Hayley Watts is an anchor & producer for Action News Now.

Title: Anchor & Producer

HWatts@ActionNewsNow.com

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Hayley grew up just outside of Los Angeles, but she fell in love with Chico when she attended Chico State to study journalism in 2003.

After college, she went back to Los Angeles to work as a freelance music journalist.

Her sense of adventure also took her to Parkersburg, WV, where she worked as reporter and weather anchor for WTAP News.

After years of being away, Hayley is happy to be back in her home state and in the city she fell in love with as a college student.

Her new home of Chico is where she met her husband and became a loving step-mom of two amazing boys (and the other kids – Kramer the cat, Harley the dog and Ellie the new puppy!)

When Hayley isn't working she enjoys exploring the many adventures the North State has to offer with her family, or even just going for a run out in Bidwell Park. You can find Hayley on Facebook and Twitter.

When she is working, her passion is to tell meaningful stories that have a useful and positive impact on the North State community she loves.

If you have story ideas, feel free to email her at Hwatts@ActionNewsNow.com or contact her on Facebook.

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Local contractors work to support small businesses

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Rain continues for your Sunday

Light rain moves through for the rest of the weekend ahead of a warm-up by mid-week.

Carport fire spreads to home

A fire that started at a carport did serious damage to a home in Redding.

Paradise's Underground Infrastructure Future

We check in with the progress the Town of Paradise has made to get all of its utilities underground as people rebuild.

Our Future After The Fire, Power shutoffs: the new normal?

Action News Now investigates whether PG&E will mandate blackouts during Red Flag Warnings for the foreseeable future.

New bills aim to keep less recyclables out of the dump

How much of your so-called recyclables are actually repurposed? We look at why trash is piling up, and what state lawmakers want to do about it.

Chico cannabis committee has ordinance in the works

After 9 weeks, the committee has a good idea of the ordinance they want to propose to regulate recreational marijuana sales in the City of Chico.

City of Chico considering curfew in case of a power outage

City leaders say they can't control possible blackouts, but they can have a backup plan to keep people safe.

Mass shooting reaction from leaders and the community

How people are feeling after 29 people were killed in 2 mass shootings this weekend.

Data is updated nightly.

Confirmed Cases: 786168

Reported Deaths: 15016