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The frame of a trailer sat in the driveway of burned-down home after wildfires in Paradise, Calif., Nov. 10, 2018. (Jim Wilson/The New York Times) XNYT159 XNYT159

November 11, 2018 at 9:24 pm

Dead in cars and homes: Northern California fire toll at 42 VIEW

PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — The dead were found in burned-out cars, in the smoldering ruins of their homes, or next to their vehicles, apparently overcome...

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November 10, 2018 at 9:21 pm

Rescues, not firefight, prove emotional for firefighters

CHICO, Calif. (AP) — Casey Peck had never prayed so hard. His fire engine was trapped with dozens of cars and panicked people as an...

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November 9, 2018 at 9:45 pm

Teacher: Bus drivers evacuated students amid California fire

CHICO, Calif. (AP) — Teachers, aides and bus drivers in Northern California loaded more than 100 school students into cars and school buses as a...

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November 9, 2018 at 9:34 pm

Death toll in Northern California wildfire rises to 23 VIEW

PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — The few residents of the burned-out Northern California city of Paradise who were able to inspect their property on Saturday saw...

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November 9, 2018 at 2:37 pm

With loved ones missing after fire, pleas flood social media VIEW

CHICO, Calif. (AP) — People have scoured evacuation centers, called hospitals and posted desperate online pleas for help finding relatives they haven't heard from since...

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Flames consume a car dealership as the Camp Fire tears through Paradise, Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. Tens of thousands of people fled a fast-moving wildfire Thursday in Northern California, some clutching babies and pets as they abandoned vehicles and struck out on foot ahead of the flames that forced the evacuation of an entire town and destroyed hundreds of structures. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

November 8, 2018 at 10:55 pm

At least 9 dead as fire incinerates N. California town VIEW

The death toll in Northern California has climbed in what could be the state’s most destructive fire in at least a century. People reported seeing...

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The massive plume from the Camp Fire, burning in the Feather River Canyon near Paradise, Calif., wafts over the Sacramento Valley as seen from Chico, Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. Authorities in Northern California have ordered mandatory evacuations in a rural area where the wildfire has grown to 1,000 acres (405 hectares) amid hot and windy weather. (David Little/Chico Enterprise-Record via AP) CACHI401 CACHI401

November 8, 2018 at 9:18 am

Wildfire devastates California town of Paradise VIEW

PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — Tens of thousands of people fled a fast-moving wildfire Thursday in Northern California, some clutching babies and pets as they abandoned...

November 5, 2018 at 4:40 pm

2 California death row inmates found dead; suicide suspected

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Two condemned multiple murderers, including a serial killer, apparently committed suicide within hours of each other on the nation's largest death...

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November 3, 2018 at 8:31 am

Single race may tip power balance in California Legislature

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Whether Democrats win a veto-proof supermajority in both chambers of the California Legislature will likely come down to a sprawling state...

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October 31, 2018 at 4:06 pm

Whistleblower says California prison officials misled judge

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Top California corrections officials are misleading a federal judge and attorneys representing inmates about the quality of mental health care behind...

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