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Tree removals move forward

The Paradise Town Council and Butte County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday (Oct. 22) each adopted urgency ordinances establishing guidelines for removing hazardous trees on private property that threaten to fall on public rights-of-way. The […]


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PG&E claim deadline nears

Wildfire victims who believe they have a claim against PG&E for property damage, personal injury, wrongful death or other losses stemming from Northern California fires—including the Camp Fire—that happened before the company’s Jan. 29 bankruptcy […]


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Camp Fire death toll change

The Butte County Sheriff’s Office revised the number of people killed in the Camp Fire from 86 to 85 after concluding that a previously unidentified bone fragment belonged to an already identified victim. The fragment […]


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Supes back evacuation bill

On Tuesday (Sept. 24), the Butte County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a letter of support for a bill that would establish a grant program to strengthen or construct evacuation routes. The federal bill, H.R. […]


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Prepping for disaster

Photo by Melissa Daugherty One snapshot of Paradise on Nov. 9, the day after the Camp Fire ravaged the town. Climate change is here. On average, temperatures are already 1 degree Celsius warmer than pre-industrial […]


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Disaster relief windfall

Approximately $5 million in disaster relief is on its way to two Butte County cities, according to a press release from Assemblyman James Gallagher (R-Yuba City). Chico is slated to receive $3 million, Oroville $2 […]


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Camp Fire victim ID’d

The Butte County Sheriff’s Office used circumstantial evidence to identify the remains of Camp Fire victim Judith Sipher, 68, of Paradise, her brother, Wally Sipher, told the CN&R. BCSO released Judith’s name last Friday (Aug. […]


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Power play

Map courtesy of California Public Utilities Map shows counties most vunerable to wildfires in Northern California. The city of Winters is a cluster of old Italianate façades and worn Western storefronts tucked between Putah Creek […]


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Escape route update

For folks who live in Butte Creek Canyon—particularly those on the middle stretch of Centerville Road—an improved escape route is in the works. It just might take a year to get it completed. That’s because […]


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Camp Fire death toll rises

The Camp Fire claimed its 86th victim on Aug. 5, according to a Butte County Sheriff’s Office press release. Paul Ernest, a 72-year-old Paradise man, spent the last nine months of his life at hospitals […]


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Back to school

Aug. 26 is the start of Butte College and Chico State’s first academic year after the state’s deadliest and most destructive wildfire. In this week’s special Back to School issue, we take a look at […]


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Found alive

A woman who had been reported missing in the Camp Fire has been found alive, according to the Butte County Sheriff’s Office. A sheriff’s detective driving on Lincoln Boulevard in Oroville on Thursday (Aug. 1) […]


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County must prioritize evacuation routes

The CN&R got a tour this week of Centerville Road, which winds up from the Honey Run Covered Bridge site all the way into Magalia. Many residents who couldn’t reach the Skyway to escape the […]


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Grant supports Ridge rebuild

Golden State Finance Authority (GSFA) has donated $725,000 to help Paradise and Butte County residents rebuild. Paradise received $475,000 and Butte County $250,000, which will fund development services fees for granting permits, reviewing plans and […]


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Camp Fire lumber storage addressed

The Butte County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday (July 23) approved an urgency ordinance allowing temporary log deck sites. The ordinance addresses burned and hazardous trees being cut and stored following the Camp Fire and […]