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Massive effort pays off as crews double Kincade Fire containment

Despite windy weather from late Tuesday into early Wednesday, fire crews were able to double containment on the Kincade Fire…

5 years ago

Kincade Fire crews hold 15 percent containment through night

Fire crews mostly stopped the Kincade Fire in Sonoma County from spreading further amid calm weather conditions in the hours…

5 years ago

Heavy wildfire smoke prompts Tuesday Spare the Air alert

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued yet another Spare the Air alert for Tuesday because of smoke…

5 years ago

PG&E delivers generator to power Vallejo raw water pump station

The city of Vallejo on Monday lifted restrictions on water use after PG&E delivered a generator capable of powering the…

5 years ago

Fallen tree kills woman, injures man in Santa Cruz

A woman died when a tree fell on her in the Pogonip Open Space Preserve in Santa Cruz on Sunday…

5 years ago

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.…

5 years ago

Thirty-foot tree falls, injures nine at Martinez farmers’ market

Nine people were injured when forceful winds knocked over a tree Sunday morning at the farmers' market in Martinez. Six…

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

Firefighters face uphill battle as wind event nears

The Kincade Fire that began late Wednesday evening in an area northeast of Geyserville has since scorched nearly 24,000 acres…

5 years ago

Sheriff confirms 21 homes, 28 outbuildings destroyed in Kincade Fire

Sonoma County Sheriff Mark Essick said Friday 21 homes and 28 outbuildings were lost in the Kincade Fire burning near…

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

Heightened fire danger prompts Red Flag Warning for North Bay mountains

The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for North Bay mountains above 1,000 feet between 8 p.m.…

5 years ago

Week starts with chances of rain, cool temperatures, high winds

Monday will begin as a day of partial cloudiness, with temperate highs in the mid-50S to low 60s. Winds my…

5 years ago

Gusty winds swirl over Bay Area for New Year’s

A wind advisory has been issued by the National Weather Service for the North and East Bay Hills and Santa…

5 years ago

Flying debris seriously injures SF pedestrian

A pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries when they were hit by wind-driven debris this afternoon in San Francisco's Mission District, fire…

6 years ago

Bay Bridge bike path to close for demolition work

Caltrans will periodically close the bike path on the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge over the next two…

9 years ago

Kite boarder blown on to Great Highway

A person on a kite board was seriously struck by a car after being blown from Ocean Beach into traffic.

9 years ago

Wildfire smoke settles over hazy Bay Area

Drifting smoke from wildfires in Northern California has been reported in at least four Bay Area counties today, causing concerns…

9 years ago

Thunderstorms expected across Bay Area

Forecasters are predicting thunderstorms for the San Francisco Bay and Monterey Bay areas Thursday afternoon through Friday morning.

9 years ago

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