CHICO — Butte County has declared an emergency in response to the raging Park Fire near Chico. It's prompted a slew of ...

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 ...

Excessive rainfall forecast over Park Fire burn scar prompted the National ... Monday’s storm was forecast to drop about 0.3 inches of rain in Chico and Oroville, 0.1 inch in Red Bluff and ...

OROVILLE — With the recent storms and more rain in the forecast, the potential threat of flooding is likely on the minds of ...

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 ...

Red Cross Community Adaptation Program establishing more resiliency centers in Butte County ...

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 ...