Big Bend News

A fight that started over a Shasta County man being squirted with a garden hose ended with four people being arrested Tuesday.

State fire officials allowed residents of Concow, Jarbo Gap and Big Bend to return to their homes Sunday afternoon as firefighting crews gained the upper hand on the Butte County wildfires.

Despite massive support from both state and national agencies, fires continue to burn across Northern California.

PARADISE An immediate threat evacuation issued for Paradise and surrounding areas by the Butte County Sheriff's Department continued Thursday, with 3,800 homes threatened and as many as 10,000 already ...

Firefighters dug in and took a stand early today, battling to keep flames from claiming more homes in California's Sierra Nevada foothills.

The Concow area is no longer under imminent threat so residents can go home using non-fire routes.

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger attends a brieifing with fire officials at the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds in Chico CA June 25, 2005.

Lightning-caused fires that started in Tehama County Saturday may become Butte's problem if they cross the county line near Soda Springs Road and continue burning toward Butte Meadows.

At least three lightning-caused fires threatened homes and prompted evacuations near Concow Monday, as another 20 or so smoldered in more remote areas of Butte County.

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In spring, when small seasonal waterfalls are bubbling down into the South Yuba River, it's hard to imagine a water shortage, least of all for the area around Big Bend and the old Rainbow Lodge. via The Union

Pesticides, heavy metals and other airborne contaminants are raining down on national parks across the West and Alaska, turning up at sometimes dangerously high levels in lakes, plants and fish. via Los Angeles Times

“As a builder I want to make clear that I will not compromise the health of our forests or communities to provide homes for California residents”

At Valentine's Day press conferences in Murphys and Redding earlier this month, Ebbetts Pass Forest Watch and ForestEthics, an international nonprofit, released the results of an ongoing business sign-on ... via Amador Ledger-Dispatch

“It will be an honor to present high school diplomas to these extraordinary Americans for their service and sacrifices they made and pay tribute to the legacy of freedom and peace that they have given our country”

VETS RECEIVE DIPLOMAS: The Stanislaus County Office of Education will award high school diplomas to five Korean and Vietnam war veterans in a graduation ceremony during the county board meeting Tuesday at 9 ... via The Modesto Bee