
Jake Hutchison
Crime Reporter at Chico Enterprise-Record
Local government reporter at the Chico Enterprise Record, musician, beer enthusiast. #Seahawks
Articles
-
1 week ago |
orovillemr.com | Jake Hutchison
OROVILLE — The Butte County Board of Supervisors moved forward with adopting the new Fire Hazard Severity Zone map for its local responsibility area during its meeting Tuesday, a move required by the state. Cal Fire-Butte County Chief Garrett Sjolund presented the item to the board and explained updates made to the local maps based on new, as well as mitigated, fire risks. Butte County’s map covers unincorporated areas; municipalities get maps for their jurisdictions.
-
1 week ago |
fresnobee.com | Jake Hutchison
SHASTA LAKE - The Shasta County Sheriff's Office found a vehicle owned by two missing women from Chico with two bodies inside, but authorities have not confirmed that the bodies are theirs. Butte County Sheriff's Office Public Information Officer Megan McMann confirmed Tuesday afternoon that the vehicle was found in March but said it has yet to be released whether the bodies were that of Vivian Luna, 64 or her mother Dolores Sakamoto, 84, who were reported missing in July 2024.
-
1 week ago |
chicoer.com | Jake Hutchison
SHASTA LAKE — The Shasta County Sheriff’s Office found a vehicle owned by two missing women from Chico with two bodies inside, but authorities have not confirmed that the bodies are theirs. Butte County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Megan McMann confirmed Tuesday afternoon that the vehicle was found in March but said it has yet to be released whether the bodies were that of Vivian Luna, 64 or her mother Dolores Sakamoto, 84, who were reported missing in July 2024.
-
1 week ago |
chicoer.com | Jake Hutchison
Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
-
1 week ago |
orovillemr.com | Jake Hutchison
OROVILLE — Cal Fire-Butte County is proposing an ordinance for an update to Butte County’s wildfire risk map, ultimately asking the Board of Supervisors to adopt the new Local Responsibility Area Fire Hazard Severity Zone. The map update is required by California law and is based on guidance by the Office of the State Fire Marshal.
Journalists covering the same region

Garth Stapley
Editorial Page Editor at The Modesto Bee
Garth Stapley primarily covers news in the Central Valley region of California, United States, including areas around Modesto and Stockton.

Drew Tuma
Morning Meteorologist at KGO-TV (San Francisco, CA)
Drew Tuma primarily covers news in San Francisco, California, United States and surrounding areas including Palo Alto and Mountain View.

Todd Miyazawa
Network News Assignment Editor at NBC News
Todd Miyazawa primarily covers news in California, United States, including areas around Los Angeles and the Sierra Nevada region.
Henni Espinosa
Senior Reporter at ABS-CBN News
Producer and Editor at TFC News
Henni Espinosa primarily covers news in San Francisco, California, United States and surrounding areas including Oakland and Berkeley.

Jonathan Linden
Podcast Producer at KVPR-FM (Fresno, CA)
Jonathan Linden primarily covers news in the Central Valley region of California, United States, including areas around Fresno and Merced.
Try JournoFinder For Free
Search and contact over 1M+ journalist profiles, browse 100M+ articles, and unlock powerful PR tools.
Start Your 7-Day Free Trial →Coverage map
X (formerly Twitter)
- Followers
- 199
- Tweets
- 574
- DMs Open
- No

Today, in the spirit of Halloween, the company that owns my apartment complex sent out these really cute, spooky letters informing us rent is going up $100.

Breaking: The referendum to bring the new Butte County district map to a countywide vote fell short of the required signatures. More to come later. @ChicoER

Breaking: The Butte County Board of Supervisors adopts map A5C in 3-2 vote. More to come later @ChicoER