Vacaville man arrested in missing Vallejo woman’s homicide

Vacaville police say they arrested a homicide suspect linked to a missing Vallejo woman in Santa Clara Friday morning. 

Vallejo officials announce initiative to address 21% homicide rate increase

The issue of crime in the City of Vallejo is no secret, but the issue has become more worrisome because while crime decreased for many of the Bay Area’s biggest cities, that trend does not hold true for Vallejo.

PG&E: Power restored to nearly all customers in latest shutoff

The Public Safety Power Shutoff event that started Monday left 172,000 customers in 22 counties, including Napa and Sonoma counties, without power. 

PG&E restores power to most customers in latest shutoff

At least 88 percent of an estimated 172,000 customers in 22 counties across California affected by PG&E's latest Public Safety Power Shutoff have had service restored, PG&E officials said Wednesday evening.

PG&E restoring power from preemptive shutoffs in the North Bay

Pacific Gas and Electric crews are still working to restore power for thousands of customers around the state and here in the Bay Area after the latest round of Public Safety Power Shutoffs.

Cal Fire contractor describes intense drive through firestorm
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Cal Fire contractor Jake Thoene describes a video he posted to Facebook of a terrifying drive through the out of control Creek Fire in east Fresno County.

Thousands still without power, but PG&E says it's trying smarter and shorter power shutoffs

The targeted outages that began overnight to about 167,000 homes and businesses in central and Northern California are the first by Pacific Gas & Electric since critics blasted last year’s shut-offs as poorly executed and overly broad. Customers were still without power on Wednesday morning, but the utility said if all goes well, power will be restored by evening.

Restoration underway for nearly 200,000 PG&E customers whose power was shutoff

Specifically, the Public Safety Power Shutoff event is affecting those who live in these counties: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, El Dorado, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Mariposa, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sonoma, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne and Yuba.

Full briefing: PG&E to shut off power in Napa, Sonoma counties amid heat wave, high fire danger
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The electric company said it will turn off power to customers in three phases, the first of which begins on Monday night around 9 p.m. PG&E hopes to have power fully restored by Wednesday at 7 p.m.

Amazon updates policy after seeds sent from China believed to be part of ‘brushing’ scam

Amazon recently updated its policy, only allowing seeds to be sold by U.S. sellers after unsolicited packages containing random seeds were sent to United States residents, according to the USDA.

Lieutenant admits he made 'epic mistake' for chaining 20-year-old to Santa Rita Jail door

These newly released Internal Affairs documents provide the first glimpse into how 10 deputies, sergeants and captains viewed the chain of events that transpired that day. It is also the first time that Lt. Craig Cedergren’s thoughts and actions that day have been made public.

CZU Lighting Complex Fire 64 percent contained

As of Saturday night, the fire has destroyed 925 residences and 90 residences have sustained damage.

More than 200 airlifted to safety from California wildfire

The California Office of Emergency Services said Black Hawk and Chinook helicopters were used for the rescues that began late Saturday and continued overnight.

PG&E modifies resource center planning to adjust for COVID-19 safety

PG&E officials held nearly 300 meetings over the last year to tailor its resource centers to the needs of those most at risk of wildfires across the state while maintaining public safety.