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Sheriff’s officials say a search is underway for a man who escaped Wednesday from the Butte County Jail. Also, the suspect in a deadly February bus shooting in Oroville has been held to answer charges, and a prolonged heat wave over the holiday weekend has prompted energy concerns.

A doctor at Enloe Medical Center’s emergency department discusses how to identify heatstroke, which can be deadly. Also, the Indian Valley Community Services District (IVCSD) reports $7 million in state funding will help it rebuild crucial infrastructure in Greenville, and new state legislation would be the first in the nation to establish a heat warning system.

A Butte County resident diagnosed with monkeypox shares their experience. Also, the likelihood of seeing a megaflood in California has doubled due to climate change, and health officials say trauma due to wildfire is affecting more children in the state.

Shasta County voters decide whether or not to recall a county supervisor. Also, Yuba City is set to establish a new election system for city councilors and Greenville residents celebrate a gas station reopening following the Dixie Fire.

Reports from around the globe in the last 25 years about the alarming loss of biodiversity on our planet sit heavily with every gardener I know. With that in mind and with the hope and the knowledge of the agency we as Gardeners hold in this world, I’m so pleased to be in conversation this week with two men who’ve been working and studying this very aspect of our world, in their place.

A newly released plan aims to keep property owners in wildfire-prone areas insured by reducing their risk. Also, state officials will unveil a change in approach to the COVID-19 pandemic, residents in Redding’s Garden Tract neighborhood oppose planned development changes, and California lawmakers are targeting retail packaging waste.

Butte County conducts annual count of unhoused residents and extends contract for interim public health officer. Also, jury trials were postponed in Shasta County due to COVID-19, and we take a look at when the virus could become endemic.

Butte County DA comments on PG&E’s end of probation. Also, prescribed burns planned in Butte County and Chico students explore careers in technical fields.

Butte County sheriff says the Oroville shooting suspect appeared “paranoid” before opening fire on a bus. Also, more than 1,000 ballots must still be counted in Shasta County recall election and PG&E employees lose bid to redact names in Camp Fire investigation.