Kincade Fire rages on, new evacuation warnings as wind event looms
At 2,700 feet in altitude, the former 1800's town of Mercuryville, now a ghost town, population not two, but zero, though damaged still has it's one remaining building thanks to fire crews.
Information on the Kincade Fire, as of 5 p.m. Friday
SkyFOX provides an updated aerial look at the scene of the 21,900-acre Kincade Fire as KTVU reporter Tom Vacar explains conditions on the fire line below.
Sonoma County Sheriff tweets in Spanish after feedback from community during Tubbs Fire
“And I just thought about my parents,” Sgt. Juan Valencia said Friday morning. “I wanted my parents to get crucial updates from me.”
PG&E found broken equipment near origin of massive Kincade Fire
Pacific Gas and Electric said it became aware Wednesday night that there was an equipment failure on a high voltage transmission line near where the Kincade Fire sparked, according to an incident report the San Francisco-based utility submitted to the California Public Utilities Commission Thursday.
Kincade Fire: Resource guide for those impacted by wildfire in Sonoma County
As the Kincade Fire grows and the firefight continues, 2,000 residents in Geyserville remain under an evacuation order.
Fire burning at Annadel State Park in Santa Rosa contained
Several fire agencies are remaining at the scene of a vegetation fire in Santa Rosa that broke out at Annadel State Park on Thursday morning.
Smoke from Kincade Fire prompts Spare the Air alert
A Spare the Air alert issued for Thursday by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District will extend to Friday as smoke from the Kincade Fire in Sonoma County is expected to impact the region.
Most dramatic images of the raging Kincade Fire in Wine Country
These are some of the most searing images of the Kincaid Fire, which began burning near Geyserville, population 900, north of Healdburg and Santa Rosa.
Interactive map: Live satellite images of the Kincade Fire
Esri, a location intelligence company, is pulling in live data from satellite images overhead, as well as information from a variety of government sources such as CalFire and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration.
Kincade Fire forces residents to flee; one couple has moved 6 times in 2 years
The drill was all too familiar for Mary Ceglarski-Sherwin and her husband Matt Ceglarski-Sherwin. They have had to move six times since the Santa Rosa Tubbs Fire of 2017.
List of schools closed because of Kincade Fire in Sonoma County
Cloverdale Unified and Healdsburg Unified school districts announced that they will close all schools because of the shifting winds and the the fire threat to their communities.
PSPS causes rush for power generators and back-up battery systems
Unless you go big, however, small generators are very limited.
Demand for power generators surges across Bay Area ahead of second PSPS
A portable generator that'll keep a few things, like a refrigerator and TVs running, costs from around $1,000 to $2,500. Tom Vacar reports.
Petaluma police investigating fatal collision near Lakeville Street and Highway 101
Motorists are advised to use South McDowell Boulevard as an alternate route, and commercial vehicles traveling east on Lakeville Highway/state Highway 116 should continue driving south on Highway 101 and exit at eastbound state Highway 37 as an alternate route east toward Vallejo.
Police: Gunman, victim in shooting near Santa Rosa school tied to gangs
Police say a gun used in a shooting just outside a Northern California high school has been found and that both the wounded victim and the suspect are affiliated with street gangs.
Santa Rosa police take student into custody after teen shot outside high school
Santa Rosa police on Tuesday arrested a student at a high school following a shooting outside campus that left a 16-year-old wounded and put thousands of students at three schools on lockdown for more than two hours.
Bracing for another round of PG&E outages; decision expected Wednesday
With planned power outages remaining a distinct possibility in Northern California, this week, the City of Santa Rosa is planning for blackouts to begin late afternoon Wednesday.
Full-scale evacuation drill held for community in Sonoma County
43 households in the neighborhood signed up for the two hour event
Sonoma County officials hold another evacuation drill
As KTVU reporter Sara Zendehnam explains, the exercise doesn't just prepare residents for wildfires, but for any disaster.
Santa Rosa police investigating Friday evening shooting
Police in Santa Rosa are investigating a shooting incident that occurred Friday night.