Butte County Sheriff’s Department

After a CodeRED outage, Butte County is switching to a new alert system called RAVE, and wants residents to sign up now.

Here’s how the Sheriff’s Office is spending the new one-cent sales tax revenue voters approved last year.

The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Monday, August 11, 2025.

While data from the sobering center shows steady use from walk-in visits, law enforcement referrals have remained low since the facility opened last August.

Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea has joined the new media frontier, podcasting. He says it hosts in-depth conversations about public safety and criminal justice.

The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Monday, June 2, 2025.

Wesley Cornett and his brother, Andruw, went missing while duck hunting in the Thermalito Afterbay in mid-December.

The Butte County Search and Rescue Team is currently two years into their five-year plan to fundraise $1.5 million. The goal is to get a new headquarters. Public Information Officer Kevin Soukup talks about why a new facility is needed.

A vehicle was partially submerged on a Cana Highway this morning. More about the incident and how to stay safe during this week’s storm.

Butte County Sheriff’s Department is having trouble filling open corrections positions. To remedy this, the department is offering $10,000 and $30,000 bonuses for new recruits. The amounts are based on the hirees' experience.