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CBS News Sacramento Live CHICO — The man accused of igniting the Park Fire, which has grown to be California’s fourth-largest wildfire ever, has pleaded not guilty to…
Read more Chico man accused of starting Park Fire pleads not guilty to arsonPark Fire is second time wildfire has taken Butte County couple’s home Park Fire is second time wildfire has taken Butte County couple’s home 05:23 COHASSET — The…
Read more Park Fire destroys couple’s home 6 years after Camp Fire did the sameBUTTE MEADOWS, Calif. — Butte Meadows is under an Park Fire evacuation order, leaving properties, homes, campgrounds and businesses empty. There is one exception in town: the Bambi…
Read more Tavern in evacuated mountain town stays open to serve Park Fire crewsJust before 3 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, as temperatures in Butte County simmered around 106 degrees, a man pushed a burning car down a gully in Chico in…
Read more The ‘extraordinary’ growth of California’s largest fire raises alarms. It could burn for monthsThe Park fire in Butte County — the largest blaze in California this year — exploded to more than 164,000 acres by Friday morning, with its rapid spread…
Read more California’s largest wildfire doubles in size and destroys scores of buildingsA fast-moving fire in Butte County was burning rapidly near some mountain communities Wednesday night, forcing evacuations. The fire started Wednesday afternoon just north of Chico at Bidwell…
Read more Fast-moving Park fire in Butte County forces evacuations in mountain areasBlazing heat and increased wildfire risk will grip Southern California through the Fourth of July weekend and into early next week, with temperatures peaking above 115 degrees in…
Read more ‘An absolute scorcher’: Sweltering heat, wildfire risk loom for July Fourth weekend(FOX40.COM) — An evacuation order is in effect for areas of Butte County amid a wildfire, according to the Butte County Sheriff’s Office. Around 8:30 p.m. on Monday,…
Read more Butte County issues evacuation orders for Apache wildfire(FOX40.COM) — A wildfire in Northern California has prompted immediate evacuation orders, according to Cal Fire. At around 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Cal Fire reported that a fire…
Read more Junes Fire in Butte County prompts immediate evacuation ordersCal Fire announced an arson arrest in connection with a Butte County vegetation fire that prompted evacuations, according to a release from Friday.The Ranch Fire, which started Wednesday…
Read more Person accused of arson in Butte County fire that prompted evacuationsAs California grapples with worsening cycles of drought, a proposal to create a new water district in Butte County has sparked fears of a profit-driven water grab by…
Read more Proposal for new water district sparks fear of Northern California 'water grab'
