Chico State

This year, Chico State could face a budget deficit of over $30 million. To cut costs, university officials are slowing hiring, reducing travel, and trying to encourage more students to enroll.

It’s National Brain Injury Awareness Month. A group in Chico says brain injuries impact more people than you might think. Also, Chico State will host a two-day symposium dedicated to making communities more resilient and adaptive to wildfires, and the Red Bluff campsite for the unhoused will close soon.

A guide on how to support children after a disaster was recently created by an assistant professor at Chico State. It’s a result of people not having enough resources about helping children after the 2018 Camp Fire. Also, residents from around the region are showing up on Fridays to picket outside Congressman Doug LaMalfa’s office, and properties in downtown Chico might see a yearly increase in their assessments starting next year.

During a career fair on Chico State’s campus this week, students and faculty gathered to protest the attendance of Homeland Security Investigations, an entity operating under ICE.

Catalyst, a local non-profit serving survivors of domestic and sexual violence, says it hasn't been impacted by federal funding freezes yet. However, services could be at risk if the freezes go through. Also, students and faculty gathered to protest the attendance of Homeland Security Investigations during a career fair on Chico State’s campus this week, and Butte County is deciding how Proposition H funds will be spent.

It's been more than six months since the Park Fire swept through Butte and Tehama counties. Now, Chico State is using a nearly 8,000-acre property in the burn scar to create a prototype for sustainable wildfire recovery in California. Also, a team of Shasta High School students will see their work fly to the edge of space, and California lawmakers are working to combat federal deportation efforts. What does that mean for schools in the state?

As a new strain of bird flu emerges in California and poultry infections continue to rise in Butte County, experts say more testing should be done to track the virus’s spread. Also, Butte County's state and federal representatives reassure supervisors amid confusion over federal funding freeze, and an exhibition at the Janet Turner Museum highlights the artwork of Asian American artists from the museum’s collection.

The number of birds in Butte County infected with the bird flu has now climbed to more than 44,000. Health officials say the risk of the virus to the public remains low. Also, the man accused of burning down Bidwell Mansion pleaded not guilty in court today, and a crime-fighting security trailer will continue operating in Oroville.

The man accused of burning down the landmark pleaded not guilty in court today. He is facing up to 11 years in prison.

More details were released about the investigation into the fire that destroyed Bidwell Mansion. Another hearing is scheduled for Wednesday.