The Butte Strong Found has committed an additional $1 million in grants, this week, for Camp Fire recovery.

According to a press release from the North Valley Community Foundation:

$500,000 was granted to the Butte County Fire Safe Council to keep tree removal projects moving before the rainy season hits.

$200,000 was provided for caseworker positions because, according to the North Valley Community Foundation, there weren't enough government funded positions to address the need.

Adventist Health Feather River received a $49,000 grant to help pay for a facility to allow ambulance service to return to Paradise.

Grants were also given to assist recovery centers in the upper ridge area and a meeting space in Concow.

The Butte County Sheriff's Office is alerting the public of a missing Chico woman. 84-year-old Barbara Olmstead was reported missing earlier thie month. Investigators suspect that Barbara is with her niece 55-year-old Rebekah Vierow of North Highlands. On September 10th investigators spoke with a woman who identified herself as Barbara. According to authorities, she was supposed to contact the local CHP office to be removed from the missing person system. However, as of Tuesday Barbara has not been officially located and the phone numbers for Barbara and Rebekah are reportedly not working.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the Detective Jake Smith with the Butte County Sheriff's Office at (530) 538-7321.

The Chico Police Department received a call around 4:15 Tuesday afternoon stating that a body was found near a church on the 2000 block of Magnolia Avenue. Officers and Chico Fire personnel arrived and confirmed that the unidentified man was deceased. According to Chico Police, a preliminary investigation indicates the death was most likely the result of a medical condition.

The Glenn County Sheriff's Office will be conducting a test of the CodeRED and Nixle mass notification systems this morning. Glenn County officials say this is just a drill to test the functionality of the system and not an actual emergency. According to a Glenn County Sheriff's Office press release, those registered can receive alerts in various forms including a voice call, text, email, and through the CodeRED App. The drill is conducted annually in September as part of National Preparedness Month.

There are three ways to register for Glenn County alerts:

1. www.countyofglenn.net/OES

2. Text:

CodeRed: Text GlennCodeRed to 99411

Nixle: Text your zip code to 888777

3. Download the CodeRED mobile app to your smart phone through the Apple or Google Play stores

31-year-old Nicholas Smith was reported missing Monday night after he called a friend and told them that he was possibly lost in Upper Bidwell Park. A Search and Rescue team went into early this morning, but was called off until 5 am when further personnel could assist with specialized equipment. Police say they have not yet found Smith.

Anyone who has had any contact with Smith since he's been reported missing is asked to contact the Chico Police Department at 897-4900.

Chico Police Officers responded to a report of a burglary at North Valley Bicycle on Cohasset Road early Tuesday morning. A nearby officer saw a man riding a new bicycle. Officers reportedly confirmed that the bike had been stolen and found additional evidence linking the man, identified as 29-year-old Robin Fox. According to Chico Police, he was arrested for commercial burglary and was booked into the Butte County Jail.  

A gun found in a car leads to an arrest in south Chico. Officers on patrol around 1230 Saturday morning at the Walmart Parking lot on Forest Avenue where they found a woman slumped over the wheel of a vehicle. Officers checked on the woman and determined the woman had allegedly used heroin causing her to pass out. Officers located a backpack with a gun inside belonging to a passenger of the vehicle who was believed to be on foot in the area. That passenger was identified as 28-year-old Ian Broughton who was reportedly spotted at In-N-Out Burger. Police say he went into the bathroom to allegedly disguise his appearance. He was arrested after exited the bathroom and charged for being an addict in possession of a firearm.

Chico Police officers were called out to a fatal train verse pedestrian collision over the weekend. Officers arrived north of West 1st Street after 9:30 Saturday night where the train was stopped on the tracks. According to Chico Police, the pedestrian was found nearby and pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of the incident is being investigated. Anyone with information is asked to call the Chico Police Department at 897-4910.

Ramon Barrera Jr. plead guilty in a Glenn County courtroom Thursday to vehicular homicide. According to the Glenn County DA's Office, Barrera drove his Ford Fusion recklessly passing vehicles on Highway 32 in 2017 which resulted in a head on collision with a vehicle driven by Brett Silva. Silva died in the crash and his two children were severely injured.

