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California comedown: how illicit cannabis farms have left a wilderness where ‘you’re lucky to see a lizard’

The golden state legalised marijuana production in 2016, but strict curbs have led to a thriving black market. Its hub is in Siskiyou county, where the environmental damage is clear to see

The Guardian - UK

Lumber company settles lawsuits from Mill fire that devastated Northern Californian town

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — An Oregon wood products manufacturer that operates a Northern California lumber mill linked to September’s deadly Mill fire has reached settlement agreements with most of those who brought claims against the company, attorneys for the company and for fire victims said Tuesday.

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More Northern California victims who lost homes in Mill fire sue lumber mill owner

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Another lawsuit has been filed against the company that owns a Northern California lumber mill linked to a deadly wildfire that destroyed dozens of homes in Siskiyou County this summer.

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‘Death in the family’: California tribe anguished as water, sacred fish vanish from rivers

ISHI PISHI FALLS, SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif. — Carrying a pair of 20-foot wooden poles with a net strung between them, Ron Reed shimmied above the Klamath River across wooden boards perched between slippery boulders.

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California Marijuana Farmer Gets Prison For Bribing Former Sheriff...And Illegally Growing Weed

A Siskiyou County resident was sentenced to nearly six years for his part in an illegal cannabis grow operation and then trying to bribe his way out of it when caught, reported The Sacramento Bee. The man's sister, who had a minor role in the affair, was sentenced to time served…

Benzinga

Ranchers’ rebellion: the Californians breaking water rules in a punishing drought

Ranchers risk fines amid a clash over water rights, as regulators and Indigenous nations warn of environmental danger

The Guardian - US

2 dead as wildfires ravage Northern California amid blistering heat wave

Excessive heat warnings are in effect for large swaths of California.

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Mill fire destroys homes, injures residents, sends people fleeing

WEED, Calif. — Fueled by gusty winds and sweltering temperatures, the fast-moving Mill Fire provided an ominous beginning to a brutally hot Labor Day weekend in Northern California, as it tore through Siskiyou County neighborhoods, claiming dozens of homes, causing multiple injuries, and sending thousands of residents fleeing for their…

Tribune News Service

Mill fire in Northern California explodes, injuring civilians and destroying homes

A fire fueled by hot and windy conditions exploded Friday near the small city of Weed in Northern California's Siskiyou County, destroying homes and injuring civilians.

Los Angeles Times

Multiple structures burned as fast-moving Mill fire explodes in Northern California's Siskiyou County

A fast-moving wildfire in Northern California's Siskiyou County has burned nearly 1,000 acres and destroyed multiple buildings as a heat wave across the state heightened fire dangers.

Los Angeles Times

Sister of 73-year-old lookout killed in McKinney fire, dozens of others sue utility company

LOS ANGELES — A week after PacifiCorp was sued by Northern California residents who lost homes and property in the McKinney fire, the utility company faces another lawsuit on behalf of dozens of people, including the sister of a longtime Siskiyou County fire lookout killed in the blaze, alleging wrongful…

Los Angeles Times

California's extreme wildfires taking lethal toll on elderly who can't escape flames

Ronald Tyra knew it was time to flee when the 100-acre blaze across the street began igniting spot fires as it raced down the mountain. Tyra sped from his Klamath River, California, home with little more than the clothes on his back.

Los Angeles Times

Lawsuit alleges utility company is responsible for deadly McKinney fire in Northern California

LOS ANGELES — Residents in Northern California allege that sparks from PacifiCorp's high-voltage transmission lines and other equipment are what ignited the deadly McKinney fire last month near the California-Oregon border in Siskiyou County, according to a lawsuit filed earlier this week.

Los Angeles Times

Homeowners sue utility PacifiCorp over McKinney fire, worst California wildfire of 2022

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Two weeks after the McKinney fire destroyed more than 100 homes in Siskiyou County, five homeowners sued electric utility PacifiCorp on Tuesday, saying the company’s equipment sparked the deadly fire.

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Firefighters continue to battle Northern California wildfires amid hot, dry conditions

Firefighters in California's northern forests continued containment Sunday over the massive and deadly McKinney fire in Siskiyou County, but as temperatures headed higher, another large blaze was burning nearby.

Tribune News Service

McKinney fire: With lives at stake, did alert system work properly?

As the McKinney fire barreled up the Klamath River in the last week, Billy Simms received an alert that told him it was time to get out.

Los Angeles Times

Asian Americans sue Siskiyou County and its sheriff, alleging racial bias

Four Asian American residents have filed a class-action lawsuit against Siskiyou County, California, and its sheriff, alleging widespread racism in traffic stops, access to water and enforcement of cannabis-related property liens.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

While McKinney fire rages, wildfire legislation stalls. Here’s what feds can do immediately

WASHINGTON — As the McKinney fire grew to become California’s largest of the season, leaving four people dead so far in Siskiyou County, members of Congress resigned that they could do nothing but hope:

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California's McKinney Fire explodes in size amid heat, drought

At least two people were found dead in a car in a residential driveway on Sunday morning.

Los Angeles Times

Northern California forest fire forces evacuations as heat breaks records

A fire burning amid record heat and thunderstorms producing dry lightning has forced evacuations in Northern California’s Siskiyou County.

Benzinga

California County Sheriff Calls For State Of Emergency Over Illegal Cannabis Grows, Seeks Federal Funding

The Sheriff’s Office of the Siskiyou County in the northernmost part of California is asking state and federal regulators to come and see firsthand the problems illicit cannabis cultivation is bringing to the county, reported

Los Angeles Times

Man pleads guilty to taking two bear cubs from Northern California den

A Siskiyou County, California, man pleaded guilty to stealing two weeks-old bear cubs from a Northern California den in 2019, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said this week.

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