State Farm homeowner insurance rates to skyrocket
Customers with home insurance policies through State Farm will soon pay higher premiums after California granted a rate hike.
PG&E asks for another rate hike due to climate change
Climate change has aggravated inflation, but nowhere more than with Pacific Gas & Electric, the first major utility to deal with far more effects of extreme weather related to fire and floods.
5 years later after devastating fire: Trying to live again in Paradise
Though Paradise went through hellfire on November 8, 2018, it is today, as the Phoenix of Greek mythology, rising from its own ashes. What is here now, is mostly very new, very modern and very fire-resistant, but far less populated.
Mother Nature's fireworks set off dozens of wildfires
There are multiple fires in at least a half dozen of California's northernmost counties. It comes a time when the traditional worst, driest and hottest part of peak fire season is at hand.
Fundraising efforts for Maui fire victims continue to pop up across Bay Area
All across the Bay Area right now, new fundraising are efforts continuing to pop up in the wake of this week’s devastating wildfire in Lahaina. One fundraiser was started by Jason Raffin, a San Francisco chef, who recently relocated to Hawaii. He barely escaped the flames and his home and restaurant were completely destroyed.
Video shows Maui survivors jumping into water to escape devastating fire
Dramatic video shows several in Lahaina, Hawaii jumping into the ocean to escape the wildfire.
Job fair June 7 aims to help storm recovery in Pajaro
A job fair will be held in the Pajaro community of Monterey County on June 7 as residents there and elsewhere in the county continue the recovery from winter storms.
Over 200 dead, many more missing after Congo floods
The death toll from flash floods and landslides in eastern Congo has risen beyond 200, with many more people still missing, according to local authorities in the province of South Kivu.
Benicia under mandatory water conservation orders after hillside collapses on pipeline
Benicia residents must conserve water, the city ordered, because the city's main water line has been damaged.
Mudslide threatens 30 homes in Woodside
More than two-dozen homeowners in Woodside remain under an evacuation recommendation. This, after concerns of a mudslide impacting a road, could next threaten area homes.
Watch: Soccer fans in Turkey throw toys onto pitch for children affected by earthquakes
Fans threw thousands of soft toys onto the pitch after the match was paused at a special moment to honor the earthquake victims.
Gunmen storm hospital of newborn saved from quake in Syria
Gunmen stormed a Syrian hospital that is caring for a baby girl who was born under the rubble of her family’s earthquake-shattered home, and the attackers beat the facility’s director, a hospital official said Tuesday.
Baby Aya update: Newborn saved from rubble in quake-hit Syria in good health
Buried under the concrete, the baby still was connected by her umbilical cord to her dead mother. She's been named Aya — Arabic for “a sign from God" — by hospital workers.
California's swarm of potholes will continue to grow
Potholes continue to plague Bay Area roadways. A Caltrans spokesperson said through mid January they're already working on 400 different locations, compared to 209 this time last year.
Bay Area storms: rain continues to wallop area, taking homes with it
As rain continued over the weekend, the Bay Area dealt with mudslides, downed trees, and disappearing roads. Many residents have had to leave their homes due to the destruction.
Evacuation orders remain in Monterey County as new storms expected
Evacuation orders remain in Monterey County as new storms are expected this weekend. Officials continue to monitor the Salinas River but, so far, the two main highways leading to the Monterey Peninusla has avoided closure.
California races to prepare for next round of severe storms
California is rushing to prepare for the next round of severe storms starting Sunday night. Given the potential for more flooding and landslides, officials throughout the state are warning about the dangers and how to prepare.
Tree trimmers struggle to keep up with storm-related cleanup
It's a scene playing out throughout the Bay Area. Big trees that once stood proud and tall, are down on the ground after a storm-related fall. And Tree trimmers are having trouble keeping up with all the work.
Weekend storm sets stage for more destruction as next wet wave hits Wednesday
The Bay Area was walloped by a storm over the weekend that produced mudslides and flooding, setting the stage for even more destruction. The storm approaching Wednesday is big and powerful in its own right.
Humboldt County dodged a bullet with 6.4 earthquake
As bad as Tuesday's North Coast was, it could have been much, much worse.