Rampant fire, wind destruction prompts statewide emergency declaration
Gov. Gavin Newsom Sunday declared a statewide emergency as fire rages in the North Bay and other parts of California. Wind gusts are high, humidity is low and evacuations...Read More
Fire breaks out in Lafayette, evacuations under way
Evacuations have been ordered for the Camino Diablo and Springbrook Road area of Lafayette due to a fire. The Contra Costa County sheriffs issued the alert shortly after 2 p.m....Read More
Sonoma County updates evacuation center list
Sonoma County emergency services is maintaining a list of evacuation centers with current capacity information updated regularly. Although some facilities have since been filled, it is still important to...Read More
Sky Fire crews reach 50 percent containment Crockett residents return home
The evacuation order for Crockett has been lifted and residents can return home, the Contra Costa Fire Protection District announced Sunday. An All Clear has been issued for the...Read More
Fire prompts Vallejo evacuations
The area of Clearpointe Drive and Del Sur Street in Vallejo is being evacuated by safety personnel, according to the California Highway Patrol, as a brushfire that started shortly...Read More
Hercules opens evacuation center for Crockett residents, pets
An evacuation center has been established for Crockett residents, who have been told to evacuate due to a fast-moving grass fire burning near Interstate Highway 80. The center is...Read More
Sheriff orders Crockett residents to ‘leave now’ as Vallejo fire spreads
An immediate evacuation notice has been issued for residents of the unincorporated town of Crockett due to a “fast moving fire,” the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Department said in...Read More
I-80 closes amid Vallejo brushfire near bridge
A brushfire is burning in Vallejo near the Carquinez Bridge toll plaza and Interstate 80 has been closed to traffic in both directions. The fire was reported shortly after...Read More
Sonoma County mandatory evacuations impact about 180,000 residents
Residents in all 10 Sonoma County designated evacuation zones are now under orders to leave immediately. Cal Fire officials again expanded evacuation orders Sunday at 7 a.m. as the...Read More
Immediate Clayton evacuations ordered
An immediate evacuation order has been issued by Cal Fire for the area around Leon Drive, including Leon Court and Leon Way in Clayton due to a fire. Residents...Read More
Kincade Fire mandatory evacuations hit Russian River towns through to Jenner, Bodega Bay
Large portions of Sonoma County are now under mandatory evacuation orders due to the expanding Kincade Fire. The latest evacuation orders were issued about 6:15 p.m. Saturday, and extend...Read More
Medical emergency may be cause of fatal collision
A 54-year-old San Jose man died early Saturday morning after his car abruptly veered across lanes of traffic on U.S. Highway 101 in San Jose and was hit by...Read More
Three stabbing victims say suspect, location of assault unknown
Police in Santa Rosa are investigating a stabbing incident that occurred Saturday morning and sent three people to the hospital. Officers with the Santa Rosa Police Department responded Saturday...Read More
PG&E increases power shutoff scope, six-phase rollout begins at 2 p.m.
Prompted by forecasts of powerful winds, PG&E confirmed that public safety power shutoffs for 940,000 customers across 36 counties will start at 2 p.m. Saturday and proceed in six...Read More
49ers prepared for stout Carolina defense in quest to remain undefeated
The "Mud Bowl" game last Sunday in Washington was anything but pretty. The defense continued to show it's dominance, this time against a weak Washington team. But, given the...Read More
Charging centers open Sunday for Contra Costa County residents without power
Contra Costa County residents who lose power during the Public Safety Power Shutoff can recharge medical and mobile devices from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at five locations...Read More
New evacuation orders effective immediately as Kincade Fire nears 26,000 acres
Effective immediately, additional evacuation orders have been issued for the entire city of of Healdsburg and town of Windsor. The city and town are within a broader order from...Read More
Firefighter saves two fleeing residents by deploying fire shelter
A firefighter deployed his fire shelter to shield two residents fleeing the Kincade Fire on Friday evening when the blaze grew intense along the fire’s southeastern edge, Cal Fire...Read More