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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...
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...
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...
Oroville considers lending its support to Marysville following fire at historic hotel
OROVILLE, Calif. — Oroville is considering lending its support to the City of Marysville, after a three-alarm fire gutted its historic Marysville Hotel last month. The structure, which sits gutted along State Route 70 or E Street, is at risk of collapse, according to the city and first responders, prompting them to declare a State of Emergency in an attempt to receive state aid.
Butte County deputies arrest suspect following standoff
Action News Now reporter Margot Rowe caught deputies detaining the suspect on camera. Caught on Camera: 3-hour long standoff in Oroville leads to arrest. Several other guests say they were just glad nobody died or was injured during the standoff. A Butte County deputy says Weed will be back in court, but it's unknown when.
McLaughlin Invites You to Tee
BIGGS, CA (MPG) - The annual Mel McLaughlin Wolverine Golf Classic is quickly approaching and the Biggs High School Sports Booster Club is excited to invite you to join. Organizers of the tournament that helps support the Biggs High School (BHS) athletic department say that the past generous support of the event has allowed for the purchase of needed equipment, the improvement of aging facilities in need of upgrades or the building of new ones.
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.
California Senate passes tax on big tech to fund ethnic media, news, fellowships
(The Center Square) - The California Senate passed a $4.8 billion tax on the state’s declining technology sector that would be used to fund “ethnic media” and state-administered “journalism fellowships” after backfilling the state’s general fund. The bill’ author also likened tech companies that are responsible for the lion’s share of state tax revenue to companies dumping pollutants into the environment. SB 1327, introduced by State Sen. Steve Glazer, D-Orinda, imposes a 7.25% tax on revenue from selling user data or providing user access to...
Budget would require districts to post plans to educate kids in emergencies
Starting next March, California school districts will be required to post a plan on their websites outlining how they will provide instruction to students within 10 school days of an emergency that keeps children from attending classes.
988 mental health crisis line celebrates 2nd anniversary
The country’s new 988 mental health response system turns two years old this month and a new report praised California’s implementation while calling for more investment. The report from the nonprofit mental health advocacy organization Inseparable showed California needs a total of about 400 mobile response teams, which dispatch a mental health professional and often a peer counselor, instead of police.
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