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High altitude wind power innovators work together
OROVILLE -- People attending the High Altitude Wind Power Conference came to Oroville and Chico from all over the world.
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District Attorney tells city of Oroville to correct Brown Act violation
OROVILLE -- Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey asked the city of Oroville to cure and correct a situation that a local woman reported as a Brown Act violation.
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Off the Record: Shopping trip becomes trip to the 'Twilight Zone'
I hate shopping so I always try to make it as entertaining as possible for myself. First of all there's the whole part.
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South Oroville historical society president is 'Our Town' radio guest
OROVILLE -- John Rivers, president of South Oroville African-American Historical Society, will be the guest at 11 a.
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Fort Hood suspect said methodical goodbyes before army base attack
FORT HOOD, Texas -- As if going off to war, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan cleaned out his apartment, gave leftover frozen broccoli to one neighbor and called another to thank him for his friendship -- common courtesies and routines of the departing soldier.
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Slippery roads possibly caused rollover
OROVILLE -- Wet, slippery roads probably caused a half-ton pickup to rollover on Lincoln Boulevard Friday morning.
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From the Pulpit: The cross of Christ and what it symbolizes
From the point in time when Christ was crucified, the symbol of the cross has become the sacrosanct sign which represents the heart of God's provision for His forgiveness of the sins of mankind which was a condemnation of death.
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From the Pulpit: Dead or Alive (Now!)
The dead don't know they are dead, they have to be told. You reader are not exempt. You are either alive or dead.
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Trench wall collapse at sewer pipe project injures worker
CHICO -- A Gridley construction worker suffered serious injuries Friday morning while working on the city of Chico sewer outfall project near the Sacramento River.
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Equestrians saddle up for local endurance ride
OROVILLE -- Come rain or shine, more than 100 riders from all over the northwest will be saddling up for the 11th annual Lake Oroville Vista Endurance Ride on Saturday.
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Shelter hopes reduced adoption fees find pets homes
OROVILLE -- Girly Mae and Duchess have a play yard all to themselves, but their faces belie their sadness.
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Chico businessman makes plea bargain in sexual assault
OROVILLE -- A Chico businessman scheduled to stand trial next week on a sexual assault charge that could have carried a potential life sentence, accepted a six-year plea bargain offer in the case Thursday.
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Sunken houseboat recovered, cause of sinking remains unknown
OROVILLE -- Recovery crews spent Thursday trying to get water out of the houseboat Midnight Blue, which was raised enough late Wednesday to bring the vessel close to shore, though still somewhat submerged.
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Future power
The windmill of the future might be some kind of kite or balloon. Inventor Doug Selsam Thursday demonstrated a small prototype of a high altitude wind generator called the Sky Serpent during a break at the High Altitude Wind Power Conference at the
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Suspect arrested for attempted murder: Forbestown man 'beaten half to death'
FORBESTOWN -- A 25-year-old man was arrested Thursday in what the Butte County Sheriff's Office is calling the attempted murder of a man in Forbestown Park.
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Army: 12 dead, 31 hurt in attack at Fort Hood
FORT HOOD, Texas — An Army psychiatrist set to be shipped overseas opened fire at the Fort Hood Army post Thursday, authorities said, a rampage that killed 12 people and left 31 wounded in the worst mass shooting ever at a military base in the
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Divers work to raise sunken houseboat
OROVILLE -- What made the houseboat Midnight Blue sink into the deep, green waters at Bidwell Marina?
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Sky's the limit: First worldwide high-altitude wind technology meeting in Chico, Oroville
After millions of years of looking down, it's not surprising innovative minds have started looking up for a clean energy source.
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Oroville Woman cut in stabbing at Happy Valley
HAPPY VALLEY -- An Oroville woman was injured Monday night in the Laverne Lane area of Happy Valley during a dispute with a relative's neighbors.
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Ban of medical marijuana use by offender to be challenged
OROVILLE -- An attorney said he will challenge a Butte County judge's order Tuesday barring a drug offender with heart disease from continuing to use medical marijuana while he is on probation, absent approval by a cardiologist.
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