A wildfire is currently burning within the range area of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JB MDL), prompting smoke ...

Firefighters are battling a four-alarm fire that forced evacuation orders in the Oakland hills. Meanwhile, the Hay Fire in ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service.

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 ...

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 Marin County Fire Department (MCFD) has determined that an electrical issue sparked a vegetation fire near Point Reyes ...

A vehicle reportedly caught fire after crashing on Interstate 5 in San Joaquin County on Wednesday evening. Emergency crews responded to reports of the crash on southbound I-5 near Mathews Road in ...

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

Cal Fire units responded at approximately 10:54 a.m. to reports of a fire burning on La Panza Ranch south of Highway 58 at ...

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