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The Orion

Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion

Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion

Zachary Fitch pleaded no contest to charges accusing him of intentionally starting a fire that burned two pallet shelters in August. Courtesy: Butte County District Attorney's Office

Chico man pleads no contest to pallet shelter arson-related charges

Anthony Vasek, News Reporter // October 8, 2024

A Chico man, Zachary Fitch, pleaded no contest Wednesday to charges related to starting a fire that destroyed two pallet shelters on Aug. 5, a press release from the Butte County District Attorney's Office...

Glance at alternative homeless camp on Eaton and Cohasset Road 

Mawil Mateo, Reporter // March 23, 2023

Glance at alternative homeless camp on Eaton and Cohasset Road  The City of Chico and Chico Police Department began removing unauthorized vehicles and people from the alternative homeless camp...

Pallet Shelters at Chico's upcoming unhoused shelter site

Chico prioritizes temporary housing with new ‘tiny home’ pallet shelter

Ava Norgrove, News Editor // February 6, 2022

On Feb. 3, new details were released about Chico’s upcoming Pallet Shelter at a press conference on the construction site at 2352 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway.  Mayor Andrew Coolidge,...

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