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 ...

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 ...

The Butte County Fire Safe Council announced a new initiative recently — the Big Chico Creek Park Fire Restoration Project — to restore fire-affected areas along the creek. According to a ...

CHICO, Calif. (CN) — The Park Fire has now become the fourth largest fire in California history, as officials say weather conditions potentially are changing for the worse. The fire, which began July ...

Consequential items up for the Oroville City Council’s consideration Tuesday include a new three-year agreement with Cal Fire ...

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

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 ...

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 ...