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Eating
The Chico Episode of Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives is Perfectly NorCal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkqEf78xL-U&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR0j_qeMsYRwwuhq0A2UWxsE00Pc82PHA-eNoPSMVcg551mAYet7CBlR-tU “I don’t think many people know how great Chico is.” The much anticipated Chico episode of the Food Network’s…
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Where the Wildflowers Are: See NorCal’s Super Bloom at Table Mountain
Flickr/Sathish J Spring has arrived and that means wildflowers have begun to embellish many of our favorite trails. Strolling through…
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That’s Odd: Car Found in Chico’s Sycamore Pool
Around 6:30 am Tuesday morning, a person enjoying Chico’s beautiful Lower Bidwell Park came across an odd sight. A car…
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Wildlife
Turkey Hunter Comes Face-to-Face with Hungry Mountain Lions in Butte County
Billy Driessen, known for being a fishing guide in the area and catching giant bass, recently had a run-in with…
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Watch Dramatic Drone Footage of the Oroville Dam Spillway Reopening
When the California Department of Water Resources opened the gates of the Oroville Dam spillway on Tuesday, they eased the…
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Water Released onto the Oroville Dam Spillway
https://www.facebook.com/OrovilleNewsLive/videos/313180306039009/?notif_id=1554227457138476¬if_t=live_video_share With high water levels in Lake Oroville and an upcoming forecast of rain, the California Department of Water Resources…
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News
Breaking: The Brand-New Oroville Dam Spillway will be Used this Week
A drone view of the Lake Oroville main spillway in Butte County, California. Photo taken Photo taken March 29, 2018.…
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Crew Mistakenly Cuts Down 27 Healthy Oak Trees in Bidwell Park
The City of Chico Public Works directed an inmate crew to cut and remove a group of damaged Catalpa trees…
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Eating
Here’s Where Guy Fieri Went in Chico for the Newest Episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Residing in Santa Rosa, Guy Fieri is a Northern California local and has been very active supporting the first responders…
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Butte
Increased Populations of Ticks Found in Butte County
The western black-legged tick The Butte County Mosquito and Vector Control District reminded Butte County residents that tick populations continue…
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News
As Water Leaks Out the Oroville Dam Spillway, Officials Prepare for its First Test
Reconstructed Oroville Dam Spillway. Photo: Department of Water Resources With historic precipitation slamming Northern California in recent months, Department of…
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6 People Rescued Atop Cars on Flooded Butte County Road
Officials across Northern California have pleaded with the public not to attempt to drive through floodwaters in the wake of…
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Weather
Dangerous Flooding Forces Evacuations Throughout Northern California
The historic rain continued to pound many areas of Northern California through the night on Tuesday, causing major flooding in…
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Brand-New Oroville Dam Spillway Could be Used this Week, According to the DWR
With rainfall in Northern California reaching historic proportions this winter, Department of Water Resources officials are keeping an eye on…
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Weather
Evacuations Ordered as Sacramento River Hits Flood Stage Around NorCal
As flood fears remained prevalent throughout Northern California during Thursday’s “atmospheric river” storm, the fears are being realized in Red…
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Eating
Sierra Nevada Makes First-Ever Acquisition: A Gluten-Free Brewery
The Northern California craft beer giant Sierra Nevada has made its first-ever acquisition, stepping its toes into the healthy beer…
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Outdoors
Chico State Adventure Outings Wins Award for “Excellence” and its “Get Outdoors” Scholarship
Chico State’s Adventure Outings is a program dedicated to outdoor recreation for students. The program is student operated and includes…
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Weather
Flash Flood Warning Issued for Camp Fire Burn Scar
With the rain continuing to batter Northern California, officials feared the burned area of the Camp Fire in Butte County…
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Resilience IPA Now Being Served in 1,400 Breweries Around the Country
View this post on Instagram We are so proud to be releasing #ResilienceIPA. Tonight, we’ll be celebrating with #ResilienceNight, a…
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Honey Run Covered Bridge Ornaments Beings Sold to Fund Bridge Reconstruction
Photo via Facebook/Chris Hutton When the Camp Fire broke out in Butte County in November, it destroyed a lot of…
