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Multiple suspicious fires that broke out in the North Bay in the span of just several hours are under investigation. Plus, a popular Main Street is reopening after a 5-month closure. And, listen up Hulu users… the streaming service is raising its prices.

A massive fire tore through six homes in Jefferson Parish before crews eventually brought in pumps to fight the fire with water from the Bayou and from Ida’s floods.

A community on the shore of Lake Tahoe issued an emergency declaration and a tourism group discouraged visitors from coming amid smoky skies from a major wildfire nearby

Firefighters battling the Dixie Fire face “another critical day” as thunderstorms pushed flames closer to two towns in the forestlands of Northern California

California’s biggest wildfire of the season, the “Dixie Fire,” as of Tuesday has burned more than 253,000 acres and is 35% contained.

High temperatures next week will be the result of a heat dome, a strong high pressure system of air that descends from the atmosphere and heats up near land.

The Amazon once absorbed more carbon than it released, but it now accounts for more than 1 billion metric tons of emissions every year.

General Motors is warning owners of some older Chevy Bolts to park them outdoors and avoid charging overnight after two vehicles caught fire.

Though Fourth of July brought Contra Costa County’s largest vegetation fire of 2021, the number of Independence Day incidents was actually down from 2020.

The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District responded to at least 10 fires in the county that were possibly caused by Fourth of July fireworks Sunday night. Kris Sanchez reports.

California’s largest utility company has been blamed for half of the state’s most destructive fires since 2015. Now it has a plan to reduce the risk of sparks.

Contra Costa County Fire has beefed up staffing as many parts of the Bay Area are still under a red flag warning. Marianne Favro reports.

A vast swath of a vital wetlands is burning in Brazil, sweeping across several national parks and obscuring the sun behind dense smoke.

The Hennessey Fire burning in Napa County is one of several fires burning as part of the LNU Lightning Complex Fire.

The majority of the Bay Area had a rude awakening as unprecedented thunder and lightning illuminated the sky.

The San Francisco Police Department responded to a total of 110 fireworks-related fires on Independence Day.

It was a busy Fourth of July for Bay Area fire crews as they chased grassfires all day – and it only got worse as the sun went down. Illegal fireworks were the cause of many of the dozens of fires, some of which threatened or damaged homes. Thom Jensen reports.

San Jose firefighters early Tuesday morning responded a series of spot fires that has been intentionally set at Kelley Park, just south of Happy Hollow Park and Zoo, according to the fire department. Bob Redell reports.

Police detained a 61-year-old man Saturday morning in connection with six brush fires set overnight in Corte Madera and Larkspur that were quickly contained but kept firefighters and police officers busy for several hours.

We’re tracking multiple fires reported amid gusty winds in the Bay Area.