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Across Northern California's picturesque wine country, a patchwork of neighborhoods began Tuesday with no electricity or air conditioning, and refrigerators filled with thawing food as their power had been cut-off in a planned Pacific Gas & Electric outage.
Chief Michael Cronin is resigning after 12 years amid a blacklash over his handling of the George Floyd protests and a recent incident involving an officer and the only Black shop owner in Tiburon.
Marin County approved waivers to allow more than a dozen schools to reopen Tuesday for in-person classroom learning. For many, it was a small step, but a welcome one.
The area of Sonoma County that was evacuated late Monday night due to a flare-up of the Walbridge Fire has had all evacuation orders and warnings lifted by Tuesday evening, fire officials said.
A 54-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly starting a late night Labor Day arson fire inside the JC Penney store located in the Solano Town Center.
Marin health officials announced Tuesday the county's hopeful move to Tier 2 COVID-19 status by state officials will not happen at least until the end of the week.
A wildfire that had erupted in the tinder-dry hills north of Willits grew to more than 1,000 acres early Tuesday as local residents were driven from their homes by the advancing flames and officials were forced to shut down Highway 101.
Red Flag Warning winds whipped up flames along the Walbridge Fire lines Monday night, prompting new mandatory evacuation orders for residents in Sonoma County.
Police in Novato have arrested a man suspected of setting a string of fires, after officers allegedly spotted him starting a fire near the Novato creek area, on Monday
A Red Flag Warning went into effect Monday night for the North Bay mountains and East Bay hills due to dangerous fire conditions and forecast high winds, officials with the National Weather Service said.
Cal Fire reported a new wildfire north of Willits Monday afternoon and the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office immediately ordered evacuations, fearing the wind-driven flames could quickly spread to homes.
Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) updated Bay Area residents on incoming power shutoff Monday as triple-digit temperatures, high winds and dry conditions posed possible wildfire hazards.
Volunteers Diana Kronstadt and Helaine Melnitzer were immersed in a San Quentin rehabilitation program when COVID-19 blocked them from entering the prison.
A Southern California man who spent 19 years in prison for a gang-related shooting will be released from San Quentin State Prison, a judge ordered Friday.
A number of beaches across the Bay Area will be closed over Labor Day weekend to prevent events that could spread COVID-19.
