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Deported cattle rustler leads police on harrowing chase By GREG WELTER - Staff Writer ORLAND -- A man convicted of stealing dairy cows in 2001, then deported to Mexico after serving a three-year state prison term, led police on a lengthy vehicle and foot pursuit early Friday morning near Orland. After running several stop signs and driving at speeds up to 100 mph during a seven-mile chase, Matias Bravo Nares, 35, stopped his 1995 GMC pickup in a field on Capay Road in Tehama County and attempted to run from officers. At one point, he stopped to remove his shirt...

On June 21, 2001 the California Board of Equalization quietly voted to change the way smokeless tobacco is taxed in California. Their action dramatically increased the taxes on all smokeless tobacco products. Depending on the type of product you are purchasing you may see between a three and five fold increase in the retail price of your product. Their action changed the tax rate from 52.65% for all products to the following: Premium priced Moist Snuff 131% Value priced Moist Snuff 248% Dry Snuff 256% Plug and Chewing Tobacco 490% The manufacturers and distributors of Smokeless Tobacco believe the action ...

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The shell of the story is unremarkable: Man walks into business, fakes like he has a gun, gets nothing from the clerk, then runs away. The details, though, make this caper much more interesting and teaches several lessons.A man described as an Asian male adult in his mid-20's allegedly walked into Safer Arms last Thursday, apparently with the intent to rob the place. Bad idea. Safer Arms just off the Skyway in south Chico, is an indoor shooting range that also sells guns. Not only do many people inside the business carry guns (how else would they shoot?) but there ...