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While there is always some risk, experts say current conditions suggest the threat of large wildfires in the North State this winter is low. Instead they say it’s a good time to work on creating defensible space.
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In a contentious vote, landowners in the newly formed Tuscan Water District have approved an assessment fee to fund the district’s operations. -
The U.S. is going through a national shelter crisis, and Chico’s animal shelter is no exception. -
Chico State University history professor Michael Magliari clarifies possible misconceptions about Chico founding father John Bidwell. -
County supervisors voted to extend a deadline for property owners to apply for debris removal after the Park and Thompson fires. -
An Arizona man was arrested in connection with the Feather River Adventist School shooting last month. Butte County Sheriff’s Office says Jesse Kitagawa Jr. illegally sold the gun used by the shooter. Also, Butte County supervisors voted to extend a deadline for property owners to apply for debris removal, and a Chico man died of an overdose while staying at Safe Space Winter Shelter on Sunday. -
The outbreak of bird flu continues to spread. So far, there have been no reported human cases in Butte County. Also, the nonprofit Good News Rescue Mission unveiled their Gold Street Sober Living Home during a ribbon cutting ceremony last week, and the Redding Planning Commission will consider renaming Squaw Creek Court at its meeting tomorrow.
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The Israel-Hamas war ignited protests on many U.S. college campuses. Some students were elated, others concerned after the announcement of a ceasefire.
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Eric Gay/AP/APAfter launching on Thursday, the Starship rocket caught the booster back at the pad but lost contact with the ascending spacecraft as engines went out. Officials for Elon Musk's company confirmed that the spacecraft was destroyed. -
Pool/Getty ImagesAn internal document from Immigration and Customs Enforcement concludes it would be "impossible" for it to enforce the Laken Riley Act without significantly more resources. -
Veronica Gabriela Cardenas/Pool/Getty ImagesOne of the biggest hurdles to carrying out Trump's mass deportation plans is where to house the millions of people who are in the country without legal status. As many prisons and detention centers are already overcrowded, what options are there? -
Rod Lamkey/APScott Turner pledged to make HUD programs more streamlined and efficient. He declined to say whether he would oppose major budget cuts to the agency if Trump proposes them again. -
There's an upside to the lack of snow in much of New England -- great skating. We head out on a couple of Maine's lakes to explore the burgeoning sport of "wild ice skating."
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