Three things to do in Butte County this weekend

TOP STORIES:

• Hundreds of NOAA employees fired in latest wave of DOGE cuts, with more possible Friday
• Florida ups the stakes for crimes by immigrants in the US illegally
• Trump to sign order Friday designating English as the official language of the US
• Oscar-winner Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa may have been dead for days or weeks, sheriff says
• Oscar-winner Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa may have been dead for days or weeks, sheriff says
• Cupboard Maker Books has thousands of titles and a bunch of adoptable cats
• Most Americans who experienced severe winter weather see climate change at work, poll shows
• Volunteers use bullhorns and sirens to warn immigrants when ICE is in their area
• Planet parade 2025: When and how to see tonight’s planetary alignment
• Surf’s up for Coney Island squad cheering on Brooklyn Cyclones
• Measles alert in New Jersey, cases reported in several states