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CHICO, Calif  | The Latest: Authorities find 8 bodies, deaths rise to 71

CHICO, Calif.  — The Latest on California’s wildfires (all times local):

7:31 p.m.

Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea says they found 8 more bodies Friday from a deadly Northern California wildfire that is only half contained.

The death toll from the deadliest wildfire in the country in at least a century is 71.

7:25 p.m.

Northern California authorities say more than 1,000 people are now on a…

CHICO, Calif  | The Latest: Authorities: More than 1,000 unaccounted for

CHICO, Calif.  — The Latest on California’s wildfires (all times local):

7:25 p.m.

Northern California authorities say more than 1,000 people are now on a missing persons list but stressed that it doesn’t mean they are all actually missing.

Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea said Friday that a list that he released Thursday of 631 names has now increased to 1,011 names.

He called it “a dynamic list”…