Northern California law enforcement is reportedly investigating reports of “fake firefighters” looking to loot homes and businesses in Sonoma County as wildfires continue to burn.
A new wildfire erupted Wednesday in wind-whipped Southern California, forcing the evacuation of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and nearby homes, as both ends of the state struggled with blazes, dangerously gusty weather and deliberate blackouts.
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (AP) — Californians on Wednesday found themselves facing winds, wildfires, and darkness from yet another power outage that hit more than 1 million people.
Actor and WWE megastar John Cena has announced his intention to donate $500,000 to California’s first responders amid the state’s ongoing struggle to fight wildfires.
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — Millions of Californians prepared to be in the dark — some for five days, or longer — as the nation’s largest utility said it was switching off power again Tuesday to prevent powerful winds from damaging its equipment and sparking more fires.
Former California Democrat Gov. Jerry Brown warned that the recent wildfires in California are a taste of what is to come if our leaders do not act on climate change.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) on Monday used the wildfire in California threatening the heart of Los Angeles to push her climate change agenda, writing “this is what climate change looks like” and warning that “scenes like this” will “get much worse” if the U.S. does not cut its carbon emissions in half over the next ten years.
SANTA ROSA, California (AP) — As nearly 200,000 people remain under evacuation order from threat of wildfire, some of the millions of people in Northern California on track to get their electricity back may not have power restored before another possible round of shut-offs and debilitating winds.
The 2017 the Skirball Fire was started in a homeless encampment, destroying several homes and threatening the Getty Center museum.
Human remains were found in Santa Clarita, California, after the Tick Fire burned through the area on Saturday.
Pacific Gas and Electric may cut power to its 850,000 customers over the weekend in northern and central California.
GEYSERVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say they’ve ordered at least 40,000 people to evacuate as wind-driven fires rage near neighborhoods north of Los Angeles.
A Northern California man reliant on an oxygen tank to breathe died 12 minutes after power company Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) cut off electricity to his home, fire officials said Friday.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A wildfire raged out of control along the northern edge of Los Angeles early Friday, forcing thousands of people from their homes as firefighters battled flames from the air and on the ground.
Households and businesses across northern and central California suffered blackouts on Wednesday — and are bracing for more on Thursday, as the Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) company shut down portions of its power grid due to weather conditions that could lead to wildfires.
California’s largest public utility announced Monday that large parts of northern California could face blackouts to prevent wildfires from starting.
TEL AVIV – More than 1,000 fires — many of which were sparked by IEDs sent over the Gaza border and fueled by extreme weather — devastated towns and forests and farmlands over less than two days, forcing thousands to evacuate their homes.
Yesterday I gave you one reason to hate the BBC: its outrageous treatment of Tommy Robinson. Here’s another: its relentless lies about climate change.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti declared Monday that the city would abandon plans to rebuild three natural gas power plants, despite concerns that the city could face acute power shortages as a result.
The bankruptcy of California utility giant Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) Tuesday will complicate efforts by Democrats to pursue a “Green New Deal,” which aims to move the U.S. to 100% renewable energy.
California Governor Gavin Newsom is fighting President Donald Trump over funds to assist with the recent wildfires in the state, after the newly-installed governor used his inaugural address to attack the president.
Officials at the COP24 climate change conference in Poland warn that manmade pollution could spell the end of the human race.
Officials say flash flooding has hit a wildfire-scarred area of Northern California and swift water rescue teams have been deployed.
A columnist at a Philadelphia newspaper believes climate change is responsible for natural disasters, murder and riots in Paris.
(AP) — A California sheriff says two more sets of human remains were found Wednesday, bringing the death toll from the wildfire to 83.
A Northern California sheriff says two more sets of human remains were found Monday, bringing the total number killed in a devastating California wildfire to 79.
A dog who survived the “Camp Fire” in Northern California was discovered protecting the last house left on a block in the town of Paradise.
“I’ve never seen anything like that,” Trump said about the fires. “And what we saw there wasn’t as bad as some of the areas where we’re not allowed to go, where we just can’t go for safety reasons. Some of the areas are worse than that.”
CHICO, Calif. (AP) — With the confirmed death toll at 71 and the list of unaccounted for people more than 1,000, authorities in Northern California on Friday searched for those who perished ahead of a planned visit by President Trump.
“You need forest management. It has to be,” Trump said. “I’m not saying that in a negative way, a positive — I’m just saying the facts.”
Actor Jim Carrey accused President Donald Trump of committing “manslaughter” Thursday over him sending troops to the border while wildfires rage in California.
(AP) — Authorities have reported seven more fatalities from a blaze in Northern California, bringing the total number of fatalities so far to 63, while the number of missing people jumped to 631.
(AP) — At least 59 people were killed and 300 were unaccounted for a week after the flames swept through parts of California.
(AP) — Authorities have reported eight more fatalities from a blaze in Northern California, bringing the total death toll so far to 56 in the deadliest wildfire in state history.
(AP) — Authorities say six people have been arrested on suspicion of looting when a deadly fire swept through a Northern California town.
CHICO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities searching through the aftermath of the Camp Fire have released the names of about 80 people missing.
Referred to as the Sierra Fire, the San Bernardino County Fire Department say the blaze was sparked after 9 p.m. local time in the Rialto area near Riverside and Sierra avenues. As of Wednesday morning, the blaze scorched 147 acres.
PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities have reported six more fatalities from a blaze in Northern California, bringing the total number of fatalities so far to 48 in the deadliest wildfire in state history.
(AP) — Victims of California’s most destructive wildfire have filed a lawsuit accusing Pacific Gas & Electric Co. of causing the massive blaze.
California authorities are setting up a DNA analysis system to locate and identify potential victims of the wildfire that killed at least 42 people.
