at its sanctioned homeless campground on Eaton and Cohasset. This comes after a person conducted three field tests with questionable-grade test kits somewhere near the water spigot, according to City Manager Mark Sorenson. Sorenson went on to say all three tests came back “positive for fecal coliform.”
Trailblazing deputy Sally Glaude remembered
OROVILLE — Sally Childes Walker Glaude, the first Black sworn law enforcement officer in Butte County as well as the first sworn Black female officer north of Sacramento to the Oregon border, passed away at age 86 at Oroville Hospital on July 7 surrounded by her loved ones. “Sally...
Bacterial outbreak reported at Chico sanctioned camp
CHICO — Two waterborne bacteria may be linked to outbreaks of illness at Chico’s sanctioned campground by the Chico Regional Airport. Butte County Public Health is aware of a possible contamination of coliform bacteria in a water tap installed at the site on the northwest corner of Eaton and Cohasset roads. E. coli and shigella are suspected. The reports of bacterial infections follow a shigella outbreak reported at homeless camps in Oroville around May.
Seasonal fire restrictions enacted in five northern California counties
NORTHSTATE, Calif. — Starting on Wednesday, seasonal fire restrictions go into effect for all public lands managed by the Redding Field Office in Shasta, Tehama, Butte, Siskiyou and Trinity counties. This means no building, maintaining, attending, or using any open fire, camp fire, charcoal barbecue, or stove anywhere outside of designated fire-use campsites.
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