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Massive landslide shuts down stretch of Highway 70 …

Rocks and vegetation cover Highway 70 following a landslide in the Dixie Fire zone on Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021, in Plumas County, Calif. Heavy rains blanketing Northern California created slide and flood hazards in land scorched during last summer's wildfires. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

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NorCal shooting death investigation uncovers illegal marijuana …

Dangerous weather conditions return to California, could …

Flames leap from trees as the Dixie Fire jumps Highway 89 north of Greenville in Plumas County, Calif., on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021. Dry and windy conditions have led to increased fire activity as firefighters battle the blaze which ignited July 14. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

325-square-mile Dixie Fire destroys dozens of structures …

In this Saturday, July 24, 2021, file photo a firefighter passes a burning home as the Dixie Fire flares in Plumas County, Calif. The fire destroyed multiple residences as it tore through the Indian Falls community. Erratic winds and the potential for dry lightning added to the challenges facing firefighters battling California's largest wildfire, one of numerous blazes burning Monday across the U.S. West. (AP Photo/Noah Berge,File)

Dixie Fire: California’s largest wildfire grows to nearly …

Following the Dixie Fire, scorched cars are seen in a clearing in the Indian Falls community of Plumas County, Calif., on Sunday, July 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Dixie Fire is 2nd in California to reach megafire status …

Smoke rises from the Dixie Fire burning along Highway 70 in Plumas National Forest, Calif., on Friday, July 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Dixie Fire in NorCal creating its own dangerous weather …

Jessica Bell takes a video as the Dixie Fire burns along Highway 70 in Plumas National Forest, Calif., on July 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

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Sugar Fire becomes California’s 1st mega fire of …

A truck driver who hauls fire equipment watches as the Sugar Fire, part of the Beckwourth Complex Fire, burns in Doyle, Calif., on Saturday, July 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

SWAT team saved 4th slashing victim of NorCal tree …

This undated photo provided by the Butte County District Attorney shows Ryan Scott Blinston, of Oroville, Calif. Blinston, a tree trimmer in rural Northern California, has been charged with a series of throat-slashing serial killings that left three people dead. Prosecutors filed the charges on Wednesday, May 12, 2021, against Blinston. (Butte County District Attorney via AP)

Wildfire victims yet to receive funds after California …

Linda Adrain, 80, is surrounded by her belongings in her 350-square-foot apartment in Santa Rosa. Her previous home in the Journey’s End mobile home park burned down in the Tubbs Fire in 2017. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Black bear burned in NorCal fire is released back …

A male black bear whose feet were badly burned in a North Complex fire in Butte County, California, was released back into the wild on Oct. 5, 2020. (California Department of Fish and Wildlife via Storyful)

PG&E plans to cut power to 89,000 customers in 16 …

A motorist drives pass a power station in Mill Valley during a Pacific Gas & Electric blackout on Oct. 10, 2019. (Josh Edelson / AFP / Getty Images)

PG&E warns of possible outage affecting 97,000 customers …

A Pacific Gas and Electric firefighter walks down a road as flames approach in Fairfield, Calif. during the LNU Lightning Complex fire on Aug. 19, 2020. (JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)

‘There was no fighting this fire,’ says survivor …

Firefighters cut defensive lines and light backfires to protect structures behind a CalFire fire station during the Bear fire, part of the North Lightning Complex fires in the Berry Creek area of unincorporated Butte County, California on September 9, 2020. - (JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)