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October 14, 2020 at 10:00 pm

Power cut to thousands in California to prevent wildfires

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Thousands of people in wine country were without power Thursday amid a fall heat wave that brought another round of extreme...

October 13, 2020 at 9:11 pm

Facing new fire threat, PG&E cuts power to tens of thousands

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric began turning off power to more than 50,000 Northern California customers Wednesday evening as dry, windy conditions...

October 2, 2020 at 10:19 pm

California wildfires on the brink of burning 4 million acres

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Red flag warnings of extreme fire danger subsided, but warm and dry weather continued to challenge firefighters battling more than two...

October 2, 2020 at 6:10 am

California voters weigh in again on care at dialysis clinics

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California voters will again weigh in on the quality of care dialysis clinics provide to about 80,000 people in the state...

October 1, 2020 at 10:11 pm

California nears milestone: 4 million acres burned in fires VIEW

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California is poised to hit a fearsome milestone: 4 million acres (1.6 million hectares) burned this year by wildfires that have...

October 1, 2020 at 11:06 am

Winds intensifying as firefighters battle fire in California VIEW

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Winds grew stronger Thursday in California's wine country, threatening to escalate a massive wildfire that has burned for days and destroyed...

Kevin Conant and his wife, Nikki, look at the debris of their home and business “Conants Wine Barrel Creations,” after the Glass/Shady fire completely engulfed it, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, in Santa Rosa, Calif. The Conants escaped with their lives, which we are grateful for, but they barely made it out with the clothes on their backs in the wake of the fire. The Glass and Zogg fires are among nearly 30 wildfires burning in California. (AP Photo/Haven Daley) RPHD503 RPHD503

September 30, 2020 at 7:54 am

4th person killed in devastating California wildfire VIEW

About 70,000 people were under evacuation orders in the wine region north of San Francisco, where the Glass Fire has incinerated at least 80 homes...

A home destroyed by wildfire in Santa Rosa, Calif., Monday, Sept. 28, 2020. Two fast-moving wildfires, having burned more than 26,000 acres in Northern California since they began on Sunday, prompted new evacuation orders for thousands of people as the year’s grueling fire season wore on. (Jim Wilson/The New York Times) XNYT66 XNYT66

September 29, 2020 at 2:44 pm

California’s wine country residents facing fire fatigue VIEW

Thousands of weary wine country residents are confronting the fourth major fire there in three years. About 70,000 people were under evacuation orders, including the...

September 24, 2020 at 12:56 pm

San Francisco sues 28 alleged dealers to stop flow of drugs

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco sued 28 alleged drug dealers who frequent a downtown neighborhood where drug dealing and drug use in broad daylight...

September 14, 2020 at 2:18 pm

Longtime San Francisco benefactor Ann Getty dies at 79

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Ann Getty, a longtime benefactor of the arts and culture in San Francisco who married into the storied Getty family, died...

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