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Yahoo
06-07-2025
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Oroville campground 2021 murder remains unsolved with $50,000 reward
( — There is still a $50,000 reward remaining active in the 2021 Oroville campground murder in Butte County as the crew continues to search for the suspect. According to the Butte County Sheriff's Office, deputies were called to the Bidwell Canyon Campground to help California State Parks Peace Officers with a homicide investigation on July 3, 2021. BCSO said that detectives responded and determined that during a group camping trip, Tyler Dickson, 21, of San Pablo, was fatally shot while sleeping inside a tent. Over the past years, crews have been actively investigating the case; however, it has remained unsolved. During the investigation, officials said that they have requested Gov. Gavin Newsom's Office to issue a reward through the Governor's Reward Program to encourage those with pertinent information to come forward. Meet Toast: Placer County DA welcomes its first court support dog to the team In 2022, after crews had reviewed their evidence, the governor's office issued a $50,000 reward for information that would lead to an arrest and conviction of the persons responsible for the murder of Dickson. 'As I've stated before, our investigation leads us to believe that the person(s) responsible for Tyler's death were part of a large group of people he was camping with, all of whom were from out of the area. Based on our investigation, we know there are members of this camping group with information that could lead to us being able to solve this case, but thus far, they have been less than cooperative. Despite the passage of time, we remain committed to solving this case and delivering justice for Tyler and his family,' said Sheriff Kory Honea. BCSO crews encourage anyone with any information to contact Detective Mike Worch at 530-538-7671. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
04-07-2025
- Climate
- CBS News
Grove Fire forces evacuations near Butte County's Bangor community
Two Butte County zones are under evacuation orders after the Grove Fire broke out on the Fourth of July, officials said. The Butte County Sheriff's Office currently has zones 925 and 924 under evacuation orders, while zone 905 is under an evacuation warning. According to Cal Fire's website, the fire is 55 acres after it broke out shortly before 3 p.m. on Friday. No other information about the fire's behavior is currently known at this time. Earlier in the day, crews responded to the District Fire in the Palermo area of Butte County. This fire also forced evacuation orders, but those have since been reduced. This is a developing story.
CBS News
04-07-2025
- Climate
- CBS News
District Fire near South East Oroville prompts evacuation order
A new wildfire, named the District Fire, has prompted evacuation orders and warnings for parts of Butte County in South East Oroville on the Fourth of July. Cal Fire says the wildfire was first reported a little before 1 p.m. Friday off of District Center Drive in the Palermo area. According to the Butte County Sheriff's Office, the following areas are under evacuation orders: Zone 832 in South East Oroville. Zones 826, 832 and 835 are also under evacuation warnings. View of the District Fire from an Alert California wildfire camera. Alert California/UC San Diego/PG&E This is a developing story.
CBS News
24-06-2025
- Climate
- CBS News
Hawk Fire near Feather Falls in Butte County prompts evacuation warning
A new wildfire, named the Hawk Fire, has prompted an evacuation warning for part of Butte County on Tuesday. The fire is burning off of Black Hawk Trail in the Feather Falls area. About 1.5 acres have burned as of early Tuesday afternoon, Cal Fire says. An evacuation warning is in effect for Zone 665 near the community of Feather Falls, according to the Butte County Sheriff's Office. Exactly what started the fire is unclear. Feather Falls is about 25 miles east of Oroville and about 90 miles north of Sacramento.
Yahoo
31-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Hiker suspended 150 feet from a helicopter after plummeting into a waterfall in Northern California
A hiker who fell 30 feet down a waterfall and into a pool in Butte County had to be harnessed to the end of a 150-foot rope and pulled out by a helicopter over the Memorial Day weekend, according to authorities. The hiker, who was not identified by authorities, suffered serious injuries and could not be reach by ambulance in time, rescuers said. The man was hiking with friends near Feather River Canyon and Camp Creek Falls — near the site of the 2018 Camp fire — when he tried to take a photo of the waterfall and slipped, according to authorities. The hiker fell onto the granite rocks and over the edge of the waterfall, down a 30-foot drop into the pool below, according to Kevin Soukup, a spokesperson for Butte County Sheriff's Search and Rescue. The rescue team responded to the incident in Pulga and when they saw he had sustained serious injuries, decided to rely on a helicopter for the rescue. The injured man, who was conscious at the time, was put into a harness and flown while attached to the helicopter with the 150-foot rope, Soukup said. The man was flown to a landing zone near Cresta Power House and transferred to Enloe FlightCare for further medical care. The entire helicopter trip took between 30 seconds and a minute. Read more: This cliffhanger video from Riverside County has a happy ending "This is the riskiest type of rescue that you do," Soukup said. "Just by nature, helicopters are dangerous. Anytime someone suffers a traumatic injury, you look at the risk and reward and getting them out as quickly as possible via the helicopter was the right decision to make." The road getting out of the area is about three miles and an ambulance wouldn't have made it in time, Soukup said. Anytime there is a traumatic injury, if the journey is more than a 30-minute drive, you have to fly them there, he said. The rescue was a joint operation with Cal Fire and Butte County Fire. Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
