Growing up in Burney, Mike Vessels associated Christmas with snow and snowmen, but down in Chico there was a gap. It didn’t take he and wife Cory long to discover a substitute — painted tumbleweeds.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Just days before Christmas, snow fell across parts of the Tri-State area, leading many to wonder whether a white Christmas is in ...

Today: Sun and clouds. Wind: W 5-10. High: 27-36. Tonight: Mainly cloudy. Snow late. Chance of snow 60%. Wind: L & V. Low: 25-30. Tuesday: Mostly cloudy. Snow ...