The body of a man was found on the side of the road in north Chico on Sunday. Officers say there are no obvious signs of criminal activity At 8:11 a.m. on Sunday, a Chico resident was walking near E. Lindo Ave. and Arbutus Ave. and noticed a person lying nearby on his side and was unresponsive. The residents noticed the person wasn't breathing.Emergency crews arrived and after assessing the scene, they determined the 42-year-old man lying on the ground was dead. Officials with the Chico Police Department say there were no obvious signs of criminality at the scene.

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric is expected to plead guilty to 84 felony counts of involuntary manslaughter for a wildfire that wiped out most of a Northern California town. In a court hearing Tuesday, the nation’s largest utility will be confronted by the death and destruction caused by its history of neglect and greed. The hearing before Butte County Superior Court Judge Michael Deems comes nearly three months after PG&E reached a plea agreement in the November 2018 fire. Investigators found the fire that destroyed the town of Paradise was ignited by PG&E's rickety electrical grid. The company agreed to pay a $3.5 million fine and $500,000 for the criminal investigation.

P.G.& E. says Public Safety Power Shutoffs will continue this year, and that could inconvenience many people still working from home during the coronavirus outbreak. Officials hope the shutoffs will be shorter in duration and affect fewer customers. The utility's 2020 Fire Safety Program includes efforts to better isolate parts of the grid for shutdowns, and redirect power if a high-voltage line has to be de-energized. The program has included major tree trimming around power lines, and the installation of more resilient power poles, weather stations, and high-definition cameras in high fire risk areas.

An Oroville man was arrested on suspicion of arson in the Palermo area, Cal Fire law enforcement announced Thursday. Officials said 26-year-old Jacob Anthony Arsanis was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of arson for allegedly setting multiple fires in Palermo. Arsanis was booked into the Butte County Jail without bail, for recklessly causing fire and resisting or delaying peace officers, according to Cal Fire officials. He left the scene of two small fires in Palermo on June 6, officials said. He was apprehended three days later in the Oroville area.

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UPDATE: A major traffic accident on northbound Highway 99 at the Neal Road stop light has killed one person and has resulted in a tragic scene....
The CHP's Frank Valdepina says the accident involves several cars and tractor trailer...

The California Highway patrol says three vehicles were involved in the accident.....including the semitrailer. The semi-trailer is believed to have caught fire sending smoke billowing from the scene.
The freeway has been closed southbound at Estates Drive and northbound at Durham Pentz. The alternate route is the Midway via Durham Pentz.
CHP says there is a fatality, but has not confirmed how many people have died.

CHP reports Semi v Vehicle accident SB 99 at Neal Rd...Semi engulfed..both SB lanes at Estates Drive closed

NB 99 closed at Durham Pence 

No.time given for reopening

Listen to.939 KPAY for more info 

 

 

Chico City Council Members say  that they've received hundreds of emails suggesting that the Chico Police Department (CPD) be entirely defunded in the wake of the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd.
Some on the Council , including Sean Morgan say that will not happen, but the discussion of reallocating funds within the Department may be discussed as par tof ongoing Budget talks with the Council..Tuesday's council meeting is an important one as the budget is put in place for the upcoming year.

Another important agenda item will be the additional 1-cent sales tax, which if passed, would go to a vote of the people in November.