PG&E and the Federal Emergency Management Agency have reached an agreement with the Official Committee of Tort Claimants in the utility company’s bankruptcy proceedings, according to a media advisory from FEMA. The agency, which is […]
Funded by a Camp Fire relief grant to combat hunger, the Butte County Office of Education (BCOE) unveiled its mobile teaching kitchen Tuesday (Feb. 25) in Oroville. BCOE will use the truck to deliver fresh […]
Town of Paradise officials learned Monday (Feb. 24) that the municipality received a $23 million housing grant from the state to aid low-income residents. The CalHome funds, from the Department of Housing and Community Development, […]
Ridge business owners have had to do some serious soul-searching post-Camp Fire. For those whose enterprises were lost or damaged in the mega blaze, among the biggest decisions has been whether to re-establish in the […]
Property owners in the Camp Fire burn scar now have until Feb. 21 to submit right-of-entry or inspection access forms to ensure burned trees that threaten to fall on public rights-of-way will be or have […]
The Honey Run Covered Bridge rebuild effort received a major boost in the form of a $225,000 donation, the Honey Run Covered Bridge Association (HRCBA) announced Thursday (Jan. 2). According to a press release, the […]
CN&R File Photo The volunteers of the Northern Valley Harm Reduction Coalition, which received a license to distribute sterile syringes this year, set up their services in Humboldt Park. Chico State's grand ideas A hotel […]
CN&R file photo Hundreds of supporters filled the Chico Masonic Family Center to hear presidential candidate Bernie Sanders unveil his climate plan. PG&E under pressure Following months of investigation, Cal Fire announced in May that […]
As we head into the new year, this newspaper is quickly approaching publishing 300 stories related to the Camp Fire—find them curated online (newsreview.com/chico) at the Camp Fire Reports link. Therefore, it's no surprise that […]
Photo by tina flynn Chico News & Review editors and writers on the Camp Fire beat (from left): Meredith Coooper, Ken Smith, Jason Cassidy, Ashiah Scharaga, Andre Byik and Melissa Daugherty.
Photo Andre Byik The Paradise Town Council broke ground last Friday (Nov. 8) on Hope Plaza, a permanent Camp Fire memorial located on town-owned property at Skyway and Foster Road. Backers of the memorial—designs of […]
Last week, print and TV reporters from around the nation parachuted into Butte County for the one-year anniversary of the Camp Fire. It was a bit of media circus. Readers can catch a glimpse of […]
A year after the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in state history, Butte County is still in crisis. Things certainly have changed over the past 12 months, and there are many signs of progress. The […]
Triage mode. That’s how Pastor Kevin Lindstrom describes the ongoing relief efforts taking place at Magalia Community Church. Each month, the tiny chapel draws thousands of people whose lives were upended one year ago this […]
On Tuesday (Oct. 22), the Butte County Board of Supervisors affirmed that rebuilding the Honey Run Covered Bridge, which was destroyed in the Camp Fire, is not in the county’s best interest. The decision sets […]
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