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BUFF 2024 Updates

The Butte Film Festival is coming! With new dates and a new venue, the event plans to become Northern California's top student film festival.

Nathan Azevedo Espindula, Editor-in-Chief • August 12, 2024

The 2024 Butte Film Festival is approaching, and with that, we announce multiple changes in the festival’s programming that have been made. As per multiple reports here on The Roadrunner, the event...

Show N’ Stroll

Downtown Oroville Classic Car Show

Andrew Vojta, Editor-in-Chief • August 12, 2024

Rev up your engines for this classic American muscle, Show N Stroll hosted by Show N Stroll and Lowla’s Vintage & Tuxedo Rentals, with third Fridays, on August 16, 2024. Downtown Oroville, on...

Big Boy Locomotive Whistle Stop in Oroville

Crowds flock to see restored technology.

Andrew Vojta, Editor-in-Chief • July 13, 2024

A captivating sight occurred in Oroville on Thursday, as a blast from the past rolled into town. The Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 steam locomotive is the world's largest operating locomotive. On July...

UPDATE on Thompson Fire

Evacuations continue as the Thompson fire, in Butte County, near Oroville, rages.

Andrew Vojta, Editor-in-Chief • July 3, 2024

The Thompson fire began at an estimated time at 11:45 on Cherokee Road and Thompson Flat Road in northern California, near the city of Oroville, on July 2,2024. As of 1:00 pm on July 3, 13,000+ have...

Thompson Fire Ignites In Oroville

Nathan Azevedo Espindula, Editor-in-Chief • July 2, 2024

Today, July 2, 2024, Butte County’s latest fire broke out at approximately 11:45 AM. The fire, which is being referred to as the Thompson Fire, began on Cherokee Road and Thompson Flat Road in Oroville...