CHICO — When naming a newly planted Red-Push Pistache tree, the name Juniper might not immediately seem fitting — but this was a special occasion. The city of Chico and Parkview Elementary School team up each year to plant new trees on the campus celebrating both Arbor Day and the graduating fifth-grade classes. This year, …
MARINA – Karl Waller came to Marina when he was about ten years old and remembers riding his bike in the area where his new business now stands. That was in the early 1970s when his dad was in the Army at Ford Ord. Now, nearly 50 years later, Waller is back and the proud …
OROVILLE — High school athletes and other sports teams will be presented with awards at Oroville’s State of the City on Tuesday. For Mayor David Pittman, the event poses an opportunity to recognize local partnerships and groups that provide good to the community — and in the near future, will be supporting coming growth to …
MONTEREY – A seemingly nondescript plot of land off Monterey-Salinas Highway 68 near the Monterey Regional Airport has been acquired by the Big Sur Land Trust to conserve and protect its significant attributes. The Land Trust says that conserving the 84-acre Hiss Parcel preserves an important portion of the larger Canyon Del Rey watershed. “From …
Monterey County will be honoring victims of crime at 1 p.m. Friday at the Monterey County Courthouse courtyard, 142 W. Alisal St. in Salinas as part of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. The event will feature Janette Blair, Julia Blair and Anita Scott as Speakers. They were children when their grandmother, aunt and two cousins …
CHICO — A mild storm system worked its way Thursday evening into Northern California and is expected to bring some rainfall and light breezes. Kate Forrest, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Sacramento office said the system has a chance of thunderstorms as well. “We’ve got a weak system moving into the area that …
OROVILLE — A former Sycamore Junior High School teacher pled no contest to unlawful sex with a minor, according to a media release by Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey. The former school teacher — Michelle Christine Solis, 46, of Gridley — entered no-contest pleas Tuesday at Butte County Superior Court to sex charges that …
SALINAS – With its eye on a May 27 reopening of the roadway, Caltrans reports that it continues to advance on repairs to stabilize the edge of the roadway at the Rocky Creek slip-out which occurred nearly a month ago and has reduced access to Big Sur to locals and essential workers only. “We’re definitely …
CARMEL — A fire broke out at a restaurant in Carmel on Tuesday and caused significant damage to the building. A fire breaks out in the kitchen area of the Carmel Burger Bar behind a stove. Firefighters are still investigating the incident, but say it does not look suspicious. (Photo Courtesy of the Monterey Fire …
CHICO — Just before attendees began to arrive in the Doubletree Hotel ballroom for the annual State of the City address, two members of the Chico Police Department decided a dry run was in order for a surprise planned for later. Officer Jordan Saldano donned a visual headset and took the controls of a small …