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A Butte County Search and Rescue team rescued lost dog Zena during a training hike in the Trinity Alps on Tuesday, Aug.

11+ a few pieces of tortilla helped reunite the Belgian Malinois with her owner.

Butte County Sheriff's Search and Rescue volunteers rescued Zena, a lost Belgian Malinois, during a training hike in the Trinity Alps — they used tortilla pieces to guide her to her owner after she went missing overnight.

CAL FIRE/Butte County Fire Department is recruiting local residents as volunteer first responders to help with rescues, structure fires, and medical emergencies.

The process will begin with an orientation in early October at the training office & requires a valid driver’s license, proper insurance, and a clean record.

A recycling truck caught fire on Skylark Drive in West Chico at 10:30 a.m., forcing the driver to dump the burning load into the street — firefighters extinguished the flames as waste management began investigating a discarded vaping pen as the possible cause.

The annual Perseid meteor shower is peaking this week and is expected to offer dozens of meteors per hour for north state skywatchers; the best viewing will be tonight and Thursday when dark skies away from city lights enhance stargazing.

Representatives Mike Thompson and James Gallagher recently announced a USDA tree removal program that offers up to $9 million to aid cling peach growers after a local Del Monte Foods plant closure — applications opened Aug.

3 and will be accepted until Sept. 2.

Since the Camp Fire, about $2.5 million in USDA funding went to projects and vehicles (including a fire engine and animal control vehicle) that local agencies say helped rebuild Paradise.

Paradise Town Council will vote tonight on extending its $75,000 contribution to the Chico Airport Revenue Guarantee Fund through 2028.

Air service restoration could bring 15,000 visitors and a $10 million annual boost to the local economy.

Paradise Bobcats hired new head coach Kevin Sutherland in January and will travel to Lahaina, Hawaii, in a few weeks to play Lahainaluna High School in the Resiliency Bowl.

The team expects to improve on its 5-5 record from 2025.