What you need to know: Feb. 19

Good morning, North State!

Here's what you need to know to start your day on Feb.

19.

Breaking news this morning... police are on the scene of an officer involved shooting on vista way in red bluff... we have new information from a press release from red bluff police..

The release says officers responded to an incident at the meadow view apartments..

They say when they arrived a male suspect fired on them with a handgun..

One officer returned fire and shot the suspect..

He then lied on the floor with the gun still in his hand..

The report says after an hour and half of negotiation the suspect tried to shoot officers when they moved in to give medical aid... two officer then fired back killing the suspect..

We are still following this story and will bring you new details throughout the morning..

Protestors to the street beforehand... and the meeting last until almost midnight - as the chico city council tackled several hot button issues facing the city.

Two items raising local ire... the sit lie ordinance and the needle distribution debate.

Voters in chico came out in droves to make their voices heard - via peaceful protest toting signs, marching, and chanting for their causes.

Police are on the hunt for a thief who stole nearly a thousand dollars from a local eatery..

Police say the thief broke in through the roof of the black bear diner on hilltop drive in redding.

When the restaurant's general manager came in early monday morning, he noticed parts of the ceiling on the ground and a big hole on the roof.

Employees told us why this break-in feels personal.

Tensions may be running high at a susanville school today - after police say they traced a threat on social media to an anonymous instagram account.

Officers positioned themselves on the campus of 'diamond view middle school' tuesday..

As a precaution..

After someone posted a threat to harm students and staff.

School representatives say more students than usual stayed home tuesday.

Police say they take the threat very seriously and hope to make an arrest.

The butte strong fund handed out more than 457- thousand dollars to help with camp fire recovery.

17-thousand dollars went to the jesus center so it could open the sequoia house.

Take a look at these pictures-- you can see the house is actually already furnished and ready for four camp-fire affected families to move in.

The jesus center's program director says the home is specifically for single women with children.

Trash from homeless campers is piling up at a greenway in north redding.

Redding police say they hit several different areas each day to clean up trash.

Right now, you're looking at video from an open space near twin view boulevard and oasis in redding.

People who live near the site say it is not the first time it has been used as a dumping ground.

The redding police department gets between 15 and 30 reports a day about illegal camps and trash sites around the city.

Work installing a new baseball field at paradise high school is moving along.

Landscapers started work early this morning installing new turf the field was previously torn apart by pg&e crews that needed to access dead trees that needed to be removed.

Action news now spoke to one landscaper who says this project is a great step to rebuilding.### you're never more than 10 minutes away