15+ hour, 49+ min ago   (609+ words) The fire was 83% contained as of Saturday afternoon, up from about 61% earlier in the week. Evacuation orders and warnings in the area were still active Saturday. The Plaskett Fire had burned 29,942 acres as of Saturday, which is just under 47 square…...

10+ hour, 21+ min ago   (237+ words) A wildfire grew to 4,008 acres near the rural Mendocino County community of Potter Valley and the Lake County line on Saturday, Cal Fire said. San Francisco firefighters were dispatched to help battle the Lucas Fire, which was 15% contained Saturday night....

16+ hour, 21+ min ago   (156+ words) Fire crews in Monterey County made significant progress this week increasing containment lines of the Plaskett Fire burning in the unincorporated area of Big Sur. The fire was 83% contained as of Saturday afternoon, up from about 61% earlier in the week....

13+ hour, 23+ min ago   (126+ words) A 41-year-old pickup truck driver was arrested after a fatal collision with a bicyclist near Soquel High School, the California Highway Patrol said Saturday. The crash occurred about 3:46 p.m. Friday on Soquel Drive east of Porter Street. A Santa Cruz man…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (165+ words) An 18-year-old man was arrested in connection with a threat to shoot a Santa Rosa resident and a collision with a police vehicle, officials said Friday. Fox Wheeler of Roseville was taken into custody Thursday, accused of criminal threats, assault…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (508+ words) An unusual scene unfolded in the San Jose City Council chambers on Tuesday as a man approached the dais and served District 5 Councilmember Peter Ortiz with legal documents. The incident, which has raised eyebrows online and in City Hall, is…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (293+ words) Millions of dollars will be preserved for Santa Clara County after an appeals court backed the county-led lawsuit against President Donald Trump's administration for imposing politically motivated restrictions on federal grants. County Counsel Tony LoPresti said this ruling confirms the…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (371+ words) The final funding has been secured to begin construction on the redevelopment of a former U.S. Coast Guard housing site in Point Reyes Station. Marin County announced Thursday that Tamalko Homes, a limited partnership formed between nonprofits Eden Housing and the…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1158+ words) The briefing was held just outside the Bay Area Discovery Museum, where Newsom reflected on how going to places like the museum was "normal" when he was a kid compared to the digitally centered childhoods that more children experience today....

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (299+ words) Santa Rosa police arrested a man Wednesday for allegedly starting two arson fires in dry grass on the west side of town. At about 3 p.m., Santa Rosa Police Department officers and Santa Rosa Fire Department personnel were sent to the 1100 block…...