A new wildfire was reported today at 12:51 p.m. in Butte County, California. Alta Fire has been burning on private land. At this time, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the ...

Alta Fire initially started 12:51 p.m. July 20 in Butte County, California. Since its discovery 22 hours ago, it has burned 17 acres. A crew of 19 firefighters succeeded in containing 75% of the fire ...

ALTA, Calif. — A solo car crash was reported Wednesday morning in Placer County near Alta, California Highway Patrol logs show. CHP was dispatched around 6:31 a.m. to eastbound Interstate 80 ...

In 1774, Spain had established several military and religious outposts in Alta California. The priests and soldiers were very isolated, and sailing around Point Conception was particularly dangerous.