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Gridley Youth Rugby Sends Two Players to Represent in Great Northwest Challenge
GRIDLEY, CA (MPG) - Gridley Youth Rugby is celebrating a significant accomplishment as a club and specifically for two of its talented players, Josh Garvin and Tristan Leal, who have been selected to represent NorCal in the highly anticipated 2024 Great Northwest Challenge. The Great Northwest Challenge, which serves as a College Showcase and a USA Rugby Talent Identification Event, will be held in Missoula, Montana.
In photos: Thompson Fire in Butte County
Molten metal from a burned car meanders on the road as flames engulf a home during the Thompson fire in Oroville, California on July 2, 2024. A heatwave is sending temperatures soaring resulting in red flag fire warnings throughout the state. A car burns as flames engulf a home nearby during the Thompson fire in Oroville, California on July 2, 2024. A heatwave is sending temperatures soaring resulting in red flag fire warnings throughout the state. Firefighters assess the scene as flames overtake a residential neighborhood during the Thompson fire in Oroville, California on...
Man Wanted on Three Felony Warrants Arrested in Oroville
Authorities in Butte County recently arrested an individual wanted on multiple felony warrants. On Monday, July 1, detectives with the Butte County Sheriff’s Office reportedly located Jeremiah Weed, 39, at a room at the Super 8 motel in Oroville. Weed was wanted on three felony arrest warrants as well...
PG&E working to reduce need for planned outages
NORTHSTATE, Calif. — As high temperatures well into the triple digits hit our area PG&E has moved forward with their planned public safety power shutoffs for hundreds of homes across several southern counties including Tehama and Butte. A move that has been met with frustration from impacted residents. However,...
Caught on Camera: 3-hour long standoff leads to arrest
OROVILLE, California (KHSL) — Deputies arrested a wanted man after a standoff in Oroville at the Super 8 Hotel on Monday. Butte County Sheriff Deputies were in a standoff Monday afternoon with 39-year-old Jeremiah Weed of Oroville. The standoff lasted for about three hours as Weed refused to listen...
Apache Fire Burns in Foothills
PALERMO, CA (MPG) - A fire that broke out Monday, June 24 in the foothills east of Highway 70 has forced evacuations of homes and businesses in the area and continues to burn three days later. According to CAL FIRE (California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection), the Apache Fire...
Social workers on the frontline of Medi-Cal campaign
Daniel Reinhard, a Butte County social worker, regularly visits unhoused people at Genesis, a pallet shelter village in Chico. Each week, he talks to people who are either renewing their Medi-Cal, California’s version of Medicaid, or need help accessing expanded Medi-Cal services. In January 2024, Medi-Cal, which already served one-third of all Californians, expanded services to all state residents who qualify regardless of immigration status, as well as to people already enrolled.
DUI Suspect Arrested after Hwy 20, El Margarita Rd Head-On Crash Killed 1, Injured 7 in Yuba City
Yuba City, CA — One woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI following a head-on collision on Sunday, June 2, 2024, that left one motorist dead and seven others injured, including a young child, according to The Sacramento Bee. The accident occurred around 8:40 PM at the intersection of...
The Department of Water Resources shares statement regarding the Thompson Fire
BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. - Action News Now reached out to the Department of Water Resources to get a statement on the Thompson Fire in Oroville that is burning near the Oroville Dam. Here is a statement they shared with us:. “The Department of Water Resources (DWR) is closely monitoring the...
Smoke from Northern California fire expected to drift into SF Bay Area
Smoke from the Thompson Fire burning near Oroville, 150 miles northeast of San Francisco, was beginning to drift into the Bay Area Tuesday night and is forecast to continue to move into the region on Wednesday, as a heat wave continues to bake California, officials said. With air quality in...
Toyota Amphitheatre makes changes ahead of concerts in triple digit temperatures this week
WHEATLAND, Calif. — Some events are making changes due to the high temperatures hitting Northern California. In Wheatland, the Toyota Amphitheatre had to adjust for the heat ahead of the New Kids on the Block concert. The venue allowed concertgoers to bring in an empty refillable water bottle or...
How to save money on air-conditioning repairs, electricity costs during triple-digit heat wave
As the stretch of triple-digit temperatures continues this week, people across Northern California are ramping up the usage of their air conditioning units. RPM HVAC Service, a family-owned company based out of Roseville, said they got 60 calls for service within 24 hours early this week, and they expect to get even more as the heat wave goes on.
Cooling center opens in Oroville
OROVILLE, Calif. - A cooling center is now open at 4250 Lincoln Boulevard to provide relief from the hot temperatures. The city of Oroville said the cooling center will open when temperatures are over 95 degrees. For more information, you can call 530-533-9120.
DWR NEWS: Using innovative approach, DWR studies feasibility of returning chinook salmon to historic habitat along the Feather River
Along the North Fork of the Feather River, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) is conducting an innovative reintroduction feasibility study for Central Valley spring-run Chinook salmon that would help boost the salmon population and potentially return the species to its historic habitat. Historically, spring-run Chinook salmon would have access...
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