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Prosecutors say the Oroville bus shooting suspect is competent to stand trial. Also, Cal Fire Local 2881 president says firefighter staffing shortage didn't happen overnight, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report drug overdoses have set another record.
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State Sen. Mike McGuire introduces a bill to bolster Cal Fire staff. Also, a firefighter from Red Bluff dies while working in Tuolumne County, and despite urgent pleas from water officials, California’s water use in March is the highest since 2015.
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The City of Chico is preparing to enforce its anti-camping ordinances after the opening of its shelter site. Also, Butte County Board of Supervisors candidates attend a forum on police reform, and Cal Fire will be conducting a prescribed burn on Cohasset Ridge starting this week.
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Cal Fire units in the North State are facing staffing challenges ahead of the summer fire season. Also, a California senator says there’s new urgency to pass a federal abortion rights law, and state voters in November could be faced with two proposals to legalize sports gambling.
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The city of Redding is implementing new water restrictions amid California’s ongoing drought. Also, firefighters say a fire in Shasta County was caused by an escaped burn pile, and a bipartisan group of state lawmakers propose suspending California’s gas tax.
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Cal Fire has begun hiring back some of its seasonal firefighting force as wildfire risk continues to increase. Also, a North State library tries to make the experience of being incarcerated less harmful for families by having inmates read books over video to their kids, and SAT and ACT standardized tests are officially being dropped from California State University admissions.
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It’s nearly summer, and that means hitting the lake, school vacations and in California…. fire season. In Magalia, Cal Fire inspectors Steve Clement and…
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Cal Fire strike teams moved quickly to contain and douse a brush fire in Butte County yesterday evening. Firefighting aircraft were quickly dispatched…
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The forest fire burning up the Big Sur coast has destroyed 57 homes according to Cal-Fire, which has expanded evacuations in the area. The Soberanes fire…