May 10, 2021
At this time of year, periodic rain showers on the north coast of California give way to months of daily sunshine and a wildfire risk that grows in severity until the next fall rains arrive. In Sonoma County, a new …
November 19, 2020
SANTA ROSA, Calif. — Sonoma County and several Northern California agencies sued Pacific Gas & Electric Co. on Tuesday over damage caused by a wildfire that burned a large swath of land last year and caused nearly 100,000 people to …
October 1, 2020
NAPA, Calif. — Will Abrams and his family packed their pickup truck with laptops, clothes, sleeping bags and a tent and quickly left their rental home in California’s wine country after seeing flames on a hill about a quarter-mile away …
September 29, 2020
A wildfire ripping through Northern California’s wine country has more than tripled in size, forcing thousands of evacuations and endangering properties in a region devastated by blazes just three years ago. The Glass Fire north of San Francisco reached more …
March 14, 2014
Sonoma County, Calif., sheriff’s officials say burglars have been targeting clusters of unoccupied vacation homes, making off with electronics and furniture. Sgt. Mike Raasch said this week that detectives have received 52 reports of burglarized houses since September from Sonoma …