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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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