North Bay residents seek emergency shelter, prep for another round of rain
North Bay residents are bracing for another round of storms this week that will likely bring destructive winds and flooding to the area.
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North Bay residents are bracing for another round of storms this week that will likely bring destructive winds and flooding to the area.
Late Sunday night a fierce new storm system began drenching the Bay Area. Team coverage from Betty Yu in the North Bay and meteorologist Darren Peck. (1-8-23)
The latest storm in the parade of atmospheric river events sweeping into the Bay Area brought rain and high winds to the region overnight with another system expected Sunday evening.
A flood watch for the Bay Area goes into effect early Saturday morning and extend into Tuesday afternoon as the region gets pounded by the first of two atmospheric rivers.
Many communities are still cleaning up and assessing damage from the storms that have already come through, hoping the next round of weather doesn't make things worse. One of them is Point Richmond, where a crack in a hillside forced the evacuation of 15 homes in the Seacliff Neighborhood.
Dr. Belinda Hernandez-Arriaga of Ayudando Latinos a Soñar (ALAS) talks to KPIX reporter Jocelyn Moran on the impact recent major storms have had on the farmworker community on the San Mateo County coast. (1/6/23)
As the Bay Area is in the midst of multiple atmospheric river storms bringing heavy rain and damaging winds, roofing contractors are busy.
Caltrans maintenance and engineering teams completed initial assessments of state Highway 1 along the Central Coast after the atmospheric river events during the last two days.
New homeowners in San Francisco's Inner Sunset are trying to figure out what to do next, after a tree came crashing down during this week's storm.
Santa Cruz evacuated its wharf Thursday as the bomb cyclone continued to bear down on the coastal city, massively damaging piers and other structures along the way. Mary Lee reports. (1-5-23)
Emergency crews in Sonoma County responded to two incidents Thursday involving boats damaged by the massive atmospheric river storm that struck the Bay Area.
As multiple winter storms pound California with heavy amounts of rain and snow, along with damaging winds, Attorney General Rob Bonta alerted consumers to watch for illegal price gouging.
Wednesday's strong storm has turned deadly after a redwood tree fell onto a Sonoma County home, killing an infant inside.
Wednesday's major storm turned deadly in Sonoma County, after a redwood tree fell onto a home, killing an infant inside. (1/4/23)
Winds from Wednesday's strong storm toppled the roof of a Valero gas station in South San Francisco. Kenny Choi reports. (1/4/23)
As an atmospheric river storm bears down on the Bay Area, strong winds toppled trees along communities on the San Mateo County coast, including Half Moon Bay. Da Lin reports. (1/4/23)
The Sonoma County Sheriff issued an evacuation warning for the area along the Russian River from Healdsburg to Jenner Wednesday night, according to authorities.
The city is being "inundated with a number of 911 calls and they don't all necessarily fit into that category," the mayor said.
Residents in San Francisco were still scrambling to get sandbags for flood mitigation early Wednesday evening, just as the rain from the atmospheric river storm was intensifying.
Several school districts on the Peninsula announced that campuses would be closed on Thursday, January 5, 2023, due to the major atmospheric river storm slamming the Bay Area.
Officials in Alameda County are advising some residents in the area of Sunol to leave their homes due to the threat presented by the heavy rainfall expected into Thursday.
In a world getting used to extreme weather, 2023 is starting out more bonkers than ever and meteorologists are saying it's natural weather weirdness with a bit of help from human-caused climate change.
Multiple home garages on Marina Boulevard were lined with sandbags Tuesday night, ahead of Wednesday's monstrous storm. Local residents were still recovering from the last storm. Betty Yu reports.
Multiple home garages on Marina Boulevard were lined with sandbags Tuesday night, ahead of Wednesday's monstrous storm.
The entire town of Pescadero was gearing up for the approaching rainstorm Tuesday, but some who live there believe many of the flooding problems the community faces are actually man-made.
The Los Gatos community came together Friday night to remember two residents taken in the terrorist attacks of 9/11.
