What you need to know: Feb. 17

Good morning, North State!

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

17.

A police stand- off came to an end... with two people taken into custody after officers launched pepper spray into home.

It happened in redding at a home on peterson lane.

Police say they arrested derrick steele and kaula reed on warrants.

Police say steele first tried to run, but then went inside the home refused commands to come out.

Police eventually forced the door open - and made those arrests.

### a house party shooting sent one person to the hospital... and this morning, police investigators are working to figure out - what happened.

It happened near west second avenue and warner street in chico, just after midnight saturday.

A 20-year-old man arrived at the enloe medical center suffering from a gunshot wound.

He is expected to be okay.

If you know anything about this - call police.

### park rangers at an open space preserve in santa clara county say a mountain lion attacked a six year old girl on sunday.

An adults punched the cat in the ribs... and made loud noises ... enought to scare the animal off.

The girl suffered puncture wounds on her leg... she is expected to be okay.

The park is now closed while rangers serach for the cat.

People in mississippi are bracing for more flooding - with more rain anticipated across the state, and the already rain- swollen pearl river is expected to crest today.

The govenor issued a state of emergency saturday.

The national guard and highway patrol are on standby.

Rescue teams are on the ground helping families and their pets out of homes.

Two people are dead after their snowmobiles triggered an avalanche.

Deputies say the avalache buried three snowmobilers under the snow.... one man was able to free himself and go for help.

The colorado avalanche information center says the conditions for an avalanche were rated as considerable risk.

This means cautious route- finding and conservative- decision making is essential.

### the bureau of land management has announced plans to fund 11- thousand miles of fuel breaks in 5 western states...including here in california.

The b-l-m says wildfires are getting bigger and more frequent across the western states.

Between 2009 and 2018, more than 13.5 million acres of b-l-m acreage burned.

And is waiting to hear from local offices on how much funding will be needed.## one of two charters flights carrying more than 300 americans - cruise ship passengers from japan - landed at travis air force base just before midnight.

They were allowed to leave that ship where they have been quarantined for almost two weeks due to an outbreak of the coronavirus.

Those evacuees will now remain in quarantine at the military bases for another two weeks.

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