LOCAL CALIFORNIA Updates: Hundreds of workers rush repairs at Oroville Dam as storm approaches Feb. 15, 2017, 10:20 a.m. Officials are rushing to repair the spillways at the Oroville Dam in Northern California and lower the water level in Lake Oroville before rain arrives later this week. They are concerned that damage to an emergency spillway could dump large amounts of water into the Feather River, which runs through downtown Oroville. Engineers are racing to lower the water level at Lake Oroville. These graphics explain what is happening at the Oroville Dam. Could the crisis have been prevented? Here is Butte County's emergency information website. PHOTOS: Crisis at the Oroville Dam VIDEOS: The Lake Oroville emergency explained | An evacuee waits to return home Feb. 13, 2017, 1:02 p.m. Raoul Rañoa ...