Sonoma Man Suspected Of Looting In Wildfire Zone Arrested
Deputies arrested a Sonoma man Thursday afternoon on suspicion of stealing prescription medications and an emergency fire shelter kit from a fire agency, a sheriff's sergeant said.
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Deputies arrested a Sonoma man Thursday afternoon on suspicion of stealing prescription medications and an emergency fire shelter kit from a fire agency, a sheriff's sergeant said.
"It was like a nuclear blast wave that hit. The embers were insane. They penetrated everything and set everything on fire."
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Napa was a city under siege, Thursday afternoon, sandwiched between mountains ablaze. Flames from the Partrick Fire threatened Napa hillside homes like that belonging to Robert Fate Jr.
Regulators say the air quality in most of the region has sank to the same unhealthy level as some of China's smog-choked cities.
Ellen and Bob Pearson's family has been searching for the couple since they were last seen evacuating from their mobile home in Santa Rosa, preparing to leave in their purple Pontiac as flames lurked in the distance.
A few cars and a trailer in the back were untouched, but everything else had burned to ashes.
The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department was busy collecting toys outside a Walmart in Antelope. They'll be delivered on Friday.
Thousands of people still don't have access to cellular service and have not been able to get in contact with loved ones.
The Oakmont community has been under attack for days as fires continue to burn, displacing thousands of residents.
Charles Schulz's son, Monte Schulz, says a fire on Monday torched the Santa Rosa homes of his stepmother, 78-year-old Jean Schulz, and his brother, Craig Schulz.
Gov. Jerry Brown has remained a background player as one of the worst series of wildfires in California history tears across the state's wine country and beyond.
All Khush Nagpal wanted for his birthday was a cake, but he got a much sweeter celebration in the most unlikely place.
Sonoma County Sheriff Robert Giordano said Thursday night that two more people have been confirmed dead there. That raises the statewide death total from 29 to 31.
Wildfires already well on their way to becoming the deadliest and most destructive in California history could gain momentum Thursday and erase even the modest gains firefighters have made.
