What you need to know: Aug. 21

Good morning, North State.

Here's what you need to know to start your day on Aug.

21.

Here's what you need to know to start your day.

In butte county fires are burning the inskip and philbrook reservoir area - but many of the 34 lightning fires in the butte lighting complex are under control.

The 5-6 fire beyond feather falls is 250 acres and 25% contained with forward spread stopped.

The 1-12 fire abover sterling city has merged with the 1-6 fire and about 700 acres with no contaiment.

In lassen county the north complex of lightning fires has grown to more than 10,300 acres.

The largest of the fires is the sheep fire - burning near diamond mountain ridge above susanville.

Fire official now say that fire ha burned more than 52 hundred acres... with zero percent containment.

The lassen county sheriff's office has issued mandatory evacuations for areas along richmond gold run roads.### part of that north complex..

The claremont fire in causing evacuations in the plumas county town of quincy.

That fire has burned 31 hundred acres...along the middle fork of the feather river.

Mandatory evacuation orders are out for the east quincy area south of highway 70... east of mill creek... extending east to quincy la porte road.

A shelter is in place at quincy high school.## now to the elkhorn fire in tehama county, formerly called the 3-4 fire.

It has burned over 15,000 acres southwest of red bank road - west of red bluff with zero percent containment.

It is now burning in every direction.

That fire has triggered evacuation orders for hwy 36 west in between the baker fire station at bowman road and r.

Wild horse ranch and south to lowry road.

And we are still tracking the august complex of lightning fires... those are burning in the mendocino national forest..

At last count the fire was over 117 thousand acres..

And was jst 6% contained..

There is an evacuation center set up in willows..

In just a moment jafet seratto will be there live..

Shasta county got 3-point-6 million dollars from the "cal- home disaster recovery funding" to help carr fire victims rebuild.

This money will help low-income homeowners who lost their homes 2 years ago build new quality homes.

The county expects to help around 25 to 30 people.

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Action news now is working to find more informaiton on a chico unified teacher - jennifer smith- that police say sexually assaulted a former student..

Chico police arrested that teacher thursday..

Chico p-d says a former student of that teacher-- claimed she was a victim of on- going sexual abuse while at school.

Chico unified is working with police.

Happening today... serial killer and former california police officer, joseph deangelo, dubbed the golden state killer is set to be sentenced..

In june deangelo pleaded guilty to 13 counts of murder and 13 counts of kidnapping with robbery that occurred in the 1970s and 80s..### happening today in congress- u-s postmaster general louis dejoy will testify before a senate committee.

Dejoy - an ally and donor to president trump's campaign - will be asked to publicly address accusations from his critcs that say the changes he made to the postal service could hamper mail-in voting in the november election.

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