Nick Coltrain covers state politics for the Denver Post. He joined the news organization in 2022 after covering the Iowa caucus and COVID-19 for the Des Moines Register and all things for the Fort ...

DURHAM — Bird lovers from all over the north state flocked to southwest Butte County — with Patrick Ranch as the focal point — Saturday morning for the third day of the 25th Snow Goose Festival.

CHICO — When Chico couple Patricia and Victor Estrada entered retirement, they got to work — that is, volunteer work. The duo, who go by Pat and Vic, volunteer in various organizations ...

PARADISE — The town of Paradise has two afternoon meetings scheduled this week, one about funding and the other about noise. Tuesday at 4 p.m., the Measure V Oversight Committee will review ...

So, after a hissy fit about the flags being at half-mast in honor of President Carter’s death, (shades of a 4-year old being denied candy), having won by the fourth lowest margin since 1960, (he ...

Change the Greenline? I had intended to make a forceful defense of this historic dividing line that protects some of the most fertile soil in the US. But it doesn’t need a defense from me.

Sunny skies Saturday morning belied windy, chilly conditions on the National Weather Service’s forecast for the weekend and the coming week. The NWS Sacramento Office advised north state ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has fired more than a dozen independent inspectors general at government agencies, a sweeping action to remove oversight of his new administration that ...

CHICO — With every step down the court, the roar of the crowd grew louder for DeJuan Allen as he leapt and scored with only seconds left on the clock. Pleasant Valley High School held its ninth ...

CHICO — Every morning, Debbie Midling does grounding, a practice in which she stands outside barefoot for 20 minutes stretching, meditating and preparing herself to take on the day. “It gives ...

It would be impossible to overstate the complexity of water supply management in California. Hundreds of federal, state and local agencies decree who or what is supplied with water, when and how ...

HIT — Many of you have probably noticed a white bicycle next to the bridge going over Big Chico Creek on Nord Avenue. It’s in memory of Kristina Chesterman, a Chico State nursing student who ...