Tehama County

The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Wednesday, May 14, 2025.

Two Tehama County teenagers were arrested this week for allegedly planning a mass killing at a middle school in Cottonwood. The county sheriff says a boy in Tennessee helped avert a tragedy.

Two teens in Tehama County were arrested after allegedly plotting a mass attack on a Cottonwood middle school. The sheriff says they had bombs, a manifesto and planned to kill 100 people.

The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Monday, May 12, 2025.

Following citizen complaints, City of Chico staff have been looking into streets that need more lights, and where funding for lighting projects would come from. Also, Yuba, Sutter, and Tehama counties will not receive anticipated federal funds for levee maintenance and improvement projects, and California wildlife officials say beavers reintroduced to their native watersheds are working on restoring the wetlands.

A Chico City Council member is requesting a plan to make improvements at Bidwell Park. Also, the Chico Natural Foods Co-op is offering a 75% discount on California grown produce for those shopping with CalFresh benefits, and a six-page report from Chico city staff highlights several reasons why an hour of free parking is likely to cause issues downtown.

Samuel Ayer Park in Red Bluff has been a designated homeless campsite for nearly three years. It will soon be closed to unsheltered residents camping there, leaving many with few options for safe places to stay.

For decades, Secure Rural Schools Act funds have been given to districts with large swaths of federal land that can't be taxed or developed. But now those funds could be cut off, leaving many districts strapped for cash.

Chico’s city council will discuss regulations around massage parlors. Also, the Butte County Fire Department is asking for residents’ help to improve wildfire preparedness, and Butte County is working with state agencies to remove hazardous household materials following the Quincy, Thompson and Park fires.

A new modeling tool may help emergency officials better predict how wildland fires move through communities. Also, Shasta County reported its first human case of West Nile Virus this year, and an effort to preserve the historic El Rey Theater in Downtown Chico is in full swing.