Belden, CA

PARADISE, Calif. - Firefighters contained a spot fire in Paradise Monday afternoon. CAL FIRE Butte County responded to a 50-foot by 50-foot fire off of Thornburg Road around 1:30 p.m. CAL FIRE called it the Thorn Fire.

Angered residents of this Red River Lumber Company town tonight dragged suspected C. I. O. members or sympathizers before a kangaroo court for “trial” in continuing a purge which drove scores of strikers from the town. The little lumber town was in a state of siege after 2,000...

Mud and debris near a Dixie Fire burn scar had blocked the highway for most of the month.

When the dust settled on the 2022 Reno Rodeo, there were some very happy rodeo contestants heading out of town. The rodeo marks the start of the busy summer rodeo season and winning here gives contestants momentum as they head into “Cowboy Christmas,” which includes all of the rodeos held over the Fourth-of-July holiday. Unfortunately, Feather River College alumni Wyatt Denny didn’t have a qualifying ride in the short go, but Clayton Biglow had the second-best ride of the night to end in 5th place in the average.

Caltrans announced yesterday that Highway 70 is open to through traffic between Jarbo Gap (west of Pulga) and the Greenville Wye (junction with 89), and today the agency announced what motorists can expect. One-way traffic control is in place 24-hours per day. Mondays though Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 5...

The third of three consequential Supreme Court decisions was announced today. By a 6-3 majority, the court overruled lower court decisions. The final ruling from the Supreme Court was that a football coach was wrongfully fired for repeatedly conducting prayers, joined by some or most of his players, on the fifty-yard line following games. Though I’m not opposed to football, or to prayers, a very public display of a school’s team praying in front of a crowd is clearly a violation of the separation of church and state.

PLUMAS COUNTY, Calif. - The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warnings in the area of the Dixie Fire west burn scar. The warning will be in place until 11:30 p.m. This could cause debris flows consisting of rock, mud, vegetation and loose material. The area includes Highway 36...

Good morning! Here is today’s weather forecast from the National Weather Service. Today: Sunny. Highs 88 to 98. Light winds becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon. Tonight: Clear. Lows 49 to 59. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up...

With certification from Insurance Institute for Home and Business Safety, this Paradise home becomes the first in the U.S. to be designated as 'wildfire-prepared.'

PLUMAS COUNTY, Calif. - Caltrans has reopened Highway 70 under one-way traffic control fourteen days after a series of mudslides blocked parts of the highway. Caltrans has a mile-long segment of Highway 70 under one-way traffic control, starting at three miles west of Belden and continues to two miles west of Belden.

The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for the Dixie West burn scar in northwestern Plumas County and southwestern Lassen County this evening, June 25. This warning is in effect until 9 p.m. Just after 5 p.m. Doppler radar picked up strong thunderstorms producing heavy rain over...

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PARADISE, Calif. - Firefighters stopped the forward spread of a vegetation fire in Paradise. CAL FIRE Butte County said the fire was on Pacheco Lane shortly before 2 p.m. on Saturday. Crews are cutting a containment line and mopping up. The fire was about a tenth of an acre.

The new Wildfire Prepared Home standard can protect homes from fire, and potentially lower insurance rates.

MAGALIA, Calif. 6:30 P.M. UPDATE - Firefighters knocked down a structure fire in Magalia. CAL FIRE Butte County said about a third of the attic was involved in the fire. Firefighters will remain at the scene to mop up. Crews are calling it the Clarion Fire.