Butte County, CA · Daily edition
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Public Safety · Butte County
A wildfire named Golden 2 was first discovered at 8:34 p.m. on Oct. 15, 2026, burning on private land in Butte County, California. As of the article's publication, no containment information had been reported and the cause remained unknown. The report was sourced from the National Interagency Fire Center.
Public Safety · Butte County
A wildfire named Loafer Fire was first discovered at 4:53 p.m. on October 14, 2026, burning on private land in Butte County, California. As of publication, no containment data was available and the cause had not been determined. The report is sourced from the National Interagency Fire Center.
Crime · Woodland, CA
A 45-year-old Berkeley resident wanted on a Shasta County felony warrant led Woodland police and California Highway Patrol officers on an approximately 85-mile chase along Interstate 5 early Tuesday, beginning near East Main Street and Freeway Drive in Woodland and ending in Chico after CHP deployed spike strips. The pursuit traversed Yolo, Colusa, and Butte counties before the suspect was stopped. Officers recovered about a quarter-ounce of suspected fentanyl from the man, who also had outstanding misdemeanor warrants from Napa and Trinity counties. He was transported back to Woodland and booked at the Monroe Detention Center on suspicion of narcotics possession, evading police, and driving without a license.
