SCU Lightning Complex: Containment at 55 Percent; 378,000 Acres Burned
Containment of the massive SCU Lightning Complex fires increased to 55 percent Sunday evening, two weeks after lightning sparked numerous blazes across several counties.
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Containment of the massive SCU Lightning Complex fires increased to 55 percent Sunday evening, two weeks after lightning sparked numerous blazes across several counties.
As firefighters entered their third week of battling the CZU Lightning Complex, containment of the fires has grown to 35 percent as of Sunday.
Neighbors of San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo quickly banded together after his home was vandalized following protests Friday night.
The CZU Lightning Complex fires burning in San Mateo and Santa Cruz Counties are nearly 30 percent contained, as firefighters look to make progress ahead of expected rising temperatures.
One of the hardest-hit Bay Area counties in the pandemic will reopen hair salons, barbershops and indoor malls on Monday -- with modifications.
Hundreds of peaceful protesters marched through the downtown streets of Oakland and San Jose Friday evening.
Santa Clara County Vector Control officers said Friday that they are looking into a rat infestation in downtown San Jose, beneath an elevated section of Highway 280, and there are concerns it's getting worse.
Silicon Valley Pride kicks off a virtual celebration Saturday that highlights the organization's concern and solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and nationwide protests for racial justice.
A recovery resource center is opening Saturday to connect Santa Cruz County residents impacted by the CZU Lightning Complex Fire with resources needed to recover and rebuild.
Police were investigating the stabbing death of a man early Friday, which marked the city's 25th homicide this year.
Air Force Sgt. Steven Carrillo has pleaded not guilty to murder charges stemming from the killing of a Santa Cruz County sheriff's deputy, who along with his partner, were ambushed by gunfire and explosives as they walked up the driveway of a Ben Lomond home in early June.
While progress was being made against the massive CZU Lightning Complex early Friday, the firefight deep within the Santa Cruz Mountains remains intense with the blaze burning through several feet of dead material on the forest floor.
A Cal Fire crew doing mop-up work and extinguishing spot fires while battling the massive CZU Lightning Complex fire near the Boulder Creek County Club made a stunning discovery Thursday night -- an abandoned toolbox containing an apparent pipe bomb and other explosives.
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's office announced Thursday the arrest a man who confessed to stealing a fire commander's wallet while he fought the CZU Lightning Complex Fire.
A downtown San Jose neighborhood is getting overrun by rats. It's happening in the Almaden and Vine area on Caltrans property beneath Interstate Highway 280, which has become a dumping ground for demolition materials with homeless camps all around.
