SF News Woman Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Chico Murder-For-Hire Case Where She Paid in Bitcoin A 2016 murder-for-hire case in Chico has resulted in a five-year prison sentence for the woman who ordered the dirty deed, and moreover, the hired “killer” merely took her money in Bitcoin and did no actual murdering.
SF News Chico Police Investigating Mass Shooting Near Campus With 6 Injured, 1 Fatally; Police Call It ‘Isolated Incident’ The mass shooting in Chico happened near a large party near the CSU Chico's campus, according to Chico Police, but police aren't releasing information about the identities of the victims or the suspect as the investigation is early-stages.
SF News Chico Man Lived With Dead Roommate's Body For Four Years In Order To Cash His Checks A Chico man has been charged with forgery and identity theft after prosecutors determined he had been impersonating his dead roommate in order to collect his U.S. Navy retirement benefit checks.
SF News Man Arrested at Chico Super 8 For Plotting ‘Las Vegas-Style’ Mass Shooting SWAT teams converged on a Super 8 motel in Chico, CA Sunday after they found a 37-year-old man staying there was “preparing to commit a ‘Las Vegas style’ mass shooting with a specified deadline,” according to Chico Police.
SF News Chico Billboard Depicts Trump As A Nazi, Gets Taken Down A billboard in Chico stirred up some controversy as it depicted Donald Trump dressed in a Nazi uniform, standing alongside the swastika-inspired anti-45 logo that became popular shortly after the election. According to
SF News Chico Frat Boys Accused Of Chopping Down 32 Trees In Lassen National Forest During an initiation for the California State University, Chico chapter of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, popped collar marketing majors allegedly chopped down (a.k.a. murdered) 32 trees in Lassen National Forest