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Video: Family Finds Cat Amidst Camp Fire Devastation
A month after their house was burned in the devastating Camp Fire, a family returned to the rubble of their…
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Police Body Cam Footage Shows Life-or-Death Evacuation During Camp Fire
During the climax of the record-breaking Camp Fire in Paradise, officials scrambled to evacuate as many people as possible in…
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Now Brewing: Sierra Nevada’s Resilience Butte County Proud IPA to Support Camp Fire Victims
On November 27, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. continued their efforts to fundraise for Camp Fire victims by starting the brewing…
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Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke: Camp Fire Likely to Cost Billions
U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is getting used to spending time in burned Northern California communities this year. Earlier in…
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Rain Extinguishes Camp Fire with Hundreds Still Missing
With steady rains putting out the deadliest and most destructive fire in California’s history this week, it’s a bittersweet ending…
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History Reduced to Rubble: Remembering the Honey Run Covered Bridge
The Camp Fire took many victims as it spread through Butte County on November 8th, the most significant being lost…
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Paradise’s Historic Flumes Destroyed in Camp Fire
The Flumes of Paradise, a staple of the local community and a makeshift walkway to the beautiful swimming holes of…
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Sierra Nevada Releasing Craft Beer to Support Camp Fire Victims
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., which rose to prominence as one of the original craft brewers in the United States, has…
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Camp Fire Death Toll Now at 71 as Over 1,000 Remain Missing
The Butte County Sheriff’s office confirmed they recovered the remains of eight more people in the Camp Fire rubble on…
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Aaron Rodgers Shows Support for Camp Fire Victims
Aaron Rodgers, the Green Bay Packers superstar quarterback, is the poster-boy for Butte County. Growing up in Chico, playing football…
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President Trump Coming to Northern California to Visit Camp Fire Survivors
The deadliest and most destructive fire in California’s history has gained the attention of the world and President Donald Trump…
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Camp Fire Death Toll Grows to 63 as Over 600 People Remain Missing
The deadliest fire in California’s history continues to add to its grim numbers as officials discovered the remains of 8…
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Camp Fire Update: Death Toll Rises to 48 as Fire Grows to 135,000 Acres, Hundreds Still Missing
The Camp Fire took just over 24 hours to destroy entire communities in Butte County. Now, the process of assessing…
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Paradise Football Team Honored at the 49er’s Game
The Paradise High School varsity football team was having a stellar season. Rolling to a 8-2 record in the regular…
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Camp Fire Becomes California’s Deadliest Ever as Hundreds Still Missing
The Camp Fire now sits atop the record books for all the wrong reasons. The fire, which swept through the…
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Camp Fire Death Toll Grows to 23 as Flames Move Towards Oroville
On Saturday, the most destructive fire in California’s history became the third deadliest, with the remains of 10 more people…
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Camp Fire Grows to 100,000 Acres, Now 20 Percent Contained
The Camp Fire in Butte County became the most destructive fire in California’s history after just 36 hours of burning.…
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Camp Fire Becomes the Most Destructive Fire in California’s History
The Camp Fire erupted in the Feather River Canyon on Thursday, it began moving quickly towards the town of Paradise.…
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Camp Fire Quadruples in Size Overnight, Burning 2,000 Structures and 70,000 Acres
Update Friday – 10 am: The Camp Fire, which has destroyed the entire town of Paradise, continues to move quickly…
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Paradise Lost: Camp Fire Destroys Entire Town, Blocked from Entering Chico
Update 5:30 am: At 6:30 am yesterday, a fire burst out during a Red Flag Warning in the Feather River…
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Camp Fire Update: Evacuations Move into Chico, Paradise Completely “Wiped Outâ€
Update 10 pm: As officials assess the incredible damage of the Camp Fire in Paradise, where the fire left little…
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Camp Fire Update: Evacuations Move into Chico, Paradise is Completely “Wiped Out”
Update 10 pm: As officials assess the incredible damage of the Camp Fire in Paradise, where the fire left little…
