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Chico State's independent student newspaper

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Chico State's independent student newspaper

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Firefighters maintain efforts to quell flames. Photo taken by Shane Aweeka on March 1.

High-speed chase ends in collision and fatality

Shane Aweeka and Callum Standish // March 1, 2024

UPDATE: According to Chico State's Public Relations Manager Andrew Staples, Chico State's University Police have determined that the person of interest who was detained near the scene was not the driver...

sunny street of an apartment complex. orange cones and three people standing around where the gate once was

Car crashes into ‘The Zoo’

Molly Myers, Editor-in-Chief // April 16, 2023

Early morning April 16, a driver crashed into a gate at Timber Creek Apartments, also known as "The Zoo," and hit several cars and an apartment building. His condition is currently unknown. No one...

Skyway blocked after truck crashes into guardrails

Skyway blocked after truck crashes into guardrails

Natalie Hanson // April 25, 2018

The Skyway was closed Tuesday after a utility truck crashed at about 3:14 p.m.California Highway Patrol responded to the "Lookout Point" area of the Skyway after a utility truck traveling east crashed...

Chico firefighters arrived to extinguish flames on the truck, while northbound Highway 99 at East 1st Ave remained closed. Image courtesy of the Chico Fire Department.

Highway 99 crash leaves one dead

Josiah Nicholl // March 12, 2018

A man died Sunday night after getting into a car accident on Highway 99, according to the California Highway Patrol.The CHP confirmed that the incident happened around 9:30 p.m., when the man was driving...

The man inside the flipped pick up trick suffered minor injuries. Photo credit: Christian Solis

Car flips during an accident

Christian Solis // August 25, 2017

Tow-Truck crashes into a pickup truck this afternoon.A tow-truck coming down 8th St., a one way street, slammed into a silver pickup truck trying to cross the intersection going up Ivy Street.According...

East 20th Street between Martin Luther King Boulevard and C Street were closed following a crash on Thursday, Oct. 1. that left one dead and one injured. Photo credit: Kindra Robinson

1 dead, 1 injured in crash

Kindra Robinson // October 4, 2015
Woman dies after a fatal crash on East 20th Street.
Paramedics, fireman and University Police officers tend to a student after being struck by a Volkswagen Beetle on Warner Street. Photo credit: Steven Verstelle

Student struck by car in front of O’Connell

Steven Verstelle // April 23, 2014
A student on a long-board was struck by a car Wednesday afternoon in front of O'Connell Technology Center.
Orland residents look on Thursday as emergency personnel clean up the accident. Photo credit: Sharon Martin

10 dead from bus crash

Sharon Martin // April 11, 2014
A Humboldt State staff member was one of the casualties from Thursday's accident in Orland.
Bryant Mata-Adams

Fundraiser held for student’s funeral

Mozes Zarate // January 29, 2014
Friends of Bryant Mata-Adams' mother are raising money online for funeral and medical expenses.
Flowers are left at the remains of a crashed that killed 20-year-old Chico State student Austin Silver and 19-year-old Bryant Mata-Adams.Photo credit: Madison Holmes

Second passenger in Sunday’s crash is dead

Mozes Zarate // January 28, 2014
As of 9 a.m. Wednesday, the driver remains in critical condition, according to an Enloe Medical Center spokesperson.
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