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Fast-moving County Fire forces evacuations
The County Fire centered in Yolo County was up to 32,500 acres and the lead agency fighting the fire says it could be Friday before full containment is achieved.Read More
Defense attorney: Plea deal reached in Ghost Ship case
An attorney for Ghost Ship creative director Max Harris said a plea agreement was reached Friday for Harris and master tenant Derick Almena.Read More
Deputies plan gunfire detection tests in Contra Costa Co.
People living along highways in Contra Costa County may hear gunfire Thursday night when the California Highway Patrol shuts the roadway down to test equipment for a ShotSpotter gunshot...Read More
Men severely burned in Sonoma Co. explosion
Two men were badly burned in an explosion Wednesday at what the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office suspects was a honey oil lab in the Hessel area of the county.Read More
Pedicab driver injured in Embarcadero hit-and-run
Police said a pedicab operator suffered life-threatening injuries in a hit-and-run collision this afternoon in San Francisco near Pier 29. At 4:14 p.m. officers went to The Embarcadero and...Read More
Tourists rescue man in wheelchair from Bernal Heights fire
A group of French tourists helped pull a wheelchair-bound man from his home during a two-alarm fire in San Francisco's Bernal Heights neighborhood.Read More
Overboard boater rescued near Land’s End
The U.S. Coast Guard and San Francisco Fire Department officials saved a man in distress in the Bay waters near Lands End.Read More
Van Ness gas leak capped, evacuation lifted
The gas leak that caused evacuations in the vicinity of Filbert Street and Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco has been stopped and the evacuation order has been lifted.Read More
Santa Cruz motel fire displaces 69 guests
An electrical malfunction is being blamed for a two-alarm fire early Sunday morning that caused about $120,000 in damage.Read More
Grass fires burn 60 acres near Pigeon Pass
Alameda County Fire Department, Livermore-Pleasanton and Cal Fire firefighters had 90 percent containment Sunday night on two separate grass fires Sunday afternoon.Read More
Swim club hazmat incident hospitalizes 20
Twenty people have been hospitalized at a swim club in San Jose because of a hazardous materials situation.Read More
Contra Costa Co. 911 now accepting texts
Emergencies in unincorporated Contra Costa County can now be reported by text messages to 911, county sheriff's officials said.Read More
Failed transformer sparks Santa Rosa fire
A failed electrical transformer started a vegetation fire in Howarth Park in Santa Rosa late Wednesday night, a fire battalion chief said.Read More
No injuries in Lafayette house fire
Contra Costa County Fire Protection District crews have fully contained a one-alarm fire at a home in Lafayette early Thursday morning, according to fire officials.Read More
Car crashes into San Jose fire truck
A San Jose Fire Department firefighter wasn't injured after a vehicle that eventually crashed into a fire truck early Wednesday morning narrowly missed him.Read More
Kite surfer who died on Alameda beach ID’d
A man who died while kite-surfing at a beach in Alameda on Friday afternoon has been identified by the Alameda County coroner's bureau.Read More
Grant fire 80 percent contained
The 500-acre Grant Fire burning in eastern Alameda and Contra Costa counties has destroyed a mobile home, one outbuilding, a trailer and three vehicles as of Thursday morning, according...Read More
Wind drives fires near Alameda-CoCo border
The East Contra Costa Fire Protection District is responding to roughly seven wind-driven wildfires Wednesday afternoon.Read More
Petaluma road reopens after fatal plane crash
A roadway in Petaluma has reopened several hours after two people died in a plane crash near Petaluma Airport.Read More
San Jose brush fire burns two acres
A vegetation fire burned just over two acres Thursday afternoon by the Capitol Expressway in San Jose, a fire department spokesman said.Read More