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With PG&E already facing so many claims it’s filing for bankruptcy, Butte County sued the utility for damages from the Camp Fire. The county’s suit, filed Jan. 15 in Butte County Superior Court, asserts that […]

Facing at least $7 billion in Camp Fire claims, PG&E announced Monday (Jan. 14) its intention to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Under state law, it can petition the court after a 15-day notice […]

Butte County schools soon will receive nearly $1 million for counseling services, school supplies and materials, excursions and extracurricular activities thanks to a donation from Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. founder Ken Grossman (pictured) and his […]

The Paradise Irrigation District has detected unhealthy levels of benzene in water around the Ridge, the utility announced Tuesday (Jan. 8). PID and the State Water Resources Control Board recently tested drinking water for 30 […]

South Butte County will house around 1,200 evacuees still displaced by the Camp Fire after the Gridley City Council unanimously approved a short-term lease with the federal government for 350 modular homes in the city […]

For Butte County, 2018 will forever be remembered as a year marked by disaster. Specifically, the Camp Fire and its aftermath. The 86 people who perished. The nearly 14,000 homes reduced to ashes. The annihilation […]

Photo by Melissa Daugherty The charred husks of cars along the Skyway in Paradise. Apocalypse in our midst The biggest story of 2018 came toward the end of the year and should be no surprise […]

Since Nov. 8, the CN&R has been consumed with coverage of the Camp Fire. As you’ll see in our annual year-in-review package, the firestorm bleeds into several categories of the biggest local stories, including homelessness […]

Federal and state officials coordinating Camp Fire recovery efforts must find new locations for debris processing and transitional housing after two Chico sites fell through this week. Monday (Dec. 18), FEMA and Cal OES, the […]

There have been many devastating multiplier effects of the Camp Fire in the month since it forced the mass exodus of Paradise and portions of the surrounding foothills. One of them has been the crunch […]

Jody Jones will continue serving as the mayor of Paradise for another year. Tuesday (Dec. 11), the Town Council reappointed Jones (pictured) and Vice Mayor Greg Bolin for additional one-year terms at its regularly scheduled […]

On Tuesday (Dec. 11), the Butte County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted several emergency ordinances related to Camp Fire recovery efforts. The first relaxes zoning regulations through Dec. 31, 2020, to allow those displaced by […]

In 2008, Paradise was spared. That June, a fire broke out in one of the canyons southwest of town and quickly roared east, up and over the ridge. Thousands scrambled to evacuate, clogging the roads […]

Photo by Charles Finlay Heavy rains last Thursday (Nov. 29) dumped 1.31 inches on leaf-clogged Chico, causing flooding in many areas, including the neighborhood around Butte Creek Country Club (pictured), parts of Highway 99, as […]

While trying to wrap our minds around the horrific loss of life and 14,000 homes, we might also take note of the fact that thousands of Camp Fire victims are in the ranks of the […]