Utilities commission report puts broken PG&E equipment at fire origin
PG&E acknowledged to the California Public Utilities Commission on Thursday that some equipment failed in the general vicinity where the Kincade fire broke out Wednesday night. The broken equipment...Read More
Forecast says season’s strongest offshore wind event hits Saturday
Strong winds from the east are forecast for Saturday evening through Monday morning in the Bay Area even as another major wildfire burns in the region, according to the...Read More
Still raging Kincade Fire takes out 16,000 acres, 49 structures
Flames have burned 16,000 acres in northern Sonoma County since Wednesday night after the Kincade Fire broke out northeast of Geyserville, Cal Fire officials said. The fire started Wednesday...Read More
PG&E announces planned Saturday shutoff for Contra Costa County
About 48,000 PG&E customers — meaning more than 120,000 people in all — will lose power in Contra Costa County starting Saturday night as part of the latest Public...Read More
PG&E begins inspections, says power should be restored by Friday night
PG&E Thursday gave a weather “all clear” to customers affected by its Public Safety Power Shutoff that began Wednesday in the North Bay and Sierra foothills above Interstate Highway...Read More
Warriors face Clippers in first Chase Center regular season game
The Golden State Warriors are hosting their first regular season game at the team’s new Chase Center arena in San Francisco on Thursday evening. The Warriors will play host...Read More
Capitol Corridor train strikes, kills person in Hayward
A person was struck and killed by a Capitol Corridor train in Hayward on Thursday afternoon, authorities said. The collision was reported shortly after 2:20 p.m. east of the...Read More
‘Trespasser incident’ halts Capitol Corridor service near Hayward
Capitol Corridor service is stopped east of the Hayward station Thursday afternoon because of a “trespasser incident,” the agency said. The transit agency wrote on Twitter at 2:35 p.m....Read More
Muir Fire reaches 10 percent containment, holds at 50 acres
The 50-acre Muir Fire burning between Stinson and Muir beaches in Marin County is 10 percent contained as of Thursday afternoon. The fire reported around 10:45 a.m. near Slide...Read More
Spare the Air alert extends to Friday throughout Bay Area
A Spare the Air alert issued for Thursday by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District will extend to Friday as smoke from the Kincade Fire in Sonoma County...Read More
Sheriff urges people to ‘take care of each other’ as 2,000 evacuate Kincade Fire
About 2,000 people have been evacuated and multiple structures have been destroyed in the Kincade Fire that started Wednesday night and is burning near Geyserville with 0 percent containment,...Read More
Crews contain Santa Rosa Spring Fire at 3 acres
Firefighters have contained a vegetation fire in Spring Lake Park/Trione-Annadel State Park in Santa Rosa and will remain at the scene to keep an eye on hot spots Thursday,...Read More
Muir Fire grows to 50 acres
A wildfire burning between Muir and Stinson beaches has grown to 50 acres, according to Marin County fire officials. Highway 1 has been closed between Muir and Stinson beach...Read More
Video: Oakland police use force against school board protesters
Six protesters were arrested during an Oakland Unified School District Board of Education meeting on Wednesday evening, the latest in a series of demonstrations against school closures and the...Read More
Crews battle wildfire between Stinson and Muir beaches
A wildfire is burning between Stinson and Muir beaches in Marin County on Thursday morning, according to the county fire department. The fire was reported at about 10:45 a.m....Read More
Heavy Kincade Fire smoke prompts Spare the Air alert
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued a Spare the Air alert for Thursday because of smoke in the region from the Kincade Fire in the North...Read More
10,000-acre uncontained Kincade Fire burns unknown number of structures
More residents are being evacuated as the Kincade Fire burns out of control, damaging at least two structures in rural northeast Sonoma County early Thursday morning, according to Cal...Read More