Sara Purdue, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Sacramento office, said areas in the Sacramento Valley could ...

UPDATE: Park Fire started by suspected arson grows by tens of thousands of acres overnight CHICO — A 42-year-old Chico man was arrested Thursday by arson investigators who said he started a fast ...

Butte County is anticipating that areas downstream from the Park Fire burn scar may experience more severe flooding and ...

Since igniting Wednesday afternoon off Upper Park Road in Bidwell Park near Chico, the Park Fire has already burned nearly 124,949 acres — 190 square miles — as of 6 p.m. Thursday to become California ...

Consequential items up for the Oroville City Council’s consideration Tuesday include a new three-year agreement with Cal Fire ...

The Chico City Council regularly meets at 6 p.m. on the first and third Tuesday of the month at 421 Main St.; closed session ...

CHICO, Calif. (CN) — The Park Fire has now become the fourth largest fire in California history, as officials say weather conditions potentially are changing for the worse. The fire, which began July ...

Officials in Butte County are warning the public of the dangers of flooding and debris flows in the burn scar of the Park ...

Don Hankins, professor of geography and planning at California State University, Chico, stands in a burn scar from the Park Fire south of Forest Ranch along Route 32 on Sept. 10, 2024. Credit: Beth ...

Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey said in a press release Thursday that Cal Fire arson investigators arrested 42-year-old Ronnie Dean Stout II, who they say was seen pushing a burning car ...