Some Businesses Seeing Success From Sacramento Smoke
We're all noticing the smoky, sooty air and trying deal with it as best as we can. In this wildfire season, the nasty air is a losing situation for some, but it's making others big winners.
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We're all noticing the smoky, sooty air and trying deal with it as best as we can. In this wildfire season, the nasty air is a losing situation for some, but it's making others big winners.
It would soften a legal standard that generally holds them entirely responsible for the costs of fires triggered by their power lines or other infrastructure.
The Holy Fire started Monday in the Cleveland National Forest's Holy Jim Canyon and has so far destroyed a dozen structures, according to fire authorities.
For many years, David Phippen has relied on Chlorpyrifos, a popular pesticide to help control pests. It's one of the products many farmers trust to keep crops healthy.
Tim Draper spent more than $1.7 million to qualify his initiative for the ballot, which requires gathering hundreds of thousands of signatures.
The Mendocino Complex and Ferguson Fire have combined to produce unhealthy air that has drifted as far east as Salt Lake City, 450 miles away.
Northern California police say a woman set herself on fire inside her home last weekend, killing herself and her twin 14-year-old daughters.
Eric Clanton's attorney said the 29-year-old agreed to the plea deal Wednesday in Alameda County Superior Court.
A Cal Fire heavy equipment mechanic who was helping fight the Carr Fire was killed in a car accident, authorities say.
The trade war is hurting California, in particular, since that's where many tree nuts grow.
Jessica Ann Warne, 46, has small law practice near Sacramento State. She is now behind bars accused of torching a portion of a major interstate.
The video shows 18-year-old Tyrone McAllister kicking the 71-year-old repeatedly to the ground before spitting on him.
The proposal would lessen PG&E's liability over damages if the utility "acted reasonably," and not allow victims to seek restitution.
Paramedics determined that the man broke his legs and may have injured his back. He was taken to a hospital in Palm Springs.
The three-judge panel of the 6th District Court of Appeal in San Jose ruled Wednesday that there was "substantial evidence" that Brock Turner received a fair trial.
