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First responders at the scene of Mondays incident after gas leak alert was sent out. Photo credit: Lizzie Helmer

Gas leak alert leads to evacuations

Alejandra Fraga and Natalie Hanson // February 19, 2018

Chico State alerted students and faculty to a gas leak near Shurmer Gym and Yolo Hall Monday around 4:30 p.m. Gas leak on campus near Shurmer Gym and Yolo Hall. Those buildings are being evacuated....

Chico State student is awarded thousands by PG&E

Gennisis Mendoza Cruz // August 22, 2017

Chico State student was awarded a scholarship of 20,000 by the Pacific Gas & Eelectric Company.Rigoberto Vazquez Jr., a Mechanical Engineering major, applied for the Better Together STEM scholarship...

PG&E is making Chico shine a bit brighter by providing over 6,000 street lamps in the city. Photo credit: Yang Dai

6,000 LED street lamps will light up Chico

Yang Dai // May 8, 2016

Chico will replace lamps in many streets with LED energy-saving lamps in the next four to six weeks in order to ensure more brilliant and energy-saving nights in Chico. The Pacific Gas and Electric Company...

PG&E customers are encouraged to have flashlights on hand in case of future outages. Photo credit: Bridget Comito

Power outages affect Butte County residents

Bridget Comito // March 12, 2016
Chico residents and many other customers of PG&E experience blackouts in the middle of the night on March 10
Firefighters Talk with PG&E. Photo credit: Michael Catelli

Transformer explosion causes power outage

Michael Catelli // September 1, 2015
Residents and businesses near the corner of East Sacramento and Oleander Avenues experience a power outage Moday.
The lights in Kendall Hall are out on Monday morning following a power outage in Butte County. Photo credit: George Johnston

County wide power outage closes campus

Austin Redfern // April 7, 2015
A power outage in Butte County caused the Chico State campus to close for most of the day Monday.
Meriam Library computer lab in the dark except for a couple lights from the generators. Photo credit: George Johnston

Countywide power outage leaves Chico State in the dark

Whitney Urmann // April 6, 2015
Power outage affects county for three hours on Monday morning.

Woman gives man $160 to fix car battery, he takes off

Brianne Mcevoy // January 24, 2015
The police blotter is a selection of information cited directly from the Chico Police Department and the University Police Department. Jan. 23
Chico State files lawsuit against PG&E

Chico State files lawsuit against PG&E

Ernesto Rivera // May 2, 2014
The university is hoping to regain $2,369,000 after it cleaned up toxic soil it claims came from a PG&E-owned gas manufacturing plant.
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