Sheriff: One More Person Has Died From The Camp Fire, Bringing Total To 86
The fatality count from the destructive Camp Fire has increased by one, according to Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea.
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The fatality count from the destructive Camp Fire has increased by one, according to Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea.
Somehow through the deadly fire, all first responders survived and helped the city of 27,000 evacuate or shelter in place, surrounded by blowing flames on gridlocked roads without any water.
A donation drive at Olympus Jr. High School provided clothing, bedding and a free meal for hundreds just in time for the holidays.
Many of them do ask for something that Santa can't give -- a home.
The sheriff in a Northern California county where dozens were killed by a deadly wildfire says only 11 people remain on a list of missing people.
Butte County students and staff are regaining a sense of normalcy more than three weeks after the deadliest fire in California history devastated the towns of Paradise and Magalia.
Only 11 people remain on the list of unaccounted people in Butte County.
Authorities have lifted evacuation orders for some Butte County communities ravaged by the state's deadliest wildfire but said no traffic will be allowed into the town of Paradise, which was the most devastated community in the Camp Fire last month.
Butte County schools will be resuming Monday, a little over three weeks after the devastating Camp Fire tore through the county, destroying the town of Paradise and claiming the lives of 88 people.
The number of people listed as missing after Northern California's catastrophic wildfire has been whittled to 49.
UC Berkeley offered 1,000 free tickets to the first responders who fought the Camp Fire, and their families. During a ceremony, there was a salute to these heroes before the kick-off at noon.
Some residents of Butte County are cleaning up after major flooding during yesterday's storm.
Flooded driveways and highways are scattered throughout Butte County, as Thursday's rain caught many residents by surprise.
Residents returning to their homes should be prepared to find bones or bone fragments as they sift through their properties.
Next week 32,000 students are expected to return to portable classes set up in the Chico area.
An unexpected phone call brought a bright spot to a dark moment in Jason James Burnett's life.
About 60 students from Paradise High School JV and varsity basketball teams attended Sunday night's Sacramento Kings game for free. A much-needed break for them after the Camp Fire destroyed their town.
A massive wildfire that killed dozens of people and destroyed thousands of homes in Northern California has been fully contained after burning for more than two weeks, authorities said Sunday.
High winds and heavy rains are temporarily halting the work of some teams searching for remains in the aftermath of a deadly Northern California wildfire.
Officials in California say rain has helped nearly extinguish the nation's deadliest wildfire in the past century.
Authorities say there has been one more fatality in the Camp wildfire, bringing the death toll from it to 84.
A woman is facing DUI charges after crashing her car with her three children inside near Oroville late Wednesday night.
Almost two weeks after the Camp Fire started, the fire has burned 153,336 acres and is now 85 percent contained.
The Butte County Sheriff Department is harnessing the power of DNA in an effort to quickly identify human remains.
