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• Fires Blaze on 2 Ends Of California, Kill 11

  10-11-2018 23:32
  PARADISE, California (AP) — Devastating wildfires on both ends of California pushed into new territory Saturday, as fatigued firefighters worked to evacuate residents in harm’s way and contain blazes that already have claimed at least 11 lives, destroyed thousands of homes and other structures and scorched hundreds of square miles.
  The three fires began Thursday — the largest in Northern California, where a Sierra Nevada town of 27,000 was destroyed by a fast-moving fire that q
  
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• PG&E Could Be to Blame For Sparking Camp Fire In Butte County

  10-11-2018 08:00
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — PG&E has been at fault for several deadly wildfires across the state, and now the company may also be to blame for the Camp Fire.
  “We have eyes on the vegetation fire,” said one firefighter in a call to dispatch. “It’s going to be very difficult to access Camp Creek Road, it’s nearly inaccessible.”
  Thursday morning at 6:43 a.m., Butte County firefighters called dispatch after seeing flames across the Feather River from Poe Dam.
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• Evacuees Search For Loved Ones In Wake Of Camp Fire

  10-11-2018 07:49
  BUTTE COUNTY(CBS13) —Home after home reduced to rumble by the horrific Camp Fire that’s torched an entire town.
  “Devastating, the destruction is bad,” Kenny Tyler of Magalia.
  For every home still standing along Cumberland in Magalia, dozens more gone.
  READ: Deadly Camp Fire Leveled Paradise In Less Than a Day
  “It’s very scary because I haven’t been able to get a hold of my daughter and that is the thing that is terrifying because she’s in para
  
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• Deadly Camp Fire Leveled Paradise In Less Than a Day

  10-11-2018 07:22
  PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — Not a single resident of Paradise — population 27,000 — could be seen anywhere in town Friday, the day after most of them fled the burning Northern California community that may be lost forever. Abandoned, charred vehicles cluttered the main thoroughfare, evidence of the panicked evacuation a day earlier.
  Most of its buildings are in ruin. Entire neighborhoods are leveled. The business district is destroyed. In a single day, this Sierra Nevada foothill t
  
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• Harder Pulls Ahead In Congressional Race, Over 17,000 Ballots Remain Uncounted

  10-11-2018 06:39
  STANISLAUS COUNTY (CBS13) — The race for California’s Congressional 10th District between Republican incumbent Jeff Denham and Democrat Josh Harder is not over yet as Harder took the lead Friday.
  According to the Stanislaus County Clerk’s office, Harder lead over Denham by 2,788 votes. On Wednesday Denham held the lead by 1,300 votes.
  As of Friday night, Harder had 72,101 votes (50.99%) while Denham had 69,313 votes (49.01%).
  Harder released a statement Friday reading:
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• Poor Sacramento Air From Wildfires Trigger Breathing Problems, Burn Ban

  10-11-2018 04:33
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Smoke from the Camp Fire in Butte County moved in late Thursday night and is sitting over Sacramento.
  As the Camp Fire roars into its second day, heavy smoke is creeping down from Paradise. The smoke has caused breathing problems and triggered a burn ban across Sacramento.Sacramento County Air Quality Management District is now putting restrictions on all burning from wood stoves to fireplaces.
  READ: LATEST UPDATES: Destructive Camp Fire Explodes To 90,000 Acres,
  
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• Mass Evacuations From Camp Fire Overload Shelters In Chico

  10-11-2018 04:06
  CHICO (CBS13) — While the fire battle continues thousands of residents are looking for a place to stay.
  In Chico at one of four Red Cross shelters, Neighborhood Church was expected to house 200 but has 370 evacuees looking for shelter.The Red Cross is now redirecting people to other shelters and churches.
  “We sent them to Gridley shelter and now there is a shelter in Yuba City. There’s a variety of churches we have them going to,” said Mike Wood with the Red Cross.  
  
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• LATEST UPDATES: Destructive Camp Fire Explodes To 90,000 Acres, At Least 9 Deaths Confirmed

  10-11-2018 03:15
  PARADISE (CBS13/AP) – The latest updates on the Camp Fire in Butte County on Friday:
  For more information on how to help the victims of the fire, visit cbs13.com/help.
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  Pacific Gas & Electric Company says it will cooperate with any investigations stemming from a massive wildfire in Northern California.
  The utility told state regulators Thursday that it experienced a problem on an electrical transmission line near the site of the blaze minutes before the fire broke out. The com
  
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• Lodi Man Gets Second Chance At Life When Brain Tumor Vanishes Without Surgery

  10-11-2018 02:41
  LODI (CBS13) — It’s a medical mystery that’s left several doctors scratching their heads. A suspected malignant brain tumor vanishes without treatment giving a patient a second chance at life.
  It happened to a Lodi man who turned to his faith and the very community he has spent years helping. Several months ago, Lodi father and community volunteer Paul Wood realized something just wasn’t right.
  “I had massive headaches, I couldn’t walk down the hallway without
  
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• LATEST UPDATES: Destructive Camp Fire Explodes To 70,000 Acres, At Least 6 Deaths Confirmed

  10-11-2018 02:04
  PARADISE (CBS13/AP) – The latest updates on the Camp Fire in Butte County on Friday:
  For more information on how to help the victims of the fire, visit cbs13.com/help.
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  A sheriff’s spokeswoman has confirmed a sixth death in a Northern California wildfire that has forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate.
  Butte County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Megan McMann said Friday she did not have details on the circumstances of the death.
  Sheriff’s officials said ear
  
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