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Tropical moisture mixes with California's heat, driving storms, flood potential, fire risks
California's latest heat wave has pulled up tropical moisture, which is causing severe thunderstorms in some inland areas, including across inland Southern California and the Sierra Nevada.
Two more California chains file for bankruptcy, citing $20 per hour minimum wage
(The Center Square) - The owner of fast-casual food chains Tender Greens and Tocaya filed for bankruptcy, citing California’s $20 per hour fast food minimum wage, inflation, and the state’s empty office districts as contributing factors. The bankruptcy effort is aimed at restructuring and keeping stores open and employees at work.
Newsom's admin says "action will be taken" to schools that resist new LGBTQ+ policy
NORTHSTATE, Calif. — Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law the first-in-the-nation law Monday called the "SAFETY" Act, which bans districts from requiring school staff to disclose a student’s gender identity or sexual orientation to any other person without the child’s permission, with some exceptions. Anderson Union High...
"This is so sad": Elon Musk called out for "awful" anti-trans rant about his own child
Tech magnate Elon Musk, the Tesla and X CEO who frequently aligns himself with prominent conservative figures and ideals, claimed in a recent interview that his transgender daughter is "dead" after being "killed by the woke mind virus." Sitting down with far-right psychologist and media commentator Jordan Peterson, Musk spoke...
Arrest Made in 1982 Murder of Sarah Geer in Cloverdale
The Cloverdale Police Department has announced a major breakthrough in the decades-old Sarah Geer murder case. The cold case, dating back to the 1982 murder of 13-year-old Sarah Ann Geer, was solved after a male DNA profile was identified from the evidence with the use of modern DNA technology. The team successfully identified and apprehended 62-year-old James Unick of Willows, California as the DNA match. He has been taken into custody and is being booked into the Sonoma County Jail. The case had gone cold until it was reopened by former Cloverdale police chief Jason Ferguson three years ago, along with assistance from other organizations and a private investigator.
Redding home of the Ugly Burger gains viral fame after TikTok video praise
Dick Blake, owner of Redding’s beloved Giff’s Steakburger, was grousing earlier this month about how business was a little slow. Not anymore. Everything changed after a hungry TikTok creator pulled off the freeway and discovered the one-of-a-kind hamburger joint tucked away in the Mission Square shopping center off Bechelli Lane. ...
Two Covelo fires sparked Saturday are contained, Cal Fire reports
Two fires that were sparked in Covelo this past weekend have been contained, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection reported. According to Cal Fire, the first fire started around 1 p.m. July 20 near Buck Mountain, located north of Covelo, and was described as a vegetation fire with a cause that is “under investigation.”
Possible Shigella concerns at Sycamore Pool
CHICO, Calif. - Action News Now is digging into some of your claims about possible Shigella infections coming from swimming in Chico’s Sycamore Pool. Every week, the pool gets tested by the city. The city says they look for total coliform bacteria, which is fecal and E. coli bacteria from human and animal waste.
Oroville residents recount narrow escape from devastating Thompson fire
OROVILLE, Calif. — Some people are calling themselves lucky after surviving multiple close calls in the Thompson Fire near Oroville earlier this month. Dozens of homes destroyed, damaged and left unlivable after multiple devastating fires sparked just days apart in Oroville and surrounding Butte County communities. "We had kind...
Crash shuts down traffic near Park Avenue and East 12 Street in Chico
CHICO, Calif. - A crash has shut down traffic in the area of Park Avenue and East 12th Street. Police said a person who was texting and driving hit a person in a wheelchair. The person who was hit is in critical condition. There is no estimated time of reopening.
Feather Fire, large pile of materials burning in Oroville
OROVILLE, Calif — A fire broke out late Wednesday afternoon in Oroville off Georgia Pacific Way and Merlo Avenue. It's being called the Feather Fire and crews on the scene say multiple piles of recycled material are burning. They say they're making good progress but ask people to stay...
Pentz Fire burning at a rapid rate of speed southeast of Chico
NORTHSTATE, Calif. — The Paradise Police Department (PPD) says that a 30-acre fire that officials are calling the Pentz Fire is burning at a rapid rate of speed southeast of Chico in Butte County. Cal Fire says the fire is burning in tall grass under the high-voltage power lines.
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