Napa County

Covid update: Hospitalization rates double, wastewater samples show alarming East Bay spike

Omicron surge: Several Bay Area counties have seen Covid hospitalization rates more than double in the past month.

2 years ago

Napa County supes declare Juneteenth official holiday

Napa County supervisors voted unanimously Wednesday to declare Juneteenth an official holiday starting this year. Juneteenth commemorates the day that…

2 years ago

Injured hiker rescued from remote Napa County trail

Crews including a helicopter from the CHP, rescued an injured hiker Sunday night on a remote trail near the Rector…

2 years ago

Cal Fire lifts burn restrictions in four Northern California counties

Residents in Sonoma, Lake, Napa and Solano counties are now allowed to conduct controlled vegetation burns.

2 years ago

Cal Fire lifts burn permit suspensions in Napa, Solano, Sonoma counties

Following massive rainfall that reduced fire risk, Cal Fire lifts burn permit suspensions for Napa, Solano and Sonoma counties.

2 years ago

PG&E cancels Contra Costa planned shutoffs, reduces North Bay scope

PG&E canceled planned shutoffs for Thursday morning in east Contra Costa and reduced the North Bay scope to less than…

2 years ago

PG&E warns of possible Thursday shutoffs due to expected wind

PG&E announced Tuesday that it is sending advance notifications to about 29,000 customers in parts of 19 counties in Northern…

2 years ago

Bay Area health officers issue guidelines for easing mask requirements

Eight Bay Area counties and the city of Berkeley have issued a joint statement outlining how and when indoor mask…

2 years ago

Overnight wind gusts prompt Red Flag Warning in parts of North Bay

The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for parts of the North Bay effective late Wednesday night…

2 years ago

Possible thunderstorms prompt Red Flag Warning for North, East Bay

Fire hazard map with Red Flag Warning areas for North Bay and East Bay from Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021 into…

3 years ago

Napa County reinstates indoor mask order

Napa County on Friday will join seven other Bay Area counties in requiring people to wear face coverings indoors at…

3 years ago

Weekend Covid-19 update: New guidance, mandates abound as surge rages back to winter levels

The shift in messaging has been both rapid and remarkable. While health outcomes are of obvious concern, the threat of…

3 years ago

Pandemic of tribalism: Anti-vaccination messaging and misinformation kills

Covid-19 in the U.S. is overshadowed by another pandemic, one of misinformation and mistrust, with consequences playing out in real…

3 years ago

Magnitude 3.6 magnitude earthquake strikes Lake Berryessa area

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck Napa County just after midnight Thursday. The U.S. Geological Survey recorded the quake at 12:36…

3 years ago

Third-party software helps counties streamline real-time evacuation mapping

For firefighters in the Bay Area, no longer are the days of mapping out evacuation zones on a paper map…

3 years ago

Crews stop forward progress on Napa vegetation fire

Cal Fire is responding to a vegetation fire in Napa on Monday afternoon. The Kiwi Fire was reported shortly before…

3 years ago

Napa County to workshop plans for $13 million federal funding

Napa County will receive $13 million in federal funding as soon as this month, a county official told the Board…

3 years ago

Fires, pandemic wreak havoc on Napa County grape production

The value of agricultural production in Napa County was only about half the previous year's total, according to an annual…

3 years ago

Bay Area Covid-19 update: Counties drop vaccine eligibility to age 12, state still requires indoor masking

This week saw substantial movement in the fight against Covid-19 with vaccinations opening up to people as young as 12…

3 years ago

Bay Area health officers echo federal guidance on Johnson & Johnson vaccine

Health officers for eight greater Bay Area counties and the city of Berkeley issued a joint statement Sunday in agreement…

3 years ago

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