Tsunami Advisory Issued For Central, Southern California Coast
The National Tsunami Warning Center has issued a tsunami advisory for a coastal areas in Central and Southern California Wednesday evening, following a magnitude 8.3 earthquake in Chile.
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The National Tsunami Warning Center has issued a tsunami advisory for a coastal areas in Central and Southern California Wednesday evening, following a magnitude 8.3 earthquake in Chile.
When the Valley Fire ripped through Middletown Saturday night, Cody Smith and his family came terrifyingly close to the fire. They were trapped on their own property, surrounded by a wall of flames.
Investigators think a remote area surrounded by caution tape in the community of Cobb Mountain may be the spot where the massive Valley Fire started last Saturday. KPIX 5's John Ramos went up to the area, which remains closed to the public.
Food scraps will be turned into animal feed under a new pilot program for San Jose residents that will help the city move closer to its goal of zero waste by 2022.
One person reportedly died in a wildfire in Lake and Napa counties that exploded in size within hours Saturday, and had burned 50,000 acres by Sunday evening.
Napa County officials Sunday warned residents in the north part of the county that smoke from the Valley Fire may be a health hazard.
Officials in Napa and Lake counties said people are scamming survivors of the Valley Fire through social media by asking evacuees' for their addresses.
A wild pig had ranchers in Morgan Hill scratching their heads when it was found to have bright blue colored fat.
Native Western pond turtles will be released into San Francisco's Mountain Lake Saturday afternoon as part of a species restoration effort by Sonoma State University biologists and the Oakland and San Francisco zoos.
A bipartisan group of 47 state Assembly members delivered a letter to Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday asking him to declare a special session to tackle problems related to California's ongoing drought.
Lucas Valley Road reopened Friday afternoon following a cleanup of paint spilled into a creek caused by an overturned big rig Thursday but work crews will need to return to the area next week for further cleanup.
Birds known as murres are dying in record numbers, with many dead birds ending up on Bay Area beaches. Experts said warmer oceans are behind the die-off.
Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative Democrats announced Wednesday that they are scaling back their ambitious proposal to address climate change amid ongoing opposition from the oil industry and some lawmakers.
A third-straight Spare the Air alert has been issued for the Bay Area Thursday because of unhealthy air quality expected, air district officials said.
The 2016 Prius is more sculpted and sportier looking than the current version as Toyota tries to move the car from appealing mainly to environmentalists to more of a mainstream vehicle.
