Nation Sep 01 Official reports progress in defending Lake Tahoe from fire Firefighters reported progress Wednesday in the battle to save communities on the south end of Lake Tahoe from an approaching forest fire after the stiff winds and searing temperatures they had feared failed to materialize in the California-Nevada alpine region.
Nation Aug 31 California fire approaches Lake Tahoe after mass evacuation "It's more out of control than I thought," evacuee Glen Naasz said of the fire that by late Monday had been pushed by strong winds across California highways 50 and 89, burning mountain cabins as it swept down slopes into…
Health Jul 26 California to require proof of vaccination for state workers California will require state employees and all health care workers to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or get tested weekly.
Health Jun 15 U.S. COVID-19 deaths hit 600,000, equal to yearly cancer toll The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 topped 600,000 on Tuesday, even as the vaccination drive has drastically brought down daily cases and fatalities and allowed the country to emerge from the gloom and look forward to summer.
Arts Feb 23 Beat poet, publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti dies at 101 Ferlinghetti helped launch and perpetuate the Beat movement. He was known for his City Lights bookstore in San Francisco, an essential meeting place for the Beats and other bohemians in the 1950s and beyond.
Health Jan 14 Expanded vaccine rollout in U.S. spawns a new set of problems The rapid expansion of COVID-19 vaccinations to senior citizens across the U.S. has led to bottlenecks, system crashes and hard feelings in many states because of overwhelming demand for the shots.
Nation Sep 29 Dying winds give crews hope in Northern California wildfires The Glass Fire tripled in size Monday and the San Jose Mercury News says some two dozen homes have burned.
Science Aug 22 Reinforcements arriving to help in deadly California fires Firefighters and aircraft from 10 states began arriving in California Friday to help weary crews battling some of the largest blazes in state history as weekend weather threatened to renew the advance of flames that have killed six people and…
Nation Aug 21 WATCH: California governor gives wildfires update Wildfires that have claimed at least six lives and forced tens of thousands of people from their homes are still raging in California. Three major collections of fires are threatening tens of thousands of homes in the San Francisco Bay…
Nation Aug 19 Hundreds of wildfires tear through California Crews were battling wildfires in the San Francisco Bay Area and thousands of people were under orders to evacuate Wednesday as hundreds of wildfires blazed across the state amid a blistering heat wave now in its second week.