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A Northern California prison was on generator power for a second week and inmates were issued masks to cope with unhealthy air after wildfires knocked out electricity and choked the remote region with smoke. Dozens of lightning-sparked blazes have burned for weeks near Oregon, where the largest group, the Smith River Complex, has charred more than 115 square miles (298 square kilometers) of forest. Last week flames came within about 5 miles (8 kilometers) of Pelican Bay State Prison, but firefig

Three Tehama County infrastructure projects will receive nearly $3.6 million in Caltrans funding, the state agency recently announced.

Snapshots, reader-submitted photos of community events, are published Monday. They may include service projects, guest speakers at club meetings, awards being presented or kids doing school projects. Just make sure there are people in the photo — no more than 12 — and keep it current.

By Betsy McCaughey Zero carbon zealotry can be dangerous to your health. In fact, in the hands of government officials, it can kill. Ask the grieving families of Maui, the Hawaiian island ravaged by wildfires last week. As the fires raged, liberal media blamed the devastation on climate change. Sorr

"I know how precious this wilderness is and how to care for it through the decency of showing up and working hard, like any other rural gig."