Construction worker injured in accident at Chico sewer outfall project

Chico Enterprise-Record - Fri Nov 06

Firefighters remove construction worker Philipe Gonzalez from a concrete pipe at the city of Chico's sewer outfall project near the M&T Ranch off of River Road.

Inventors' high-flying kites harness wind power

San Francisco Chronicle - Fri Nov 06

Wind power generators, long anchored to the ground, are starting to take flight.

Oroville trash company expands recycling and reuse programs

Chico Enterprise-Record - Thu Nov 05

One man's trash is another man's treasure is an idea a Butte County trash company is taking seriously.

Putting a price on safety

Chico News & Review - Thu Nov 05

Fire safe: For more info on the proposed fire-safety measures, visitthe Ridge Area Ad Hoc Committee Agendas at www.townofparadise.com . During the Humboldt fire, John and Tasha Haigh could see the flames coming, both from Neal Road and up Hamlin Canyon, toward their home south of Paradise town limits.

Death in California

Chico News & Review - Thu Nov 05

Death in California , by Sacramento-based writer David Kulczyk, is a collection of chronologically laid-out essays about various deaths that took place in the state from 1852 to 2007.

County government takes the right steps

Mercury-Register - Wed Nov 04

Regarding the Butte County budget surplus for the 2008-09 fiscal year: Hooray! In an era of unprecedented deficit spending and massive debt creation, this was a pleasant front-page surprise Saturday.

Man pleads guilty of failing to register as a sex offender

Chico Enterprise Record - Tue Nov 03

SACRAMENT0 - A man who resides in Brownsville, southwest of Oroville near the Yuba-Butte county line, entered a plea of guilty in federal court to a charge of failing to register as a sex offender.

Cavalli bound for trial on murder charge

Paradise Post - Tue Nov 03

An 18-year-old Paradise man will be tried for the murder of his stepfather, a Butte County judge ruled yesterday following the defendant's preliminary hearing.

Farm community contributors honored at gathering

Chico Enterprise Record - Tue Nov 03

Butte County Supervisor Jane Dolan congratulates Tom DeGrazia after he received the Farm City Community Service Award Monday.

Body pulled out of Lime Saddle Marina

Mercury-Register - Tue Nov 03

A body was pulled out of the water at the Lime Saddle Marina at Lake Oroville Saturday afternoon.