Tyler Rushing

Drought in the West is causing many cattle ranchers to reduce their herds. Also, affordable housing is a problem in Butte County following disasters, and the mother of Tyler Rushing — shot by Chico police in 2017 — honors her son’s memory.

A wrongful death lawsuit filed against the city on behalf of a man fatally shot by Chico police and a security guard can proceed toward trial. Also, community members will soon have a chance to give input on how the state plans to use grant funding to aid recovery efforts from 2020 wildfires, and a law requiring corporations to include a certain number of women on their boards has been ruled unconstitutional by a California judge.

A wrongful death lawsuit over the 2017 Chico police shooting of a Ventura man was reinstated Tuesday by a federal appeals court.

The family of a Ventura man who was fatally shot by Chico police and a security guard in 2017 is trying to bring back a lawsuit against the city.