For years, wildfire survivors have asked the federal government to stop taxing settlement money from disastrous wildfires, and a bill doing just that is getting bipartisan support. But recent turmoil in Congress has delayed it. Also, the city of Willows in Glenn County may soon be without police and animal control services after a contract with the sheriff’s office expired in June, and yesterday kicked off Fat Bear Week, which recognizes brown bear and salmon conservation efforts across the country.