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The docents of the temple in Oroville, from left to right: Jan Clay, David Knox, Lani Fridrich. Photo credit: Tisha Cheney

Chinese New Year celebrated at temple in Oroville

Tisha Cheney // February 19, 2018

The historic Chinese temple museum in Oroville hosted an open house to share New Year festivities with community members Sunday. The temple, established in the late nineteenth century, was bought by the...

The fishing from the Feather River Hatchery to the HWY 70 bridge in Oroville remains hot with spawning steelhead. Photo credit: Jared Shibuya

Photo of the day

Jared Shibuya // February 5, 2018

The fishing from the Feather River Hatchery to the HWY 70 bridge in Oroville remains hot with spawning steelhead.

Photo credit: Sean Martens

Traffic collision in Oroville, one dead

Natalie Hanson // January 23, 2018

A vehicle driving through a red light struck another in an intersection in Oroville Sunday.According to a release Tuesday, a Chevrolet Tahoe was traveling east on Las Plumas Ave at about 1:38 a.m. As the...

Documents show Oroville Dam failures. Photo credit: Sean Martens

New information on Oroville Dam crisis suggests negligence

Cameron O'Brien // September 6, 2017

New forensic report suggests that faulty design and maintenance caused the dam to break earlier this year. Embed from Getty ImagesThe report published by the Oroville Dam Spillway Incident Independent...

Photo courtesy of Butte County Sheriffs Office

Fire in Butte County leads to evacuations

Christian Solis // August 31, 2017

A fire in Ponderosa started Tuesday afternoon, growing to cover 2,500 acres. The fire, nine-miles northeast of Oroville, is zero percent contained and expected to expand further north, according...

The Oroville Dam Crisis was discussed at the Chico City Council meeting Tuesday. Photo credit: Sean Martens

Chico City Council talks Oroville Dam crisis

Alejandra Fraga // May 3, 2017

Chico City Council approved to sign a letter regarding the Oroville Dam crisis Tuesday. The letter highlighted many issues that the Butte County region has raised in community meetings, all issues relating...

An audience member said during the town hall  she does not want LaMalfa to have a say over her body. LaMalfa says thats fine but the tax payer shouldnt have to pay for it. Photo credit: Screenshot from Emily Bertolinos periscope

LaMalfa faces tough crowd, walks off stage

George Johnston // April 18, 2017

First District Congressman Doug LaMalfa heard many boos and some cheers at the town hall in Oroville April 17. The Oroville State Theatre hosted a meeting from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Residents from the 1st...

Oroville Dam Panel
Matt Colwell - Left
Dave Steindorf - Right Photo credit: Daniel Wright

Panel reflects on Oroville Spillway situation

Daniel Wright // March 23, 2017

A reflection panel on the Oroville Dam discussed the various factors that led up to the evacuations and the use of the emergency spillway. The event was hosted by the Center for Water and the Environment...

Many evacuees received donations from locals including clothing, shoes, and water. Photo credit: Miguel Orozco

Spillway evacuees tell their stories

Nicole Henson // February 21, 2017

Caitlyn Richter remembers flashing notifications on her phone that read the Oroville Dam emergency spillway was going to fail within the hour. She was told it was going to fail. Not that it might. An...

The Academic Senate discussing the main topics of immediate solution during Emergency  protocol. Photo credit: Jacqueline Morales

President Hutchinson reacts to Oroville Spillway crisis

Jacqueline Morales // February 17, 2017

President Gayle Hutchinson expressed her thoughts and reactions about the Oroville Spillway during the Academic Senate meeting Feb. 16. "Sunday I was at home working on my dining room table in the afternoon...

Emergency crews making progress on Spillway

Daniel Wright // February 15, 2017

Embed from Getty ImagesButte County Sheriff Kory Honea, reiterated that the situation at the Oroville Dam continues to be an emergency in Wednesday's press conference.Honea, along with the Director of...

Family packing up there things and heading home. Photo credit: George Johnston

Oroville evacuees returning home

George Johnston // February 14, 2017

Joyful cheers came from the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds as the immediate evacuation order was changed to an evacuation warning. An estimated 1,650 people were at the fairgrounds, according to the American...

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