Larry Milton’s best friend was the late artist Javon Thompson. The pair met in ninth grade and were inseparable until ...

The U.S. Forest Service said almost 300 structures and more than 500 residences were under a mandatory evacuation order. The Bear Fire broke out on Monday afternoon, off Bear Valley Road, south of the ...

A 26-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of starting a massive Northern California wildfire in July that destroyed 26 homes and businesses.

Authorities arrested a 26-year-old man in California who they say admitted to throwing a firework out of his car window that ...

The Thompson Fire was the second wildfire deliberately set in Butte County in July. On July 24, the Park Fire was ...

The fire quickly spread up the hillside due to hot and dry conditions ... Investigators found further evidence implicating Anderson in the Thompson Fire. During questioning, he admitted to buying ...

The district attorney’s office says he admitted to purchasing fireworks the morning of the fire and wanted to test one by throwing it from the car window.

An Oroville man was charged today by the Butte County District Attorney's Office for causing the Thompson Fire in the ...

A home on the Southside of Elmira caught fire on Sunday afternoon. According to Elmira Fire Deputy Chief Bill Gillette, a fire started at a two-story home with an attic ...

Cal Fire Butte County law enforcement officers have arrested a man they believe started the Thompson Fire in Oroville on July ...