Chico Enterprise-Record

The Chico Enterprise-Record, commonly referred to as the E-R, is the daily newspaper serving the city of Chico, California. It originally started as the Butte Record in 1853 in Bidwell Bar, California. In 1999, the newspaper became part of the MediaNews Group after being owned by Donrey since March 14, 1983.

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US overdose deaths fell 27% last year but remain above prepandemic levels

11 hours ago | chicoer.com | Mike Stobbe |Geoff Mulvihill

By MIKE STOBBE and GEOFF MULVIHILL, Associated PressThere were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before — the largest one-year decline ever recorded. An estimated 80,000 people died from overdoses last year, according to provisional Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data released Wednesday. That’s down 27% from the 110,000 in 2023. The CDC has been collecting comparable data for 45 years.
Woman saved after car plunges down 60-foot embankment | Midday Report

2 days ago | chicoer.com | Jennie Blevins

A woman was rescued after her car ran off Honey Run Road Saturday and plunged 60 feet down an embankment into Butte Creek, said Cal Fire-Butte County Public Information Officer Dan Collins. Emergency crews responded after a 911 call was placed at 6:19 p.m. The driver told dispatchers she was standing on the roof of the car and the water had reached the windows, according to Collins.
Modi says India has only paused military action after it and Pakistan stop firing at each other

2 days ago | chicoer.com | Rajesh Roy

By RAJESH ROYNEW DELHI (AP) — India has only “paused” its military action and will “retaliate on its own terms” if there is any future terror attack on the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Monday in his first public comments since a U.S.-brokered ceasefire over the weekend.
On Mom: Logging trucks, rattlesnakes and my mom’s flowers

3 days ago | chicoer.com | Mike Wolcott

Anyone who knows where I grew up remembers the house for one thing: my mom’s flowers. Every summer, people from all over the area would drive to Flournoy just to see the zinnias, marigolds, geraniums and other beautiful blooms in our front yard. It was a stunning display: marigolds that stood out almost like poppies in a field, and zinnias that … well … they just usually didn’t grow that high, or shine so brightly.
On Mom: Living proof that you can do it all

3 days ago | chicoer.com | Jennie Blevins

My mom, Janet Rossi Tezak, is the bravest person I know. When she was 27, she applied to be a teacher in Europe, because it was a dream of hers. My grandmother and grandfather were willing to pay for my mom’s education but didn’t want her to go to Europe to study abroad. “My parents were so conservative,” she explained to me.
Old-school idea still gets the job done | Editor’s notes

3 days ago | chicoer.com | Mike Wolcott

As noted in this space with a fair amount of frequency lately, I’m always surprised when people ask me to speak at their events. I’m lucky that many of those invitations come from journalism classes at Chico State. I never fail to get a charge out of spending an hour or so with the students, and I’m hoping some of them actually learn something from the old guy rambling on about the good old days. There is one thing I always say that I really hope they take to heart.
Proclaiming history on Mother’s Day | Off the Record

4 days ago | chicoer.com | Kyra Gottesman

Tomorrow is the 111th anniversary of Mother’s Day. And while we celebrate it with gifting moms flowers, chocolates, jewelry and brunches to the tune of $34 billion, most folks don’t know the roots of this hallmark holiday. Or should I say, “Hallmark holiday?” Anyway …There’s a misconception that the holiday is and always has been about commemorating moms’ devotion to family. Yeah, not so much. Mother’s Day actually began as a holiday to commemorate women’s political activism.
49ers kicker Jake Moody has support of new boss but still must win job

5 days ago | chicoer.com | Cam Inman

SANTA CLARA – The 49ers have a new special teams coach, a new long snapper, but not a new kicker. Not yet, anyway. Jake Moody’s job security is arguably the No. 1 question on the 49ers Faithful’s collective mind, dating to last October. Will he be the 49ers’ kicker for a third straight season?
India and Pakistan trade fire and accusations

6 days ago | chicoer.com | Babar Dogar |Munir Ahmed |Aijaz Hussain

By BABAR DOGAR, MUNIR AHMED, SHEIKH SAALIQ and AIJAZ HUSSAINLAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — India fired attack drones into Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least two civilians, the Pakistani military said. India, meanwhile, accused its neighbor of attempting its own attack, as tensions soared between the nuclear-armed rivals. India acknowledged that it targeted Pakistan’s air defense system, and Islamabad said it shot down several of the drones.
49ers' Junior Bergen, a Montana legend, seeks to cure punt return woes

6 days ago | chicoer.com | Jerry McDonald

It wasn’t a move made out of desperation as much as it was common sense. The last time anyone wearing a 49ers returned a punt for a touchdown was on Sept. 11, 2011 when Ted Ginn Jr., who already had a kickoff return for a touchdown, closed out scoring against the Seahawks with a 55-yard punt return. The 49ers won 33-17. In the ensuing 246 games, including the playoffs, the 49ers haven’t done it since. It’s a span of 500 returns by 25 different return specialists. Enter Junior Bergen.