Cleanup is expected to be costliest in state history PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — State officials say debris removal on Northern California hills scarred by a deadly wildfire will resume next week after being suspended for 10 days because ...
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California Utility Moves Closer to Responsibility for Deadly Wildfire
Camp Fire killed over 80 people and destroyed a town By SUDHIN THANAWALA and CATHY BUSSEWITZ, Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. inched closer to taking responsibility for the deadliest U.S. wildfire in ...
Read More »Sheriff Names One More Victim of Deadly California Wildfire
Sheriff’s office has identified 74 of those who died PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities in Northern California have named another victim of a 2018 wildfire that devastated a town and killed 85. The Butte County Sheriff’s Office says ...
Read More »Dog Reunited with Family 101 Days after California Wildfire
Kingston jumped out of truck as family left Paradise PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — A dog named Kingston is back with his family 101 days after he jumped out of their truck as they fled a devastating Northern California ...
Read More »Families Remember Those Lost in Paradise Wildfire
The oldest was 99 By JOCELYN GECKER and JANIE HAR, Associated Press On that frantic morning, TK Huff was calm. The 71-year-old amputee sat in his wheelchair, pointing a garden hose at what quickly became the deadliest wildfire ...
Read More »Sheriff Names More Victims of Deadly California Wildfire
Paradise wildfire killed 85 people PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities have identified two more victims of a destructive 2018 Northern California wildfire that killed 85. The Butte County sheriff’s office said Wednesday that 74-year-old Gerald Rodrigues of Paradise ...
Read More »California Wildfire Victims in RVs Ordered to Leave Properties
Paradise officials rescind law to receive federal funding By PAUL ELIAS, Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hundreds of Northern California wildfire victims desperate for housing and living in recreational vehicles on their burned-out lots were ordered off ...
Read More »Two More Identified in Deadly California Wildfire
At least 86 people were killed in the wildfire PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California sheriff’s office has released the names of two more people who died in a devastating wildfire that killed at least 86 people. ...
Read More »Insurance Claims from deadly California Wildfires Top $11.4B
More than $8 billion of the November 2018 losses stem from Paradise By KATHLEEN RONAYNE, Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Insurance claims from California’s deadly November 2018 wildfires have topped $11.4 billion, making the series of fires ...
Read More »Wells Fargo Donates $3.25M for Deadly Wildfire Relief
$2 million will help evacuees at Chico shelter SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Wells Fargo is donating $3.25 million to help residents and business affected by a deadly wildfire that leveled a Northern California town. The San Francisco-based bank ...
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