Wildfire burning south of Willits prompts evacuation warning
A wildfire burning near Willits Thursday afternoon prompted evacuation warnings from authorities, who told residents to be "ready to evacuate at any moment."
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A wildfire burning near Willits Thursday afternoon prompted evacuation warnings from authorities, who told residents to be "ready to evacuate at any moment."
A week after state regulators voted on a plan to ban the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035, people who already have electric cars are being told to cut back on charging as we head into a heat wave.
Jimmy Garoppolo moved over one field, rejoined his San Francisco 49ers teammates at practice for the first time since last season and was firing off passes the same way he always has.
An East Bay mother and son are teachers by day, but outside the classroom, they team up to serve those in need in downtown Hayward.
Alameda County has agreed to ban rubber bullets, bean bags and other less-lethal munitions for crowd control as part of a settlement with two protesters.
With hot temperatures forecast through Labor Day weekend, firefighters across the Bay Area are concerned about the increase fire danger from already dried-out hillsides.
A driver was arrested after allegedly stealing an Oakland Police Department SUV while an officer was responding to a call in the city's downtown early Thursday morning.
A federal judge on Thursday tentatively declined to overturn the jury conviction of disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes on four felony counts of fraud and conspiracy.
Federal health officials increase count of those sickened; many reported eating burgers or salads from Wendy's.
California lawmakers failed early Thursday to replace limits on carrying concealed weapons that were struck down by a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
Tougher clean energy goals, a ban on new oil and gas wells near homes and schools, and establishing guidelines for capturing carbon and storing it underground are among the climate proposals California Democrats advanced in the final days of the legislative session.
As California faces a prolonged period of heat and expected strain on the energy grid this week, lawmakers voted to extend the life of the state's last nuclear power plant by five years early Thursday morning.
BART will make semi-annual changes to its schedule this month, aligning train departure times across all seven days of the week and ending single tracking and reduced service through San Francisco on Sundays.
An official with the environmental group Save Mount Diablo recently made a startling discovery on the mountain: a third known population of the critically endangered Mount Diablo buckwheat, also known by scientists as Eriogonum truncatum.
Laboring will be the optimum word for the upcoming holiday weekend as soaring triple-digit temperatures create challenging conditions for residents, firefighters battling wildfires and air conditioning units powered by the state's overtaxed power grid.
