Enloe Medical Center

Respiratory illness season is here. Healthcare professionals in Butte County give their advice for residents trying to beat the bug.

Hundreds of nurses gathered near the hospital ahead of a bargaining meeting with management.

PATH Plaza — the first and only homeless shelter in Tehama County —officially opened its doors this week. However, advocates say it’s not enough to address homelessness in the area fully. Also, more roadwork is set to begin in Chico next week as the city breaks ground on a project improving the Esplanade corridor, and unofficial results from a special election showed Chester voters said no to a tax for fire and ambulance services.

Enloe Behavioral Health — which is the only voluntary in-patient mental health facility in the region — has announced it plans to shut down this August. The move comes amid shortages of mental health professionals in the area and a lack of resources. Also, the group Students for Justice in Palestine, Chico staged a "Study in Solidarity" on Chico State’s campus yesterday, and more housing units may soon be available in Plumas County.

The omicron variant of COVID-19 is causing cases to rise around the nation, and the North State is not immune.