Police arrest Nord Gardens shooting suspect
Angelina Mendez, Staff Writer
May 5, 2020
Chico Police Detective Bureau arrested a shooting suspect the afternoon of Monday, April 27 following a homicide investigation regarding a shooting incident that occured on April 15th, according to a CPD news release. The shooting occured in the parking lot of 1521 Nord Avenue, Nord Gardens, and CPD off...
Attempted robbery at East Avenue Safeway
Keyla De Los Santos, Staff Writer
May 5, 2020
On May 2 at 9:47 p.m., the Chico Police Department received a call of a battery that had just occurred at the Safeway located on East Avenue. The suspect, identified as 25-year-old Colin Thompson, attempted to steal a bottle of liquor from the grocery store when he was stopped by the security guar...
Police arrest carjacking suspect following crash
Angelina Mendez, Staff Writer
May 5, 2020
At noon on May 4, Chico Police Department officers received a report regarding a carjcking that had just occurred in the 1900 block of Esplanade in Chico, according to a CPD news release. The victim, a 71-year-old female, was by a local yarn and knitting business when her vehicle, a white col...
Man found dead in creek
April 25, 2020
On April 24 at 11:00 a.m., the Chico Police Department received a phone call reporting a man who had fallen in the creek behind 25 Main St. according to a CPD press release. When officers arrived at the scene, they founded an employee from the Chico Research Foundation conducting CPR on the man....
Empty Chico leads officers to discover stolen vehicle
Angelina Mendez, Staff Writer
April 7, 2020
A Chico Police Officer completed a routine registration check on a green Honda Civic traveling eastbound on West 9th Street where the vehicle was discovered to be stolen on April 4, at approximately 11:54 p.m., according to a news release by CPD. Due to the recent shelter-in-place order from Governo...
Robbery at CVS Pharmacy
Angelina Mendez, Staff Writer
April 1, 2020
On Mar. 30th, at approximately 2:20 p.m., officers from the Chico Police department received a report regarding a robbery that occurred at CVS Pharmacy located at 1120 Forest Ave, according to a CPD news release. When officers arrived at the scene, they had learned that two male suspects, d...
Chico Resident Dies in a Public Right of Way
Angelina Mendez, Staff Writer
April 1, 2020
On Mar. 28th, at approximately 12:36 p.m., Chico Police Officers and medics responded to a report of an unconscious female who was not breathing near the dumpster at the Speedway Gas at 2501 Notre Dame Blvd, according to a CPD news release. Medics arrived at the scene and attempted to administer CPR to the...
Chico resident found dead at bus stop
February 17, 2020
On Feb. 9, a 54-year-old Chico resident was found dead at the bus stop located near the Chico Cemetery on Mangrove Avenue. According to the Chico Police Department’s press release, Chico Fire & Rescue received a phone call around 1 p.m. indicating a possible medical issue. When the...
Young Republicans and protestors clash, three criminal charges filed
Danielle Kessler, Melissa Joseph, and Ricardo Tovar
November 20, 2019
On Wednesday, tensions rose to an all-time high as students began protesting outside the Chico State College Republicans table following a physical altercation that happened on Tuesday in front of Butte Hall and Plumas. The debate between student Republicans and protesters evolved into a mob of people...
Evacuation warnings and flooding caused by steady rainfall
Gordy Papalias
February 14, 2019
Update: 2:12 p.m. According to Meghan McMahon, the Police Information Officer at the Butte County Sheriff's office, "About six houses" have been evacuated due to flooding in the Butte County area. While rain has slowed down through the afternoon hours, there is a high possibility that it will ...
Fire in Chapmantown destroys two sheds, no injuries
September 15, 2018
A fire broke out in Chapmantown around 3:10 p.m. on Saturday. CAL Fire responded to the fire when it started in an alley on Guill Street near Virginia Street. Two sheds and one fence were burned. According to CAL Fire, at 4:20 p.m. units reported they had been able to quickly put out the fire by...
The Orion News: The Week’s End Update May 11, 2018
May 12, 2018
The week’s wrap up broadcast of breaking news reports at Chico State and in the Butte County area, from May 6 to May 11. Natalie Hanson, Alejandra Fraga, Christian Solis and Josh Cozine can be reached at [email protected] [email protected]_news on Twitter....
