Covid-19

Chico State held an open forum Thursday for community members to give their feedback on the search for a new university president. Also, some businesses in Shasta County affected by the COVID-19 pandemic are now eligible for grant funding to relieve financial hardship, and a group of state lawmakers and advocacy organizations are trying to limit solitary confinement in California jails, prisons, and immigrant detention facilities.

Some California COVID testing sites are set to close as the state prepares to end the state of emergency in February.

Health experts share tips on how to keep yourself and your family healthy, so if you choose to gather to celebrate, virus is less likely to join you.

Butte County is exploring the viability of outdoor warning sirens to notify foothill communities of wildfire danger. Also, survivors of the Mill Fire have reached a settlement agreement with the company that’s been connected to the fire, and Cal Fire is seeking public comment on a new Fire Hazard Severity Zones map.

Members of the Chico State campus are blasting the university for not doing more to protect students and staff following a professor’s alleged threats of violence reported by EdSource. Also, Camp Fire survivors answer a survey about their experience with PG&E’s Fire Victim Trust, and older Californians are being urged to have a treatment plan in place for COVID-19.

The Chico City Council has sweetened an incentive to attract experienced officers to the Police Department. Also, California is moving forward on closing two more prisons, and health care workers are turning to dating apps to trace infectious diseases.

Newly elected Chico City Council members were seated Tuesday. Also, a winter storm is expected to arrive in the North State this week, and researchers find the approaches states have been using to budget for fire suppression are falling short.

The Chico City Council is set to consider raising signing bonuses for certain police officer candidates. Also, gray wolves are staging a comeback in California, and the state has seen a relatively mild 2022 fire season.

The heads of public health in the U.S. and California reflected on where we are with COVID-19, what we’ve learned and how to tackle the mental health crisis.

California health officials are raising the alarm due to spreading virus infections. Also, state scientists report the impacts of climate change are speeding up, and winter storm warnings are in effect for parts of the North State.