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The Los Gatos community came together Friday night to remember two residents taken in the terrorist attacks of 9/11.
Nearly four months after a horrific crash that killed three people in East Oakland, Deshawn Murphy Sr. remains hospitalized, unable to walk, eat or speak as he works to recover from severe injuries.
A federal jury in Los Angeles has acquitted Grammy-winning Chicago rapper Lil Durk in a murder-for-hire plot targeting another rapper.
A Sonoma County jury found former Windsor Mayor Dominic Foppoli liable for sexually assaulting seven women, bringing a verdict Friday in a civil case that stemmed from allegations that first became public more than five years ago.
The Lucas Fire burning near the Mendocino-Lake County line grew to 3,476 acres Friday afternoon as evacuation orders remained in place.
When San Francisco Fire Chief Dean Crispen comes to work, he is reminded to stay grounded. Inside department headquarters sits steel from the World Trade Center, where Crispen and other SFFD firefighters responded in the days following the attacks.
A man who was arrested after a massive fire at a condominium complex on the Peninsula last month will not be charged, prosecutors said.
Amid rising rents and evictions, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie declared a rent emergency Thursday, proposing several tenant protection measures. But many say there is more work to do.
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At least 18 businesses in Pleasanton were burglarized early Thursday morning in a smash-and-grab spree that primarily targeted restaurants, according to police.
A driver accused of fleeing from Alameda County sheriff's deputies ended up driving the wrong way on Interstate 580, crashing into another vehicle and triggering a temporary freeway shutdown before the driver and passenger were arrested, officials said.
BART announced that Green Line service between Berryessa and Daly City has been suspended as crews make repairs after equipment issues and a substation fire led to delays.
An East Bay man has been charged for allegedly engaging in human trafficking that victimized women and minors in multiple states, prosecutors said.
The Los Gatos community came together Friday night to remember two residents taken in the terrorist attacks of 9/11.
Perched on a cliff overlooking the Pacific, Nepenthe has been a fixture along Big Sur's Highway 1 for more than seven decades.
A San Francisco Bay Area woman who is accused of intentionally running over her friend with her vehicle has been charged in connection with a deadly stabbing of another person she knew, authorities said.
Residents of a duplex are safe after a fire broke out in a San Jose neighborhood early Thursday morning.
A passenger in a vehicle that was stopped by police in Santa Clara over the weekend died after suffering a medical emergency during the stop, police said.
A Sonoma County jury found former Windsor Mayor Dominic Foppoli liable for sexually assaulting seven women, bringing a verdict Friday in a civil case that stemmed from allegations that first became public more than five years ago.
The Lucas Fire burning near the Mendocino-Lake County line grew to 3,476 acres Friday afternoon as evacuation orders remained in place.
A vegetation fire broke out in Napa County near Lake Berryessa on Wednesday, prompting an evacuation warning that was later lifted.
The National Park Service is looking for a residential volunteer to help staff the historic Point Reyes Lighthouse this fall and winter, with free housing included.
A minor earthquake shook Sonoma County Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Mike Evans, Demarcus Robinson and Deebo Samuel caught touchdown passes from Brock Purdy, and the San Francisco 49ers routed the Los Angeles Rams 27-7 in the first NFL regular-season game in Australia.
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A man who was arrested after a massive fire at a condominium complex on the Peninsula last month will not be charged, prosecutors said.
The trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three other alleged 9/11 plotters is scheduled to begin in June 2028.
A driver accused of fleeing from Alameda County sheriff's deputies ended up driving the wrong way on Interstate 580, crashing into another vehicle and triggering a temporary freeway shutdown before the driver and passenger were arrested, officials said.
A San Francisco Bay Area woman who is accused of intentionally running over her friend with her vehicle has been charged in connection with a deadly stabbing of another person she knew, authorities said.
Residents of a duplex are safe after a fire broke out in a San Jose neighborhood early Thursday morning.
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