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Pacific Gas & Electric was charged Friday with manslaughter and other crimes after its equipment sparked a Northern California wildfire that killed four people and destroyed hundreds of homes last year, prosecutors said.
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The Fawn Fire, burning near the city of Shasta Lake, has reached around 1,200 acres since it started Wednesday afternoon. According to the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office, around 4,000 residents have been evacuated in areas north of Redding. -
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Monitor the fires burning in our area. This article will be updated with the latest information on fires burning throughout the North State.
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Chico City Council voted Tuesday night to move forward with a plan to construct an ice rink in the downtown plaza. The controversial plan has already racked up nearly $100,000 in fees owed to Ice America, the group the city is collaborating with on the project.
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Author Terry L. Hunter takes you on a spiritual journey. In his book Witness: Hearing the Voice of God, he shares how his speaking experiences with God changed his life.
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Officials warn that next year’s cuts in water supply could go even deeper as severe drought grips nearly 90% of California. Residents of the North Coast and Bay Area conserved more than Southern Californians did.
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Some parents are being forced to decide between risking sending their kids with disabilities to school and getting all their needs met or keeping them at home and forfeiting their special education services.
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The sequoias are "wrapped with house-wrapping material, kind of an aluminum-foil fabric that goes around the base of the trees," says Jon Wallace, who is helping to lead the firefighting effort.
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A city councilman in Chico has apologized to a federal judge for publicly disclosing confidential settlement information related to ongoing homeless encampment litigation.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom made the California recall a partisan contest, and Republican elected officials had an embarrassing showing. Larry Elder, on the other hand, is the new power in the GOP.
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A train that runs between Seattle and Chicago had about 160 onboard when it ran off the track Saturday afternoon in Joplin, Mont, the train agency said. Multiple people are injured.
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A passenger allegedly attacked a flight attendant and yelled for the crew to shoot him during a flight to San Juan on Wednesday. According to the FBI, the incident remains under investigation.
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The U.S. government is facing the possibility of having to shut down on Thursday evening. On Capitol Hill, talks to avoid that are getting increasingly complicated.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued a statement outlining plans to allow passenger and cargo traffic to resume. Earlier, a camp of 15,000 migrants, mostly Haitians, had gathered there.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with actress and singer Cynthia Erivo about her debut solo album, Ch. 1 Vs. 1.
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As Germans prepare to vote in a general election, the country appears unsure about who would be the best sucessor to Angela Merkel, who is stepping down as chancellor after 16 years in power.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Dr. Randy Tobler, CEO of Scotland County Hospital in Memphis, Missouri, about Covid cases and staffing shortages at his facility.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Dr. Saad Omer, director of the Yale Institute of Global Health, about why many developing countries have struggled to vaccinate their populations against COVID-19.
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Rapper Little Simz talks about her latest album, Sometimes I Might Be Introvert.
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The disappearance and death of Gabby Petito has received a lot of media coverage. Why is that, when the families of others who have gone missing are begging for attention?
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