Bodega Bay

A fallen tree amid Wednesday’s stormy weather is blocking state Highway 1 in both directions in Bodega Bay, according to the California Highway Patrol.

A series of storms continues to pound the Bay Area in the new year, triggering widespread flood watches and a host of other problems. Jeff Ranieri, Rob Mayeda, Gia Vang and Terry McSweeney report.

One driver died and another was hospitalized with major injuries late Sunday in a head-on crash on Highway 1 in Bodega Bay, according to the California Highway Patrol.

As species of abalone continue their perilous decline on the West Coast, scientists working to reproduce the mollusks in the laboratory have turned to an unusual piece of equipment to aid their efforts; the ultrasound. Joe Rosato Jr. reports.

As species of abalone continue their perilous decline on the West Coast, scientists working to reproduce the mollusks in the laboratory have turned to an unusual piece of equipment to aid their efforts; the ultrasound.

A North Bay man is lucky to be alive after he found himself in a life or death struggle with a shark over the weekend in Bodega Bay. Melissa Colorado reports.

A North Bay man found himself in a life or death struggle after he was attacked by a shark over the weekend.

Eric Steinley, the surfer who was bitten by a shark near Bodega Bay Sunday morning, talks with NBC Bay Area’s Melissa Colorado about the attack and his road to recovery.

A surfer bitten by a shark Sunday morning in waters near Bodega Bay suffered severe injuries but is in stable condition, authorities said. Sergio Quintana reports.

A surfer was bitten by a shark on the leg Sunday morning near Bodega Bay.

A 90-foot fishing vessel that has been grounded off the coast of Bodega Bay since March will be removed this summer.

Two women died Saturday after a car they were in plunged over a Northern California ocean cliff and landed about 70 feet on the rocks below

Two women were killed after officials say their car ended up going over a seaside cliff In Bodega Head.

Along the west coast, the ocean floor has been taken over by a population explosion of purple sea urchins, which have wiped out kelp beds and left sea floors barren.

Along the west coast, the ocean floor has been taken over by a population explosion of purple sea urchins, which have wiped out kelp beds and left sea floors barren.

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued two men stranded on a rocky cliff near Bodega Bay after their boat capsized Friday evening.

Two adults and two children were rescued after their boat capsized on the Pacific Ocean near Doran Beach, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office.

The fire prompted the largest evacuation in Sonoma County history. People were stuck in traffic for hours, trying to get to a safe place. With devastating fires hitting Northern California regularly now, Senior Investigative Reporter Stephen Stock began digging to see how much a problem these evacuations have become.

Almost two dozen smaller Northern California cities and towns are at risk of gridlock in the event of an evacuation such as the ones ordered this past weekend because of the Kincade wildfire, according to a recent analysis by the firm StreetLight Data. Stephen Stock reports on a story that first aired Tuesday, Oct. 28.

A message in a bottle from Hawaii was discovered floating in a Northern California river after traveling for more than a decade across the Pacific, a newspaper reported.