Nation Nov 23 Winter storms and floods sweep across the U.S. with a new system expected for Thanksgiving A major storm dropped more snow and record rain in California, causing small landslides and flooding some streets, while on the opposite side of the country blizzard or winter storm warnings were in effect Saturday for areas spanning from the Northeast to…
Nation Oct 19 Crews halt fast-moving brush fire in Oakland that burned homes, forced hundreds of evacuations A fast-moving fire fed by strong winds burned two homes Friday and damaged several others in a hillside neighborhood in the city of Oakland, where hundreds of people were ordered to evacuate before more than 100 firefighters stopped the progress of…
Nation Oct 18 California utility shuts off power in 12 counties as 'diablo' wind spikes risk of wildfires A total of about 20,000 customers could lose power temporarily in the next couple of days, PG&E said in a statement Thursday.
Nation Sep 12 Firefighters hope to take advantage of cooler weather to gain upper hand against Southern California fires Firefighters battling three major wildfires in the mountains east of Los Angeles are taking advantage of cooler weather as they slowly gain the upper hand against blazes that have destroyed dozens of homes.
Nation Jul 28 Thousands of firefighters battle Western wildfires as smoke puts millions under air quality alerts Cooler temperatures and increased humidity could help crews battle California's Park Fire, which had scorched more than 550 square miles as of Sunday morning, darkening the sky with smoke and haze and contributing to poor air quality in a large…
Education Jun 06 A court ruling will allow new housing to be built at University of California, Berkeley's People's Park The court on Thursday ruled that a new law enacted in 2021 invalidates the claims by two local organizations that sued the school, saying students living in downtown Berkeley would add noise pollution to an already dense area.
Politics May 28 Judge keeps punishment of 30 years at resentencing for man who attacked Paul Pelosi with a hammer DePape said he felt horrible for hurting Paul Pelosi and he was sorry for what he did. He said he should have left once he learned Nancy Pelosi was not at their San Francisco home.
Nation Feb 29 Blizzard warning of up to 10 feet of snow in Northern California's Sierra, travel 'dangerous to impossible' It is predicted to push toward the Sierra Nevada mountains with potential blizzard conditions and up to 10 feet of snow in the mountains around Lake Tahoe by the weekend.
Politics Nov 16 Man who attacked Paul Pelosi convicted of federal assault and attempted kidnapping charges DePape admitted during trial testimony that he bludgeoned Pelosi with a hammer after San Francisco police officers showed up at the home.
Politics Nov 14 Man accused of attacking Paul Pelosi with a hammer testifies he was drawn to right-wing conspiracies by 'Gamergate' David DePape said he went to the Pelosis' home to talk to Nancy Pelosi about Russian involvement in the 2016 election, and that he planned to wear an inflatable unicorn costume and upload his interrogation of her online.