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The family of a man killed by Chico police in 2015 is suing the city. Also, election officials in Shasta County are warning residents about reports of voter intimidation, and a lumber mill in Siskiyou County is being investigated in the deadly Mill Fire.
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Chico State Enterprises is transferring ownership of the Butte Creek Ecological Preserve back to the Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria. Also, a man was arrested in Chico Sunday for reportedly making threats to travel to Las Vegas and carry out a mass shooting. And a photographer captures Dixie Fire survivors through portraiture for the Dixie Fire Stories Project.
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The search for a new police chief is underway in Chico. Also, Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed an emergency declaration for fire-stricken Siskiyou County, and California has the highest number of people who could receive student loan debt forgiveness under President Joe Biden’s plan.
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Landowners living in a controversial proposed water district in Butte County have one more day to vote on whether the district should be formed.
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Chico’s cooling center moved this week to accommodate more people. Also, auto club AAA expects an increase in roadside service calls as travelers hit the road for the holiday weekend, and a controversial vaccination-consent bill was pulled before a vote in the California Legislature.
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The city of Chico has named a temporary replacement for the city’s outgoing police chief. Also, small and rural schools in the North State are facing staffing challenges, and California is facing a prolonged late-summer heat wave this week.
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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.
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In Chico, the housing aid nonprofit Home and Heart is working to decrease those numbers. NSPR's Alec Stutson spoke with the nonprofit’s founder, Sierra Schmidt, and Executive Director Cathryn Carkhuff about Home and Heart’s model to help older unhoused residents find a place to live.
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Hundreds of millions of dollars have been allocated to governments in Butte County for wildfire recovery projects. Also, a journalist in Chico resolves a lawsuit filed over Chico police records, and California plans to adopt regulations that would ban the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035.
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Author David Bruhn writes "Toe The Mark," a book dedicated to highlighting the running programs in Chico, California, in the 1970s.