A vehicle reportedly caught fire after crashing on Interstate 5 in San Joaquin County on Wednesday evening. Emergency crews ...

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As dangerous fire weather settles over much of Northern California, the California Office of Emergency Services is partnering ...

Many Bay Area counties are under what PG&E calls a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) warning through Saturday, aligning with ...

PG&E said weather-related power shutoffs are possible for some customers in Shasta, Tehama and 10 other counties starting Thursday.

SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, Calif ... Ramirez is a retired fire chief for the Mokelumne Rural Fire District based in the community of Lockeford. The sheriff's office says the investigation revealed ...

A person died in a solo car crash early Thursday morning in Modesto, officials say. The Modesto Police Department was dispatched around 1 a.m. to Roselle and Floyd avenues. A driver lost control of ...

The Squilchuck Road Fire has burned an undisclosed amount of acres and sits at 30% containment near the Washington State community of Wenatchee Heights, according to Chelan County Emergency ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 3:55 p.m. in San Joaquin County. Funk Fire has been burning on private land. Currently, ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 6:53 p.m. in San Joaquin County. Liberty Fire has been burning on private land. There is ...

The National Weather Service has issued a Fire Weather Watch for the northern San Joaquin Valley, from Thursday morning ...

Fire teams are battling a ten-acre vegetation fire near the intersection of San Juan Creek Road and Hay Canyon Road in ...