california wildfires

Santa Cruz County survivors of the CZU Lightning Complex fires have until Dec. 15 to sign up for debris removal.

Citing a “failed record in safety,” the president of the state Public Utilities Commission notified PG&E Tuesday that regulators are in the midst of the “fact finding” needed before potentially pursuing a state takeover of the utility over apparent lapses in wildfire prevention efforts.

State regulators Tuesday let PG&E know they’ve launched a fact-finding review of the company which could be the first step toward an attempted government takeover of the utility.

Among the thousands of firefighters who battled record-setting wildfires in California this year was Bounchan Keola, a 39-year-old immigrant from Laos. Keola was set to be released in October, but days before he was to be freed, Keola learned he would not be going home.

With the Yosemite Valley air still hazy from lingering smoke from this year’s record fire season, Michael Beasley surveyed one hillside hit by the 400-square-mile Rim Fire back in 2013.

This year, California has seen 8,800 wildfires that ripped through a record 4.5 million acres. Forest experts say they are frustrated at the slow pace of efforts they believe could make a difference. Investigative Reporter Jaxon Van Derbeken has the story.

Sonoma County and several Northern California agencies sued Pacific Gas & Electric Co. over damage caused by a the Kincade Fire that burned a large swath of land last year and caused nearly 100,000 people to flee.

Storing fuel in salt caverns isn’t a new, but hydrogen’s growing role in decarbonization has revitalized interest in the concept.

Harvest season in wine country now overlaps with fire season, and residents are learning to live with it.

President Donald Trump has accused Gov. Gavin Newsom of doing a “terrible job” of forest protection, but his own agencies have fell short of his goals for federal lands.

There was excitement and emotion in Santa Rosa Wednesday at the reopening of Coffey Park, a community treasure that was leveled by the deadly Tubbs Fire three years ago.

There was excitement and emotion in Santa Rosa Wednesday at the reopening of Coffey Park, a community treasure that was leveled by the deadly Tubbs Fire three years ago. Terry McSweeney reports.

Rapidly spreading wildfires have forced the evacuation of nearly 90,000 California residents and two firefighters were critically burned fighting the flames.

About 60,000 are under evacuation orders as the Silverado Fire continues to burn in Orange County.

President Donald Trump’s administration has reversed course and approved a previously rejected California application for disaster relief funds to clean up damage from six recent wildfires

Pacific Gas & Electric has begun turning off power to more than 50,000 Northern California customers as dry, windy conditions renew the threat of fire in a season already marked by deadly, devastating blazes

The Glass Fire in Napa and Sonoma counties has reached 97% containment as of Tuesday evening with little fire activity during the day, Cal Fire said in an update.

The 115,796-acre Bobcat Fire may have been caused by vegetation coming into contact with a Southern California Edison overhead conductor, the company said Monday in a letter to the California Public Utilities Commission. U.S. Forest Service investigators have not discussed the details of the investigation with SCE, but the company told regulators, “SCE understands that in addition to retaining...

Cool weather and light drizzle in some places provided relief for firefighters working to increase containment of numerous wildfires across California on Saturday, but the forecast for dry and warming conditions starting on Sunday signaled that the state’s lethal fire season is far from over.