First discovered: 11:39 a.m. Nov. 6 A new wildfire was reported today at 11:39 a.m. in Butte County. Fletcher Fire has been ...

First discovered: 3:19 a.m. Nov. 7 Initial location: Butte County, Calif. A new wildfire was reported today at 3:19 a.m. in Butte County. Lower Fire has been burning on private land. There is no ...

Earlier this year, the county put forward a balanced budget with the caveat that many services would see cuts going forward ...

Kenneth Lewis pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree murder in the beating death of his grandmother in Forbestown in January.

A Forbestown man pleaded no contest to a single count of first-degree murder for thebrutal killing of his grandmother while in aButte County Superior Court on ...

According to the Montana Secretary of State’s website, statewide 71% of Montana’s 802,174 registered voters cast ballots in ...

Republicans controlled both chambers of the Montana Legislature heading into Tuesday’s election and were not in danger of ...

Cal Fire-Butte County will conduct a control burn Friday and Saturday in the Phoenix Hill area east of Oroville.

J.P. Gallagher, Sheriff Ed Lester, Matt Enrooth and Frank Joseph won key races in Butte-Silver Bow County on Tuesday.

The race to be the next county attorney of Butte-Silver Bow is the nail-biter that has been anticipated for months.

Zachary Fitch was sentenced to 10 years and 8 months in state prison for an arson fire that destroyed two pallet shelters and damaged a third in August.

BUTTE, Mont. — Butte-Silver Bow voters sided with the incumbent by a large margin in the battle for city-county sheriff. Incumbent Ed Lester received 61% of the vote compared to challenger Mike Gage’s ...