Barrera Sentencing is set for October. He faces up to six years in prison.

A section of Oro Quincy Highway near Mountain House damaged by storms will reopen later today. Butte County Department of Public Works officials announced Thursday that all roadway repairs on the highway have been completed and that the roadway is scheduled to reopen to traffic at 5 this evening.

According to officials, two locations on the highway near the community of Mountain House experienced catastrophic failure during storms in 2017.

The over 2 million dollar price tag for the project was primarily funded by Federal Emergency Relief funds with supplemental funding from the SB1 state gas tax.

The county wants to thank local residents for their patience as officials worked for federal funding and environmental approvals necessary to allow the repair project to move forward.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric and a group of insurers say they have reached an $11 billion settlement to cover most of the claims from the 2017 and 2018 wildfires in California. The utility said in a statement Friday the tentative agreement covers 85% of the insurance claims, including the Camp Fire.

The North Valley Community Foundation, Camp Fire Long Term Recovery Group, and Community Housing Improvement Program have received a grant of $1.1 million from a national charitable organization, the Center for Disaster Philanthropy.

A $500,000 grant to the N-V-C-F will help fund the Butte County Office of Education's Trauma Response and Recovery Project. That project pays for healing and recovery initiatives for Butte County Schools.

A $250,000 grant also went to the N-V-C-F which will support the foundation's housing project to provide permanent housing in the burn area for dozens of families and individuals.

The Camp Fire Long Term Recovery Group was awarded over $114,000 to support the Camp Fire Resource Center.

The Community Housing Improvement Program or CHIP received $250,000 to support the reconstruction of affordable multi-family housing in Paradise destroyed by the Camp Fire.

Gallagher announced Wednesday that he was able to secure an amendment to a budget bill that will ensure backfill funding for Camp Fire impacted charter schools in the Paradise ridge area. According to Gallagher's office, without this backfill, impacted school districts could have lost anywhere between 3 million and 11 million dollars for this school year and between 12 and 36 million for the next school year. Gallagher says it's crucial to the economic recovery of Paradise and other affected areas.

A shoplifting suspect is arrested by Chico Police after returning to the scene of the crime. Officers responded to the Safeway on Mangrove for a report of shoplifting around 2 Tuesday morning. The suspect fled the area before officers arrived. Employees told officers that the suspect frequents the store at the same time every night. Early Wednesday morning officers conducted extra patrols throughout the parking lot of the supermarket. An officer spotted a man matching the suspect. Safeway employees identified the man as the suspect. He was identified as Daniel Cooper of Chico. 

The owner of the stolen vehicle reportedly saw a woman driving her car about 1:15 Tuesday afternoon. Officers found the car near Manchester Road allegedly driven by Jennifer Wilder and another woman, a passenger, was not involved, according to police. Wilder was arrested for being in possession of a stolen vehicle. Officers also reportedly found Wilder in possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia.

RED BLUFF, Calif. (AP) — A Tehama County man has been arrested after authorities say he stashed an arsenal and thousands of rounds of ammunition in a survival bunker.

The Red Bluff Daily Record says Gary Stiles was arrested Monday for weapons violations.

The Tehama County district attorney's office says the 62-year-old Red Bluff man had to surrender his guns because of a restraining order against him for allegedly harassing numerous people but prosecutors received tips that he still had them — and was still threatening people.

Investigators went to Stiles' remote home and found a steel bunker buried 10 feet underground.

Investigators say on Stiles' property, they found 60 handguns, rifles and shotguns, including seven illegal semi-automatic rifles; 50 high-capacity magazines and some 50,000 rounds of ammo.

Firefighters a battling wildfires around the North State......

the Swedes Fire burning east of Oroville on Swedes Flat Road and Oro Bangor Highway has burned 400 acres and is now listed at 60 percent containment.

The Forbestown Fire burning east of Oroville in the area of Forbestown and Hurleton roads has burned 58 acres and is still at 90 percent containment. Cal Fire officials say the blaze is in a burn scar from two years ago with dead and downed trees.

The U.S. Forest Service says containment on the Walker Fire in the Plumas National Forest is still at 10%. That fire has burned over 44,300 acres.

