Map: River Fire evacuations in Sierra foothills
A fire that started Sunday in the Sierra Nevada foothills east of Merced has burned 4,000 acres and prompted evacuations in two counties. The River Fire started in oak woodlands along Oak Grove Road,...
View ArticleBeckwourth Complex Fire now largest California wildfire this year
A fast-moving wildfire in Plumas and Lassen counties is now the largest wildfire of the year in California, nearly doubling in size within the past 24 hours. The Beckwourth Complex Fire — which...
View ArticleCourt defends Marin men’s conviction in slaying of Italian officer
By Frances D’Emilio/The Associated Press ROME — A court in Italy is defending its conviction of two former Marin classmates for the 2019 murder of an unarmed Italian plainclothes police officer on a...
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Dixie Fire near Paradise explodes across 1,100 acres in less than a day
Firefighters scrambled to contain a rapidly growing wildfire Wednesday that engulfed more than 1,100 acres in Feather River Canyon in less than a day. The Dixie Fire broke out Tuesday near Highway 70...
View ArticleFirefighters tackle 33-acre West Marin grass fire
Firefighters battled a 33-acre grass fire in West Marin Wednesday. Deputies and Marin County Fire on-scene of a vegetation fire in the 6900 block of Point Reyes Petaluma Rd. No structures threatened....
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Ship involved in major oil spill leaves San Francisco Bay forever
With no fanfare and few people realizing, an infamous chapter in Bay Area environmental history has closed. Or rather, sailed away. The Cape Mohican, an 873-foot-long military cargo ship that was...
View ArticleUC Davis suspends entire varsity baseball team over misconduct allegations
DAVIS — A Northern California state university suspended its entire varsity baseball team and put the team’s coaching staff on administrative leave Wednesday while it investigates unspecified...
View ArticleDixie Fire jumps to nearly 8,000 acres, but firefighters gaining ground
A fire burning near the footprint of the Camp Fire in Butte County expanded again Friday, but fire officials were confident that nearby populated areas remained largely protected from its reach. The...
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Berkeley High grad, champion soccer player dies in river near Yosemite
A graduate of Berkeley High School drowned in a river Thursday near a summer camp at Yosemite National Park, where he was working as a counselor. Eli Kane, 20, graduated from Berkeley High in 2019 and...
View ArticleDixie Fire is 13,482 acres, 14% contained
PULGA — The Dixie Fire grew even larger on Saturday, but despite that Cal Fire’s Sean Norman expressed confidence in the containment lines that firefighters have built during Saturday night’s briefing....
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Dangerous conditions complicate wildfire fight in western US
BLY, Ore. — Erratic winds and dry lightning added to the dangers for crews battling the nation’s largest wildfire on Monday in parched Oregon forests, just one of dozens burning across several Western...
View ArticleBody found on Marin County beach identified as missing San Jose hiker
MARIN COUNTY – A woman found dead early Monday at Point Reyes National Seashore has been identified as Mitra Rasti, 58, of San Jose, according to the Marin County Sheriff’s Office. Rasti’s body was...
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Now 40,500 acres, Dixie Fire grows by 10,000 acres Monday
PULGA — The Dixie Fire has more than doubled in size over the last 24 hours, and with isolated thunderstorms expected in the area overnight, firefighters on Monday focused on widening and strengthening...
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Here comes a once-in-a-millennium tsunami. What will you do?
If the Big One hits, everyone knows the drill: Duck, cover and hold. But what about the Big Wave? As in, tsunami? “I’d grab my purse and I’d leave all my crap and I’d get in my Range Rover and I’d be...
View ArticleMarin firefighters battle blazes as fires triggers ‘extreme’ conditions
Marin firefighters are battling wildfires raging to the north, including the Dixie fire that ballooned to nearly 60,000 acres Tuesday. Central Marin fire Battalion Chief Ezra Colman, a strike team...
View ArticleWildfires: PG&E will place 10,000 miles of electric lines underground
Pacific Gas & Electric, the state’s largest power company, said Wednesday that it plans to place 10,000 miles of power lines underground to reduce the possibility of sparking massive wildfires in...
View ArticleA Bay Area dentist-office embezzlement case is somehow tied to massive probe...
SONOMA — A relatively minor federal fraud case came about after federal agents raided a Santa Rosa home as part of their massive probe into the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, including an alleged murder...
View ArticleEvacuation orders expand on Dixie Fire, now 91,628 acres
PULGA — Though the Dixie Fire grew by several thousand more acres Wednesday and containment didn’t change, fire officials said crews are making progress and remain optimistic they will get a handle on...
View ArticleMap: Dixie Fire perimeter and evacuations; now biggest wildfire of season
The Dixie Fire has become California’s biggest wildfire of the season, passing 200 square miles and prompting evacuations along Lake Almanor’s shore. Friday morning’s report from the California...
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San Rafael police: 1 injured in shooting, suspect surrenders
San Rafael police canvass Novato Street for a shooting suspect in San Rafael on Thursday, July 22, 2021. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)San Rafael police take a suspect into custody after a...
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