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Anderson & Sons Shelling temporarily furloughs staff
VINA, Calif. - Anderson & Sons Shelling said they have temporarily furloughed staff due to the falling price of nuts, rising interest rates and other market challenges. They said they continue to ship products to customers, but they have furloughed staff while they consult with their investment banker and their lenders.
'Someone knows something.' Reward now $30K to find Nikki Cheng McCain, missing since May
Two local agencies and a group from Miami, Florida, have teamed up increase the reward amount for information that leads to finding a Shasta County woman who has been missing since May. The Redding Rancheria, Shasta County Secret Witness and the Kingsman Philanthropic Corp. are pitching in $30,000, or up to $10,000 each, for information that could help locate Nikki Cheng Saelee McCain, who was last seen May 17. ...
Firefighters contain vegetation fire near Rawson Road south of Red Bluff
TEHAMA COUNTY, Calif. - CAL FIRE Tehama-Glenn Unit responded to a vegetation fire off of Rawson Road south of Red Bluff Friday. Aaron Johnson, Public Information Officer with CAL FIRE Tehama-Glenn Unit, tells Action News Now that around 5:25 p.m., CAL FIRE TGU received reports of a vegetation fire burning off of Rawson Road south of Red Bluff.
Crews continue work rebuilding Berry Creek Elementary School
BERRY CREEK, Calif. - Construction crews are making progress on rebuilding the Berry Creek Elementary School, which was destroyed in the 2020 Bear Fire. Now that the walls are up on the new buildings, crews are busy running wire through the five new classrooms and installing fire alarms inside of the buildings.
Firefighters respond to garage fire in Chico
CHICO, Calif. - Firefighters responded to a well-involved garage fire on Jackie Drive on Friday morning. The Chico Fire Department said they were dispatched at 9:14 a.m., and when crews arrived, they found a garage on fire. It took crews about 10 minutes to knock down the fire. No injuries...
Theatre on the Ridge: "And Lightning Struck"
Theatre on the Ridge is presenting “And Lightning Struck” with opening night on July 25. Cast members Jeff Hohimer and Gabriel Suddeth joined Action News Now at noon to share the details. Mary Shelley and the Curse of Creation is a historical drama that delves into the life...
A new food festival is coming to downtown Chico
CHICO, Calif. - A new food festival, named Taste of Downtown, is coming to Chico to allow people to sample downtown restaurants. This year, people can take a tour of the restaurants to check out their signature dishes. The event was formerly known as Taste of Chico in previous years and was held in the downtown streets, showcasing restaurants from all over the county.
Chico pursues $3.5 million grant to modernize historic 100-year-old Sycamore Pool.
CHICO, Calif. — Chico's 100-year-old Sycamore Pool could be getting an upgrade soon. The city voted this week to pursue a $3.5 million state grant to design updates to its concrete walls and flooring. Public works director Erik Gustafson says the pool is one of the few dammed natural...
Chico seeks new homeless regulation agreements; Sparks council disagreement
CHICO, Calif. — The City of Chico is now seeking to exit entirely from its 2022 Warren V Chico Settlement, the agreement to provide specific resources and shelter to conduct encampment cleanouts. On Tuesday, Chico Mayor Andrew Coolidge addressed what this means for the city but not everyone is on board.
Chico Planning Commission could approve new travel center
CHICO, Calif. - The Chico Planning Commission could approve a new travel center in south Chico tonight. This would be at East Park Avenue and Carmichael Drive. It would include a gas station, a car wash and a coffee shop. The vacant restaurant on the lot would be demolished. The...
Giant lake suddenly returns 130 years after vanishing
Tulare Lake, located in California’s San Joaquin Valley, was once one of the largest bodies of freshwater in the whole of the US.But, some 130 years ago it disappeared – thanks largely to the greed of colonialists, who drained its waters to create arable farmland.And yet, last year, the once-cherished lake suddenly reemerged, bringing with it both positive and painful effects.Back in the late 19th Century, Tulare stretched more than 100 miles long and 30 miles wide, and was “the largest body of freshwater west of the Mississippi River”, Vivian Underhill of Northeastern University explained in a news release.At this...
Mega Millions ticket worth $540,000 sold in California
LOS ANGELES - Feeling lucky? As the nation awaits the $279 million Mega Millions lottery winner, someone in California may be a half-million dollars richer. According to California Lottery's website late Friday night, a ticket worth $548,195 was sold at a Vons on North Figueroa Street in the Eagle Rock neighborhood of Los Angeles.
In a California gold rush town, some Black families are fighting for land taken from their ancestors
COLOMA, Calif. (AP) — In a tiny town where the California gold rush began, Black families are seeking restitution for land that was taken from their ancestors to make way for a state park now frequented by fourth graders learning about the state’s history. Their efforts in Coloma,...
Migrant children were put in abusive shelters for years, suit says. Critics blame lack of oversight
MCALLEN, Texas (AP) — As allegations of sexual abuse built up at the largest housing provider for unaccompanied migrant children in the U.S., officials continued placing children in their care in a system that lacks adequate oversight, advocates say. A lawsuit filed Wednesday by the Justice Department alleges employees...
‘Not just farmland.’ This Central Valley art installation points to California’s Ice Age past
In the middle of California’s vast San Joaquin Valley, an overpass along Highway 99 commemorates massive beasts that roamed the land hundreds of thousands of years ago. Silhouettes of Columbian Mammoths, which existed up and down North America during the Pleistocene era, were installed by the California Department of Transportation late last year.
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