OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters lined roads to keep flames from reaching homes as helicopters dropped water on a growing wildfire Wednesday in Northern California that has forced at least 13,000 people to evacuate, with another day of extreme heat expected.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The former Cleveland officer who fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice in 2014 has resigned from a police force in West Virginia, the third time in six years he left a small department amid backlash shortly after he had been hired.

Here's your preview of Wednesday's CDN

- No Thursday paper due to the holiday

- HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!

- Rep. Moore talks about goals, bills

- Foss man hurt in Monday crash

- Judge Weedon to retire from bench in November

A Foss man was airlifted in critical condition with head injuries following a one-vehicle collision Monday afternoon near Burns Flat.

Judge Weedon to retire from bench in November

After 25 years of service within Custer County and other areas, Second Judicial District Judge Jill Weedon has decided to retire from her position serving five counties as a judge with her final day in this position set to be Nov. 1.

Reader wins top prize

Circulation Manager Cindy Gagne, left, presents new subscriber Nelson King with a barbecue grill, the grand prize for a yearlong subscription promotion the newspaper touted.

FEMA aids recovery

Michael Galloway, Custer County emergency management director left, discusses storm recovery efforts with Dovie Reed, FEMA individual and household program crew leader, outside a mobile FEMA office.

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