Atmospheric River: Hidden Danger Underneath Bay Area Burn Scars Heightens Landslide Risks
The approaching atmospheric river has raised alarms about the burn scars from the massive Bay Area wildfires of 2020.
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The approaching atmospheric river has raised alarms about the burn scars from the massive Bay Area wildfires of 2020.
A flash flood warning has been issued in parts of Santa Clara County on Tuesday by the National Weather Service as heavy rains are expected to start around 10 p.m.
Santa Clara County residents 65 years and older are now eligible to get vaccinated, county officials announced Tuesday.
A former Los Gatos High School student is suing the school district and two former track coaches over the alleged sexual abuse she endured from a coach while she was a student-athlete.
Evacuation warnings issued for areas of San Mateo and Monterey counties scarred by wildfires were upgraded to evacuation orders Tuesday due to the threat of mudslides as a series of storms approached the Bay Area.
Hundreds of residents packed up their treasured belongings early Tuesday, preparing to evacuate homes in the burn zone of last fall's devastating Santa Cruz Mountains wildfire, as a powerful Pacific storm edged ever closer with as much as a foot of rain and the threat of deadly mudslides.
A potent winter storm, packing driving rains and powerful winds, advanced toward the Big Sur coastline Tuesday, triggering flash flood warnings for the burn zones of the Carmel, River and Dolan wildfires and forcing the closure of Highway 1.
State Highway 1 will close Tuesday evening along the Big Sur coastline in advance of a storm that could cause debris flows and other problems, according to Caltrans.
A Gilroy parolee wanted in a string of violent crimes who was shot and killed by San Jose police officers was unarmed at the time of the shooting, the police department confirmed Monday.
Cal Fire issued evacuation orders Monday for residents living in the Santa Cruz Mountain burn area of last fall's devastating CZU Lightning Complex fire as a potent winter storm, packing as much as 6-8 inches of rain and carrying with it the threat of deadly mudslides, rolled toward the San Francisco Bay Area.
Santa Clara County has suspended allocations of vaccine to Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose, after it learned the hospital was vaccinating school district employees who were not health care providers.
Health officials in Santa Clara County on Monday announced changes to current COVID restrictions after the state lifted the stay-at-home order, including the end of the ban on all team sports.
Officials in both San Mateo and Monterey counties issued evacuation warnings Monday ahead of the major storm fueled by an atmospheric river.
Police in Palo Alto have arrested a woman on hate crime and assault charges after she allegedly attacked a man over his nationality in the city's downtown Friday night.
As of 6 p.m. Sunday, parts of the San Lorenzo Valley and the north coast of Santa Cruz County are under evacuation warning because of the upcoming atmospheric river and the potential for debris flow, Cal Fire CZU said.
