Northern California Floriston Fire holds at 622 acres as westbound I-80 partially reopens
Westbound Interstate 80 partially reopened near the Nevada state line Friday morning as crews continued battling the 622-acre Floriston Fire.
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Westbound Interstate 80 partially reopened near the Nevada state line Friday morning as crews continued battling the 622-acre Floriston Fire.
The fast-moving Floriston Fire burned hundreds of acres in Northern California on Wednesday as evacuation orders and warnings expanded and westbound Interstate 80 remained closed near the Nevada state line.
The wildfire near Truckee remained 5% contained Thursday morning as crews continued battling the flames.
A fast-moving wildfire near Floriston has closed westbound Interstate 80 at the Nevada state line and prompted an evacuation warning in Nevada County.
Prosecutors say Miranda Brown diverted Water Otters program funds for personal use between 2022 and 2025.
The Nevada County District Attorney is facing scrutiny after prosecutors allegedly used generative artificial intelligence that fabricated facts that ended up in their criminal cases.
PG&E says about 14,000 customers across 11 Northern California counties could lose power this weekend as gusty winds and dry conditions raise wildfire concerns.
Two people have been arrested in Nevada in connection with a shooting in California's San Joaquin Valley that left a 40-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds, police said.
A Nevada County nonprofit tasked with helping communities prepare for wildfires has shut down amid an embezzlement case involving its former executive director and the loss of state funding for several wildfire mitigation projects.
Eastbound Interstate Highway 80 traffic near the Nevada state line was blocked by an overturned big rig crash on Friday, authorities said.
The evacuation order and warning were lifted for the Clover Fire in the Alta Sierra area in Nevada County on Friday afternoon.
A Grass Valley woman was arrested after a Nevada County Sheriff's Office detective seized more than a pound of suspected cocaine and several ounces of suspected methamphetamine during a search Wednesday, authorities said.
A Sacramento carjacking suspect was arrested in Truckee after police said he crashed a stolen vehicle down an embankment before running into a wooded area.
A fire in the area of Yuba Ridge Drive near Nevada City forced an evacuation order and warnings.
A preliminary report on the February avalanche that killed nine people released by the backcountry guide company involved assigned no blame for the tragedy.
The wildfire had prompted some evacuation warnings on Saturday.
A wildfire burning in the Sierra foothills near Alta and Dutch Flat grew to an estimated 12 acres Saturday afternoon and prompted an evacuation warning in neighboring Nevada County.
All evacuation orders have been lifted for a fast-moving wildfire that sparked near the Nevada and Yuba county line Wednesday afternoon.
The fire is burning near Smartsville near the Nevada and Yuba County lines.
Nothing but rubble remains of the McCombs home that was destroyed by the Kearny Fire. All their kids' toys, a wedding dress, memories and everything that meant something to them are completely gone.
All evacuation orders were lifted for a grass fire in rural Nevada County, west of Penn Valley, on Tuesday.
A 22-year-old man died on Wednesday after being pulled out of a river at South Yuba State Park in Nevada County.
A 58-year-old man died after crashing his vehicle into a tree along a Nevada County highway on Tuesday, officials said.
There's renewed backlash in Northern California over letters AT&T sent to customers in Nevada County saying their home phone lines will be discontinued next year.
Thousands of people were without power due to a Pacific Gas & Electric outage in Nevada County on Wednesday evening.
