Firefighter Battling LNU Lightning Complex Fires Loses Vacaville Farm
Mike Shuken's family farm was found burning in the LNU Lightning Complex Fires.
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Mike Shuken's family farm was found burning in the LNU Lightning Complex Fires.
The LNU Lightning Complex Fire that burned across parts of Fairfield and Vacaville is one of the worst wildfires in California history.
A burned-out car and a pile of charred rubble sit on the land Sabrina Summerfield had hoped to build her new family home in Vacaville. Now, the family of eight doesn't have a home to return to.
When he closes his eyes at night, Hank Hanson hears sirens in his dreams -- a byproduct of living nearly 30 years in the wildfire-prone wilderness of Northern California between San Francisco and Sacramento.
T he Vacaville community is coming together to help families affected by the LNU Lightning Complex Fire.
For the first time since the incident began, Cal Fire is reporting some containment of the LNU Lightning Complex Fire.
The deadly LNU Lightning Complex Fire has spread to five counties, destroying at least 480 structures and burning 215,000 acres.
The latest information on the LNU Lightning Complex Fire, which has prompted evacuation orders in Fairfield and Vacaville.
A Solano County woman is left trying to figure out what's next after losing nearly everything, including animals, at her parent's ranch because of the LNU Lightning Complex fires burning near Vacaville.
There are always things that people will miss that are lost in any fire.
A PG&E troubleman has died in the LNU Lightning Complex Fire, officials confirmed on Thursday.
Thousands in Solano County were forced to leave with only the bare necessities as the LNU Lightning Complex Fires grew out of control.
Evacuations have been ordered in Solano County, northwest Vacaville and the outskirts of Fairfield on Wednesday after the so-called LNU Lightning Complex Fire exploded in size.
Neighbors worked together to try and save their homes from the LNU Complex Fire outside of Vacaville Wednesday.
Police and firefighters have been going door to door in a frantic scramble, warning neighbors as the flames encroach further into the city limits.
First responders continue to reiterate how important it is to evacuate when told to do so and to always have a go-bag ready just in case.
Multiple fires created hazy skies throughout the Sacramento Region Tuesday, but bad air quality hit the hardest in the Vacaville and Winters area.
A suspect in a car linked to a series of crimes in Vacaville was arrested after a high-speed chase that ended in the crash on Tuesday.
A parolee arrested in Vacaville led officers on a car and foot chase in a stolen vehicle that caught fire after he collided with a tree, authorities said.
A man is in the hospital after suffering multiple gunshot wounds in Vacaville on Sunday, authorities said.
Vacaville Christian Schools said it is planning to reopen with full-time on-campus instruction when the school year begins later this month.
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The Vacaville city council will allow certain businesses to operate at city-owned properties.
The Vacaville City Council is now allowing certain businesses to operate at city-owned properties.
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The arraignment continues for six out of the eight people arrested in connection with the Esparto explosion that killed seven men.
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A tornado briefly touched down in Northern California Sunday afternoon as high winds and thunderstorms continued, officials said.
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