Local News Wildfires - CBSNews.com https://www.cbsnews.com/ Local News Wildfires From CBSNews.com Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:44:19 -0400 5 Chico man accused of starting Park Fire pleads not guilty to arson https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chico-man-accused-park-fire-pleads-not-guilty-arson/ The man accused of igniting the Park Fire, which has grown to be California's fourth-largest wildfire ever, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of arson, prosecutors said Thursday. Fri, 23 Aug 2024 04:38:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/08/23/1cc3d8de-937d-4703-bf27-69d4a1544ddc/thumbnail/60x60/284b06359f794a2a53654764601f80ae/img-9509.jpg a0ac2ec6-dfee-4316-aeb5-96d0cb35fb2c How do they name wildfires? Where "Park Fire," "Nixon Fire" and others come from https://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-do-they-name-wildfires/ How the largest wildfires of the year — including the Park Fire​ — get their names comes down to simple geography. But not all incidents are easy to map. Thu, 01 Aug 2024 18:30:01 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/08/01/9c3503a8-d2e9-4459-81f9-959b06cfdf6e/thumbnail/60x60/ae782e1184f23e0f11d076afed6c0384/gettyimages-2164003595.jpg a2e0704f-3e21-426f-b7fb-5051c71ad450 Wildfire smoke linked to heightened risk of dementia diagnosis, new California research finds https://www.cbsnews.com/news/wildfire-smoke-dementia-california-research/ When a wildfire rips through your community, your life and home are likely top of mind, but what about your brain health? Tue, 30 Jul 2024 14:57:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/07/30/391180cc-dde2-4d92-88e1-641623e9b30c/thumbnail/60x60/6222debc11a7ede27c0249478806d0e4/california-wildfire-smoke.jpg f8f04a37-60bc-48ec-91e9-8ef1beb4bdd5 California's Park Fire burns 6 homes within the same Butte County family https://www.cbsnews.com/news/park-fire-burns-six-homes-within-same-cohasset-family/ The Park Fire destroyed six homes with the same Cohasset family. They are now turning to the community for support. Tue, 30 Jul 2024 02:41:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/07/30/7de6d088-2309-4533-af83-8b5008377667/thumbnail/60x60/dbffecc956c6a7cbce324583a045691d/cohasset-family-lost-home.jpg cdde8b59-465e-4e03-9c75-2a3ee3e7a3e7 Over a dozen homes destroyed in Butte County's Thompson Fire https://www.cbsnews.com/news/wildfire-in-butte-county-prompts-evacuation-orders-near-oroville/ More than a dozen homes were destroyed in a fire that burned more than 3,700 acres in Northern California last week, Cal Fire said on Sunday. Sun, 07 Jul 2024 18:18:42 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/07/03/795e37a0-6e0c-4539-a1a7-7c9558f4549f/thumbnail/60x60/92155539b43d9c328a6f8b1531dda1f1/gettyimages-2159785594.jpg 75396e48-361e-4db0-ac5c-15f81ddd8b7e