Chico resident David Wilkinson died at age 79 on July 4, 2024, in Chico, California from respiratory failure. David was born June 20, 1945, in Oakland California and had lived primarily in Chico ...

A Chico, California man was arrested Thursday for allegedly starting a fire that has burned nearly 75,000 acres of land, after torching a car and pushing it down a 60-foot embankment, authorities ...

which has burned more than 195 square miles near the city of Chico. Evacuations were ordered in Butte and Tehama counties, with the blaze only 3% contained by Thursday evening. California ...

The Park Fire is this year's largest wildfire in California, burning over 390,000 ... near Upper Park Road in Upper Bidwell Park, east of Chico. According to CalFire this is the largest blaze ...