UPDATE AS OF MARCH 2, 2026 at 5 P.M. - BUTTE VALLEY, Calif. - The Butte County Sheriff's Office confirmed with Action News ...

The sheriff's office says the 32-year-old was charged with attempted murder of a peace officer.

Repairs for the basement of the Butte County Sheriff’s Office will continue after a flooding incident in 2025 severely damaged the facility.

The Butte County Sheriff's Office (BCSO) is asking local residents to sign up for critical alerts on their new emergency notification system. The new system, called "Butte County Emergency Alerts," ...

Sheriff Kory Honea announced the completion of the Butte County Jail Expansion Project. The 37,000-square-foot facility, which began construction on June 1, 2023, features a new intake area, housing ...

A Chico man was arrested Saturday evening after he attempted to flee a traffic stop and fired on a deputy during the pursuit, according to a Butte County Sheriff’s Office news release. Deputies ...

OROVILLE — Just as the sun set early Monday evening, a couple dozen members of the Oroville Community Development Coalition met with Sheriff Kory Honea and members of his staff to tour the newly ...

OROVILLE — The Butte County Sheriff’s Office has been using Alert FM, a mass-communication broadcast system for providing emergency notices, since 2021 when the Board of Supervisors approved a ...

A jury found Wesley Evans, 45, and Samuel Ashley, 43, guilty of two counts of first-degree murder in the killings of Juan Daniel Arreola Solano, 26, and Esequiel Velle Arellano Jr., 22. Evans ...