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Crews reach 30 percent containment on North Bay Glass Fire
The Glass Fire in Napa, Sonoma and Lake counties had burned more than 65,000 acres and was 30 percent contained as of Monday morning, according to Cal Fire. Those...Read More
Glass Fire evacuation orders extend into northern Napa County
As crews continue to battle the Glass Fire, an evacuation warning has been upgraded to an evacuation order for areas of northern Napa County bordered on the west by...Read More
Crews make overnight progress on 62,000-acre Glass Fire, reach 10 percent containment
Firefighters have contained more of the Glass Fire burning in Napa and Sonoma counties, Cal Fire officials said Saturday morning. Containment was up to 10 percent as of 7...Read More
Glass Fire destroys 80 homes, threatens more than 10,000 structures in uncontrolled blaze
The Glass Fire complex of wildfires burning in Napa and Sonoma counties has burned an estimated 42,560 acres and destroyed 80 homes between the two counties as of Tuesday...Read More
Still no containment as Glass Fire tears through more than 36,000 North Bay acres
The Glass Fire had burned 36,236 acres in Napa and Sonoma counties as of Monday evening, according to a spokesman for Cal Fire. The fire has burned more than...Read More
Nearly 70,000 people under evacuation orders in Glass Fire zone
Firefighters on Monday continued to battle the Glass Fire, which raced across from Napa Valley into Sonoma County Sunday night and destroyed homes on the east edge of Santa...Read More
Separate fires merge into 11,000-acre Glass Fire, evacuation orders expand in Calistoga
The Glass Fire burning in Napa and Sonoma counties had covered 11,000 acres, is 0 percent contained and was threatening more than 8,500 structures as of Monday morning, according...Read More
Glass Fire burns through 1,200 acres in seven hours
The Glass Fire burning near St. Helena in Napa County has grown to at least 1,200 acres with zero containment in the course of about seven hours Sunday, according...Read More
Glass Incident evacuations expand as fire grows to 800 acres near St. Helena
Evacuations orders have expanded Sunday morning for residents near St. Helena and Deer Park in Napa County due to a rapidly spreading brushfire, according to Cal Fire. Cal Fire...Read More
More than 20,000 North Bay PG&E customers remain without power
Nearly 23,000 customers remain without power in Napa and Sonoma counties Tuesday after PG&E shut it off due to safety concerns. High winds of up to 50 mph and...Read More
‘Significant’ wind gusts prompt North Bay blackouts starting Monday night
Tens of thousands of PG&E customers may be affected by a Public Safety Power Shutoff in parts of the North Bay starting Monday night.Read More
Crews reach 87 percent containment on 375,209-acre LNU Lightning Complex
Firefighters continued to make progress overnight on the LNU Lightning Complex of fires and reached 87 percent containment Friday morning, Cal Fire said. The fires, burning since Aug. 17,...Read More
Covid-19 update: SF lays out school reopening plan, state passes last-minute tenant protection
Though the Bay Area has been understandably distracted by recent severe weather and rampant wildfires, the Covid-19 situation still lies under the surface. Despite seven of nine counties still...Read More
Covid-19 update: FDA under fire, state scraps watchlist system, case rate plagues Sonoma County
In this Covid-19 update, we get into the wild week at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration since the agency plays such an crucial role in treatment options, try...Read More
More than 2,000 still under evacuation orders in LNU Lightning Complex areas
Cal Fire on Saturday reported the LNU Lightning Complex fires grew to 373,324 acres overnight and was 41 percent contained. The blazes burning in Sonoma, Napa, Lake, Yolo, Solano...Read More
Covid-19 update: More outdoor businesses set to reopen Friday
Some Bay Area counties this week will allow business sectors such as hair and nail salons to resume operations outdoors.Read More
As containment of North Bay fires grow, winemakers catch a break
A twist of timing is one reason fires have not disrupted to a greater degree the harvest of a $1.7 billion grape crop.Read More
Covid-19 update: Massive evacuations raise virus exposure concerns as state battles two crises at once
Several counties around the Bay Area are fighting two crises at once: the Covid-19 pandemic and historic wildfires. Massive evacuations have been ordered, forcing many people from their threatened...Read More
Authorities try to identify three people found dead in home burned by Hennessey Fire
Napa County authorities are working to identify three people found dead in a home burned down by the Hennessey Fire, which has consumed 195,000 acres across five counties since...Read More