Further north in Tehama County, fire crews have now contained 55% of the Red Bank Fire that has destroyed two structures and burned 8,838 acres. The blaze started by lighting on Thursday has burned through brush and timber west of Red Bluff.

It led to mandatory evacuations that remain in place.

A man is custody after allegedly using his vehicle as a weapon and leading Chico Police on a pursuit. Officers arrived to the Chico Mall before 1:30 Monday afternoon and learned that man, identified as 43-year-old Nathaniel Lowe came up to someone claiming his girlfriend had been kidnapped. Officers were then called out to Highway 32 and Bruce Road where a woman told them that the driver of a maroon pickup allegedly intentionally hit her car. The woman was unhurt in the crash.

Officers located the pickup truck in the area of Highway 32 and Forest Avenue where the driver, identified as Lowe reportedly lead officers on a pursuit. According to a Chico Police Department press release, officers immobilized the vehicle and Lowe was taken into custody. The kidnapping claim was found to be false.

Officers arrived to West 4th Street just before 6 Sunday morning after receiving a burglary call. Officers learned that a man allegedly entered the residence and took items. The 21-year-old female resident told officer that she confronted the suspect after she awoke to allegedly find him laying next her to naked. Officers found a man fitting the description, now fully clothed about to leave in a vehicle in the area of 2nd and Hazel streets. That man, identified as 19-year-old Jaquane Baldwinbadger of Sacramento was reportedly found in possession of property taken from the victim and was arrested.

The Forbestown Fire is getting closer to full containment. That fire has burned 58 acres 85 percent contained. The blaze started Friday in the area of Forbestown Road and Hurleton Swedes Flat Road east of Oroville. According to Cal Fire, the forward spread has been stopped. The cause of fire has is under investigation.

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Crews have stopped the forward progress of a wildfire burning in northeast of Oroville. The Stone Fire started around 10:30 Sunday night near Berry Creek and has burned over 3 acres. Cal Fire says Bulldozer lines have stopped the forward progress of the blaze.

The Butte County Sheriff's Office posted this morning that the evacuation warning has been lifted for Encian Grande Road and all roads coming off of it.

Crews continue to make progress on the Swedes Fire burning east of Oroville. The blaze has burned 400 acres and is now 40 percent contained. The fire started Saturday afternoon in the area of Swedes Flat Road and Oro Bangor Highway.

All evacuation orders have been reduced to evacuation warnings. According to Cal Fire, two structures have been destroyed by fire. Authorities say only residents in those area will be allowed back in with identification.

Assemblyman James Gallagher's AB 430 is now before the Governor. Gallagher's housing bill moved through the full Assembly Thursday and was sent to the Governor's desk. A.B. 430 is officially called the Camp Fire Housing Assistance Act of 2019 and will help fast track housing construction by streamlining environmental regulations. Chico will NOT be part of the measure, after asking to be excused from the legislation because it supports the State's Environmental Quality Act or CEQA. Those cities that will benefit include Biggs, Corning, Gridley, Live Oak, Orland, Oroville, Willows and Yuba City.

The Red Bank Fire burning west of Red Bluff has now burned 6,500 acres and is 5 percent contained. 
The blaze started Thursday afternoon off of Hammer Loop Road and Petty John Road. 
There are evacuation orders for Petty John Road to the Forest Service Boundary and for Red Bank Oaks Subdivision, and R-Wild Horse Ranch. 
According to Cal Fire, the blaze is burning in a remote location with difficult access.

The department increased staffing for the holiday weekend, but police say there were no significant events in the south campus area.

Police say there were 48 misdemeanor arrests and 6 felony arrests. Along with that there were 64 traffic citations, 34 vehicle impounds, and 37 alcohol citations.

According to the Chico Police Department, the numbers represent a decrease in arrests and citations from the previous year.

State Senator Jim Nielsen and Northstate Assemblyman James Gallagher have announced securing 5 million dollars in the state budget to help cities that have absorbed a large population of Camp Fire survivors. Chico will receive 3 million dollars and Oroville will receive 2 million dollars. That money will go towards replacing and improving the infrastructure of the two cities.

According to the press release, Chico and Oroville officials will decide in the coming weeks how to allocate these funds to address public safety, roads, traffic, and other impacts.