Turning out to vote
The Chico Elk's Lodge was in good spirits Tuesday as one by one some residents popped in to fill out and turn in their ballots.
Nov 4, 2026Open source
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Chico, California. Counties or equivalents associated with this area: Butte. Associated ZIP codes: 95926, 95927, 95928, 95929, 95973, 95976.
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A tale of 2 rebuilds — what is, and what could be again | Editor’s notes
These are local people who saw a need and volunteered their time and energy to fix something that would not only preserve an important part of our past, but...
Oct 25, 2026Open source
Man who caused Park fire, one of the largest in California history, convicted of arson
A judge found Ronnie Stout guilty of starting the devastating Park fire. The 44-year-old Chico man faces 25 years to life and is scheduled to be sentenced Oc...
Jul 25, 2026Open source
Chico man found guilty of arson in Park Fire, one of California's largest wildfires
A Chico man has been convicted for starting the Park Fire that burned more than 400,000 acres in Butte County.
Jul 25, 2026Open source
Jason Eyer named new Northern Section CIF commissioner
Longtime Paradise Adventist Academy athletic director, coach and administrator Jason Eyer succeeds Johnson after spending the past four years as the assistan...
Jul 4, 2026Open source
Shooting survivor recalls library attack
Sitting at the Chico library Monday and reading a book with a respite care client and a little girl who had asked to join them, 19-year-old Lily Krueger was...
Jun 30, 2026Open source
18-year-old arrested for 'Columbine' massacre shooting at Chico library
An 18-year-old suspect has been arrested after a shooting at a library in Northern California left two people dead, Chico police said Tuesday, adding that hi...
Jun 23, 2026Open source
Shooting inside California library leaves 2 adults dead, child injured
Chico police received a 911 call about an active shooter inside a city library. The call audio captured gunshots and screaming.
Jun 23, 2026Open source
A shooter kills 2 at a Northern California library and an 18-year-old suspect is arrested
CHICO, Calif. (AP) — A shooting at a library in Northern California left two people dead and an 18-year-old suspect has been arrested, police said Tuesday.
Jun 23, 2026Open source
Chico Library Shooting: Two Dead, Child Injured as Suspect Arrested
A suspect who tried to flee after a shooting at a Butte County Library branch, in Northern California, has been arrested, police said.
Jun 23, 2026Open source
Readying to roll
CHICO — The shade around the Sycamore Pool in Chico saw dozens of folks taking a break to read, nap and relax by the water Tuesday. The Bidwell Park trails...
Jul 3, 2026Open source
CHAT appoints Megan Massie as new executive director
Massie previously served as the interim executive director for the past few months following former director Lizzie Young stepping down April 30. Young serve...
Jul 3, 2026Open source
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Shooting at Spirit Halloween store in California leaves 1 dead and 6 wounded, police say
A targeted shooting California inside a Spirit Halloween on the eve of the holiday has left one person dead and six injured, police said.
Nov 4, 2026Open source
Supreme Court Rejects Trump Bid to Block Counting of Disputed California Ballots
A one-line order from the justices ends a monthlong fight over roughly 20,000 ballots the administration wanted set aside, closing out the case on the eve of...
Nov 4, 2026Open source
Live election results: Napa County & Statewide
Follow results for Napa County’s city councils, mayors, school and college boards and Measure B, plus the Thompson–Jones congressional race, California g...
Nov 4, 2026Open source
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Chico is in Butte County, California.
Region: Northern California
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95926, 95927, 95928, 95929, 95973, 95976
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Shooting at Spirit Halloween store in California leaves 1 dead and 6 wounded, police say
A targeted shooting California inside a Spirit Halloween on the eve of the holiday has left one person dead and six injured, police said.
Nov 4, 2026Open source
Supreme Court Rejects Trump Bid to Block Counting of Disputed California Ballots
A one-line order from the justices ends a monthlong fight over roughly 20,000 ballots the administration wanted set aside, closing out the case on the eve of...
Nov 4, 2026Open source
Live election results: Napa County & Statewide
Follow results for Napa County’s city councils, mayors, school and college boards and Measure B, plus the Thompson–Jones congressional race, California g...
Nov 4, 2026Open source
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The first known inhabitants of the Chico area were the Mechoopda Maidu, and a Maidu village called Bah-hahp'-ke, "straight tree," stood within the present city. The name Chico is Spanish for "little" or "small." John Bidwell, a member of one of the first wagon trains to reach California, in 1843, arrived in the area in 1850 and founded the city in 1860. During the Civil War, Lieutenant Colonel A.E. Hooker set up Camp Bidwell a mile outside Chico on August 26, 1863, with a company of cavalry and two of infantry, and by early 1865 it was being called Camp Chico. The city was incorporated on January 8, 1872.
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Chico had a significant Chinese American community when it was incorporated, but arsonists burned its Chinatown in February 1886 and drove Chinese residents out of town. The historian W.H. "Old Hutch" Hutchinson named five events as the most important in Chico's history: Bidwell's arrival in 1850, the coming of the California and Oregon Railroad in 1870, the founding in 1887 of the Northern Branch of the State Normal School, now California State University, Chico, the purchase of the Sierra Lumber Company by the Diamond Match Company in 1900, and the building of the Army air base that is now Chico Municipal Airport. Sources Wikipedia: Chico, California
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39.7564660, -121.8518060
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