Campfire bans implemented in Western states as wildfire fears grow
Nearly 85% of wildfires are started by people, including from campfires, negligently discarded cigarettes and intentional acts of arson, according to the National Park Service.
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Nearly 85% of wildfires are started by people, including from campfires, negligently discarded cigarettes and intentional acts of arson, according to the National Park Service.
California will have a completely new look in year seven under coach Justin Wilcox.
Tropical Storm Hilary has strengthened into a hurricane off Mexico's Pacific coast and could become a major hurricane as it heads north over the ocean.
A woman was found dead in the Oakland hills east of Interstate Highway 580 and police are investigating the case as possible homicide.
A 43-year-old woman was arrested after she was caught allegedly drunk driving near a Petaluma school on Wednesday afternoon, police said.
Firefighters were making progress on a fire burning by the freeway in north Morgan Hill Wednesday evening, according to Cal Fire.
A Santa Rosa man was sentenced to nine years in state prison Wednesday after he was convicted of attempted second-degree murder for a shooting last November, according to the Sonoma County District Attorney's Office.
The Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center was approved by state regulators on Wednesday for Medicaid recertification, a move celebrated by San Francisco city officials who had fought to keep the century-plus-old facility open amid its threatened closure.
Hilary was downgraded a few hours before landfall to a tropical storm as rain from the storm started spreading in Southern California, the National Weather Service said.
Reliable, audible warning systems are becoming more critical during wildfires of increasing speed and ferocity.
People moved by the tragic death of the 4-year-old girl killed near Oracle Park in San Francisco's Mission Bay neighborhood brought flowers and candles Tuesday to honor her life and call attention to what they say is a difficult and dangerous intersection.
A shooting that injured a San Jose police officer led to an hours-long standoff with a suspect who was eventually taken into custody, police said Wednesday.
San Francisco police said the driver who crashed into a family on Tuesday near Oracle Park was arrested.
Prosecutors say the woman sent a threatening and racist voicemail to Judge Tanya Chutkan, and also made threats against Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee.
After a roaring wildfire devastated the city of Lahaina, there were immediate comparisons to Paradise, California, which was nearly wiped out in 2018.
