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Thousands evacuated their Northern California homes Sunday evening after authorities warned an emergency spillway in the country's tallest dam was in danger of failing and unleashing uncontrolled flood waters on towns below.
One child and three adults are dead after a head-on crash on Highway 70 in south Butte County.
A former evidence technician is accused of stealing items while she worked for the Butte County Sheriff's Office.
On the private land in Butte County about an hour and a half from Sacramento, we followed along on a crisp November morning to get a taste of what makes duck hunting such a popular sport in Northern California.
A B-Line bus sat on Highway 149 for more than two hours as California Highway Patrol officers assembled, scrambled and investigated. No one was harmed in the incident between Chico and Oroville.
Tracy Panuke, 44, was involved in a solo crash when her marked sheriff's SUV missed at turn going westbound on Highway 32 at around 5 a.m. on Thrusday.
Hundreds of beehives have been going missing in and around Butte County over the past few weeks.
A man shot by an officer in Butte County on Thanksgiving has died, according to reports.
Residents in Butte County are outraged that an officer will not face criminal charges he after shooting a man trying to escape from a wrecked SUV.
In Butte, Sutter and Yuba counties, investigators recently noticed a spike in stolen cars—something the attribute as either a way to get drug money, or commit other crimes.
A police dog was injured during a marijuana grow raid near the Lassen National Forest Thursday.
CBS13 cameras were there as firefighters tried to stop the flames from spreading to a home. In minutes, what was probably an outbuilding just feet away had burned to the ground.
Firefighters are battling a growing fire in Butte County Wednesday afternoon.
A pregnant woman who became lost and gave birth in a Northern California national forest says she took methamphetamine to get an energy boost after delivering her daughter.
Deputies say a Butte County boy tried to get out of doing his chores by filing a fake kidnapping report.
The Pacific Legal Foundation filed the lawsuit on behalf of groups including two counties - Butte and Plumas, who say the decision deprives them of revenue from logging and reduces recreational opportunities for their residents.
Authorities say they have arrested a heavily armed Northern California man in connection with the slaying of a couple in Butte County.
Authorities are looking for a man accused of a violent domestic abuse and kidnapping incident in Butte County.
One of the biggest gold nuggets found in modern times in Northern California's historic Gold Country is going up for sale.
At Big Bend Mobile Home Park north of Oroville, more than 30 families are severely cutting back. The water supply is to the point that neighbors say the water is shut off entirely between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m.
Charlene Howarth, 62, was found dead in her home late Sunday morning. Sheriff's deputies have classified her death as a homicide.
Authorities on Friday revealed the Oroville man at the center of a manhunt and AMBER Alert Thursday had tried stealing two other vehicles before being caught by officers in Yuba City.
Authorities are looking for a man believed to have abducted three children.
Three children are recovering at the UC Davis burn center after a fire erupted inside the SUV they were riding in.
A Butte County Sheriff's deputy was forced to shoot a pit bull that was sent to attack him, the sheriff's office says.
