Molly Myers recapped Congressman Doug LaMalfa’s first Chico town hall in eight years, which drew over 800 attendees and was marked by frequent boos, interruptions, and tensions between the crowd and the Congressman. LaMalfa defended his decision to respond to comments despite rules against it, saying some remarks warranted replies. Myers highlighted local media coverage and read from a letter to the editor questioning why LaMalfa is suddenly holding town halls at all.

Other stories included the CDC confirmation of an E. coli O157 strain in Big Chico Creek, leading to continued closures and advisories at Sycamore Pool, with contamination likely from grazing animals or birds rather than humans. In crime news, a 15-year-old from Gridley was sentenced to one year in juvenile hall after stabbing a classmate with a 9-inch knife, though prosecutors sought a longer sentence due to premeditation.

In this week’s Enterprise Record Report, reporter Molly Myers covers Congressman Douglas Maltha’s first town hall in eight years, held Monday morning in Chico. Other stories include Enloe Health ending its in-house home health and hospice program due to Medicare budget cuts, significant federal funding losses impacting the Boys and Girls Club of the North Valley, and an update on a hate crime assault against a Chico State international graduate student, with one 13-year-old attacker admitting guilt in juvenile court.

This week on the Enterprise Record Report, Molly Myers recaps the Reno casino shooting that claimed three lives and shares the harrowing account of a Red Bluff family who witnessed the tragedy. She also reports on Chico State’s Phi Kappa Tau fraternity receiving a one-year suspension for hazing, adding to the university’s ongoing history of Greek life investigations.

Enterprise-Record reporter Molly Myers covers a strange and alarming incident outside Congressman Doug LaMalfa’s Chico office involving a suspicious package, what was described as a “devil worship candle,” and a bomb squad investigation that ultimately revealed no threat. She also highlights the one-year anniversary of the Thompson Fire with coverage by Gay Hutchinson, and shares an update on the upcoming Chico Bike Park project. Get caught up on these local stories and more from the ER newsroom.