A new women’s prison would create about 100 full-time jobs, he said, including nursing and maintenance positions.

Cal Fire Butte County is advising drivers to exercise caution over the coming days as inclement weather is expected to hit ...

Monday night saw raised tensions in Butte over a bill attempting to begin fixing what's caused nearly 50 years of strife ...

He said a disproportionate number of deaths from that fire were older residents and people with disabilities. Those include the deaths of Altadena residents Anthony Mitchell Sr. and his son Justin, ...

CAL FIRE says that the new masticator will help play a key role in the efforts to reduce hazardous wildfire fuels, create ...

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — Firefighters were battling a vegetation fire in San Diego County near Sunrise Highway and the Penny Pines Trailhead on Wednesday that sent large plumes of smoke into ...

The plan for the Nord Fire Station is to rebuild the station at Garner Lane and Keefer Road as the current facility is considerably outdated, said Butte County Fire Chief Garrett Sjolund.

Butte County residents overwhelmingly voted in favor of the measure, with 67.7% of voters opting in. The results sparked a sigh of relief both for department heads and elected officials. Cal Fire ...

CHICO, Calif. - The Chico Fire Department is actively exploring ways to better respond to an increasing number of emergency calls, as call volume continues to rise year after year. According to Fire ...

Before the Camp fire, Butte County relied on its dispatch center to push out alerts. But the county’s small team was swiftly overwhelmed, Honea said, as they tried to craft and push messages in ...