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• Two Men Identified Following Fatal High-Speed Chase and Crash Outside Travis Air Force Base

  Published: Apr 2, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Authorities have identified Sacramento resident John Newton, 28, and a second passenger as the victims of a violent crash near Travis Air Force Base on March 31. The fatal incident...

• Butte County Resident Kevin Leslie Gipson Sentenced to Over Twenty Years for Attempted Child Abuse

  Published: Mar 27, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Kevin Leslie Gipson, a 60,year,old resident of Oroville, was sentenced to 20 years and 10 months in federal prison for attempted child sex abuse offenses. The ruling, delivered in...

• Former California Highway Patrol Rookie With Redwood City Ties Pleads No Contest to Multiple Felony Sexual Assault Charges

  Published: Mar 21, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Vidal Gonzalez, a 22 year old former California Highway Patrol officer, entered a no contest plea to felony sexual assault charges in Butte County Superior Court. The plea follows...