Joe Biden

President Biden has issued a disaster declaration following a request from Gov. Gavin Newsom. It will reimburse 10 California counties, including Butte, Glenn, and Sutter, for disaster response and recovery costs. Also, the Redding Police Department is preparing to release footage after the first officer-involved shooting in Shasta County since its adoption of body cameras last year, and bus commuters in Redding this month can get a free bike ride pass.

The proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary would make history as the first marine sanctuary to be managed with a tribe from the outset.

As President Joe Biden seeks a second term in office, a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll shows that a majority of Americans are concerned about his mental fitness.

In announcing his bid in a video Tuesday, President Biden says he cast his decision to run again as a fight for personal freedoms.

Nearly 22 million people — more than half of qualifying borrowers — have signed up. The Biden administration says it is continuing to accept and review applications during the temporary hold.

The sweeping plan forgives up to $20,000 of federal student loan debt for Pell Grant recipients and up to $10,000 for other qualifying borrowers.

A recount has been requested for several key races in Shasta County. Also, highly contagious Omicron subvariants have been detected in Butte County, and monkeypox cases are on the rise in California.

The address follows recent mass shootings in New York, Texas, and Oklahoma. He's expected to call on Congress to pass "commonsense laws to combat the epidemic of gun violence."

A trial was set in Butte County to determine whether the suspect in the Oroville bus shooting is competent to stand trial. Also, California's reparations task force has released a report detailing the harm experienced by African Americans, and legislation aims to improve FEMA’s response to wildfires.

Near-freezing temperatures aren’t enough to activate Chico’s emergency warming center. Also, Cal Fire says a Shasta County fire was caused by a burn pile lit by the agency, and Chico State is trying to reverse its declining enrollment numbers.