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Experienced copyeditor and journalist with a demonstrated history of working in the broadcast media industry. Skilled in Adobe Audition, communication, breaking news, radio, marketing and fact-checking. Currently two courses away from graduating with an MA in Strategic Communications from National University. Possess a Bachelor of Arts - BA with a minor in Criminal Justice focused in Journalism from California State University, Chico. 

My Latest Work

Chico man arrested in frozen yogurt shop robbery

A Chico man has been arrested for robbing a frozen yogurt shop where he worked on Dec. 2 with a gun that was stolen years ago.

Jeromy Waybright, 20, 808 W Second Ave., was arrested the next day. He worked at the Jon and Bons frozen yogurt shop on Mangrove Avenue in Chico.

Here’s what happened, according to the Chico Police Department:

A man entered the store Sunday night wearing all black clothing with gloves, a three-hole ski mask and a gun.

The only people in the shop at the time were two

Pole vaulter for Chico State’s track team looks to the future

Lance Huber is only a freshman on Chico State’s track team, but he has his eyes set on getting to the Olympics in the future.

Huber is a business major and a pole vaulter for the track and field team at Chico State and is from Loomis, California.

“I want to make it to nationals, make podium in my first year and then, in my second year, make nationals again and win,” Huber said. “The way I am progressing right now with the tools Chico has given me, I’m on the path to do that.”

After college, H

Camp Fire Has Potential To Spread To Oroville

The Camp Fire that is burning in the Paradise area of Butte County has now covered more than 100,000 acres and is 20 percent contained. Nine people have died. Officials are now saying that strong northeast winds Saturday night could move the fire to Oroville.

Kevin Tidwell is a public information officer with Cal Fire’s Butte County unit. He spoke with NSPR on Saturday morning.

“We’re still expecting extreme fire behavior and dangerous rates of spread,” he said. “This wind event would be simil

Since You Asked: What’s The Story Behind ‘Mercer Grove’ In Chico?

Not many people in Chico are aware of the small area of trees and grass called Mercer Grove that’s located off of East 10th Avenue and East Lindo Avenue. It's a place that can actually be seen perfectly well from Mangrove Avenue, if you know where to look.

Ken Edson, a Chico local, pointed out Mercer Grove to North State Public Radio and wanted to know the story behind it. Edson said he drives by the trees often to bypass some of the city's busier streets.

So I went to find some answers for Ke

Does Chico Have A Higher Rate Of Bike Theft Than Other Towns? Is Proposition 47 Really To Blame?

This question comes from Mary Vanneman of Chico. Mary loves to ride her bike and in a city like Chico which caters to this lifestyle, why wouldn’t you? But this bicyclist’s utopia isn’t perfect, with a lot of bikes in the area there is bound to be bike theft.

According to Mary there seems to be a perception that bike theft is more common in Chico than other towns. To find out if this is true I reached out to Sergeant Cesar Sandoval who is on the community outreach team for the Chico Police Depa

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