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Video of Camp Fire “Firenado” Captured in Butte County
The Camp Fire has ravaged Butte County, specifically the community of Paradise. With over 20,000 acres burned, many structures destroyed…
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Hundreds Missing and Structures Destroyed as Camp Fire Rages to 20,000 Acres
Update 8:30 pm: The worst fears of the fast-moving Camp Fire in Butte County have been realized, as up to…
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Update: Camp Fire Reaches 20,000 Acres as Structures Burn and People are Missing
Update 5:00 pm: With the Camp Fire growing to 20,000 acres in under 12 hours, it is moving at an…
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News
Camp Fire Explodes to 17,000 Acres, Evacuations Moving West Toward Chico
Update 1:30 pm: Cal Fire has confirmed that the Camp Fire, which is swiftly moving through Butte County, has grown…
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Sports
Fisherman Lands 48-Pound King Salmon on the Sacramento River
Back in April, we wrote about a lucky fisherman who caught a 57-pound striped bass on the Sacramento River near…
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Skateboarding Legend Tony Hawk Skates Through Chico
The Chico skatepark received a much-needed facelift recently, and one of the first riders of the new park was none…
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“Environmental Violations” May Land Two Weed Growers Near Feather Falls in Jail
When the Butte County Sheriff’s Office’s Special Enforcement Unit served a search warrant on Long Point Road near Feather Falls…
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Bear Causes Massive Power Outage in Butte County
On Monday morning, a pesky bear took to a 60,000-volt electric pole in Butte County for a little bit of a…
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Waterfalls
The Phantom Falls Experience: 164-Feet of Pure Waterfall Bliss
By Ryan Loughrey From the directions I had read online, I anticipated pulling off the side of the road in…
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News
Lake Oroville Experiencing Severely-Low Water Levels
The summer on Lake Oroville has been a tough one for business owners on the lake, who say that the…
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Destinations
3 Bidwell Park Swimming Holes to Beat the Heat
What Chico lacks in terms of manageable summer temperatures, it makes up for with all the swimming hole options at…
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News
NorCal Man Drowns After Disappearing From Houseboat on Lake Oroville
The body of a 41-year-old Roseville man was recovered in Lake Oroville Saturday after the man disappeared from the boat…
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Destinations
The Flumes and Cable Pools of Paradise
The town of Paradise, California, which is just outside of Chico, is not necessarily known as NorCal’s “paradise,” but it does…
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Chico State Students Use Their Education to Renovate a Park, Saving the City $135,000
The City of Chico was desperately looking to upgrade the Capres Acres Park, a Fairytale-themed playground featuring numerous activities and…
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Waterfalls
Feather Falls – Hiking to Northern California’s Towering Waterfall
Before being accurately measured, Oroville’s Feather Falls was considered the sixth tallest waterfall in the United States. Though widely reported, the height of the falls…
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Wildlife
Lake Oroville Eagles Find New Home Following Spillway Crisis
When the Oroville Dam spillway collapsed in February of 2017, officials had to rush to move electric towers that were…
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4 Ways to Enjoy Chico When You Don’t Have Time to Enjoy Chico
By Ryan Loughrey Chico is a beautiful college town sitting in the valley of Northern California. Whether its exploring the…
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News
Lake Oroville Offers 10 Free Recreation Days This Summer
In order to entice boaters and swimmers back to Lake Oroville following the Oroville Dam spillway collapse in 2017, state…
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A Million Salmon were Released into the Sacramento River and Some People Aren’t Happy About It
Eight truckloads full of a million juvenile chinook salmon were released into the Sacramento River just north of Sacramento…
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Dr Pepper Snapple Group Donates $750,000 to Help Conserve Northern California Rivers
Dr Pepper Snapple Group and The Nature Conservancy are once again teaming up on environmental stewardship projects to protect vital water…
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Sports
Lucky Fisherman Catches Giant 57-Pound Striped Bass on the Sacramento River
It was on April 7 around 6:30 pm when Billy Driessen hooked the catch of the lifetime on the Sacramento…
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Outdoors
Beat the NorCal Heat: 7 Summer Swimming Holes
Summer is upon us and as I write this in my air-conditioned office it is a smoldering 110 degrees outside.…
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