16+ hour, 43+ min ago   (609+ words) The fire was 83% contained as of Saturday afternoon, up from about 61% earlier in the week. Evacuation orders and warnings in the area were still active Saturday. The Plaskett Fire had burned 29,942 acres as of Saturday, which is just under 47 square…...

11+ hour, 15+ min ago   (237+ words) A wildfire grew to 4,008 acres near the rural Mendocino County community of Potter Valley and the Lake County line on Saturday, Cal Fire said. San Francisco firefighters were dispatched to help battle the Lucas Fire, which was 15% contained Saturday night....

17+ hour, 15+ min ago   (156+ words) Fire crews in Monterey County made significant progress this week increasing containment lines of the Plaskett Fire burning in the unincorporated area of Big Sur. The fire was 83% contained as of Saturday afternoon, up from about 61% earlier in the week....

14+ hour, 17+ min ago   (126+ words) A 41-year-old pickup truck driver was arrested after a fatal collision with a bicyclist near Soquel High School, the California Highway Patrol said Saturday. The crash occurred about 3:46 p.m. Friday on Soquel Drive east of Porter Street. A Santa Cruz man…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (165+ words) An 18-year-old man was arrested in connection with a threat to shoot a Santa Rosa resident and a collision with a police vehicle, officials said Friday. Fox Wheeler of Roseville was taken into custody Thursday, accused of criminal threats, assault…...

6+ day, 20+ min ago   (508+ words) An unusual scene unfolded in the San Jose City Council chambers on Tuesday as a man approached the dais and served District 5 Councilmember Peter Ortiz with legal documents. The incident, which has raised eyebrows online and in City Hall, is…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (206+ words) An electrical fire at a retail store site in Mountain View caused thousands of dollars of damage, the city Fire Department said Wednesday. On Tuesday, just before 3:30 p.m., crews were called to the 1000 block of Grant Road on a report of…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (168+ words) The theater world faces an uncertain future due to everything from AI to evolving audience preferences. But it will still thrive if Theatre Bay Area has anything to say about it. One of its best-loved events, Bay Area Theatre Week,…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (293+ words) Millions of dollars will be preserved for Santa Clara County after an appeals court backed the county-led lawsuit against President Donald Trump's administration for imposing politically motivated restrictions on federal grants. County Counsel Tony LoPresti said this ruling confirms the…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (763+ words) An Amazon data center under construction in Gilroy is frustrating a local transparency group and residents who are voicing concerns about the city's lack of openness in allowing the project to move forward. Americans for Transparency, a grassroots initiative led…...