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Nathan Louie's name might not be familiar, but he's been one of the most welcome sights at the Cinequest film festival for years.

Outside it was downright dreary, but the California Theater was all glitz for the opening night of the 20th Cinequest film festival in downtown San Jose on Tuesday.

Frequent unannounced closures of the Glenn County landfill west of Artois has prompted public works officials to set up a hotline citizens can call before making the trek out to the site, only to find the gates locked.

A sold-out audience at the Annenberg Theater was buzzing Jan. 10 at the premiere of "Ajami," sponsored by the Consulate General of Israel Los Angeles and Jewish Federation of the Desert.

Although the rest of the economy may be in the pits, one local agriculture industry is boasting tremendous growth, with olive growers and olive oil producers expecting continued success in otherwise tumultuous economic times.

Olives ready to be mechanically harvested for olive oil are shown at California Olive Ranch in Artois.

The California State Board of Equalization has sent letters to 11,043 retail businesses in 24 different zip codes notifying them of upcoming visits by BOE specialists.

Four people are in jail after an alleged highway shooting near Artois. Two people riding in a car about 11 Monday night tell police their window was shot out on Interstate 5 by riders in another vehicle.

The driver s side window of this Toyota Corrolla was shot out late Monday night on Interstate 5.The Corning couple in the car at the time were not injured and four suspects are in custody.

Four people are in jail after an alleged highway shooting near Artois. Two people riding in a car about 11 Monday night tell police their window was shot out on Interstate 5 by riders in another vehicle.

An Oakley woman was one of four arrested in Glenn County on Monday night on suspicion of shooting out the driver's side window of another car on Interstate 5. Alicia Linda Cooper, 20, was also arrested on suspicion of drug possession, the Glenn County Sheriff's Office reported.

Before we went to Caf 140 South - the newest incarnation of what used to be the Crocodile Caf - I showed my tween daughter a copy of the menu, and asked her what she thought of it.

CA OLIVE OIL BOOM ARTOIS, Calif. - An oil boom is underway in the state's agricultural heartland, as evolving tastes and a trend toward healthy fare have transformed a profession as old as civilization: olive production for the extra virgin market.

I believe Crystal Geyser should be allowed to locate in Orland and utilize up to 160 acre-feet of water annually from the Tehama aquifer.

Fire torched a Glenn County rice dryer Monday morning. Damage estimates and the fire's cause were still unknown Monday afternoon.

Tough economic times are nothing new to Lena Woodmansee, who planned to celebrate her 90th birthday at a local church on Sunday.

Session #32 heads east this month, courtesy of Girl Likes Beer , whose personal goal to sample a beer from every country with their own brewery.

Drivers responsible for running into the back of a motorcycle Tuesday near Artois, and mowing down road signs Monday near Newville, are being sought by the California Highway Patrol.

You can't keep a good man down. The saying is apt for 88-year-old Cal Worthington, well-known for his television car sales pitches since the 1950s.