‘God delivered us’: Texas boaters survive EF-3 tornado

Two men and a dog survived an EF-3 tornado while out fishing on a lake in Winnie, Texas, over the weekend.

New Year brings changes for California home insurance policies

The California Insurance Commissioner has released his long-awaited emergency regulations. Commissioner Ricardo Lara says the rules are designed to bring home insurers back into the state to end the drought of insurance available.

Santa Cruz won't say for sure whether the collapsed wharf will be rebuilt

Santa Cruz officials on Friday said they're working with engineers to study the collapsed wharf to make sure it's strong and stable before they open it to the public. 

Santa Cruz County on edge as high surf and flooding threats linger on Christmas Eve

The National Weather Service on Christmas Eve warned of dangerous, large-breaking waves of up to 35 feet in Santa Cruz county. Its latest high surf warning will be in effect until 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Capitola Village closed, beachfront evacuated during high surf warning

North of Sunset State Beach in Capitola, part of the Village shopping center was closed down Monday as a precaution and other low-lying areas were also evacuated. 

San Francisco saw nearly 100 trees topple across its parks

In all, the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department said 98 trees across all the parks fell on Saturday and Sunday – 74 within Golden Gate Park alone.

Winter rain brings big debris dangers to ships and boats in San Francisco Bay

On Tuesday, the Bay was littered with logs, utility poles, trees, pilings, boat docks, abandoned boats, and all manner of dangerous objects; some poisonous or explosive.

After intense weekend storm, North Bay braces for more storms to hit

With the weekend storm in the past, the pressing concern is tree falls and mudslides, with four more storms expected between now and the day after Christmas.

Scotts Valley recovers after rare, damaging tornado touchdown

Amid a downpour on Monday, crews in Scotts Valley continued cleanup efforts from weekend storms, helping the small town of 11,000 residents inch toward normalcy.

Cleanup underway after rare tornado hits Scotts Valley

Residents in Scotts Valley spent much of the weekend cleaning up debris and trying to get back to normal after an unexpected tornado hit the area Saturday afternoon. 

Thousands of PG&E customers lose power during Bay Area storm

PG&E crews have been working hard Sunday to restore power, after heavy winds and rain shook the Bay Area on Saturday. 

EF1 tornado in Scotts Valley, big rigs and cars overturned from high-speed winds

A powerful winter storm battered the Bay Area Friday night into Saturday, causing widespread issues, power outages and downed trees and flooding. Off-and-on rain and strong, gusty winds continued to hammer the region as the storm moves east.

Malibu fire prompts evacuations at Pepperdine University

Thousands of Southern California residents are under evacuation orders and warnings as firefighters battle a wildfire in Malibu.

Strong winds whip through Bay Area, spark fire in Malibu

Whipping winds raced through California late Monday night, causing trees to fall and fires to ignite throughout the state.

Northern California coast endures 7.0 earthquake, dodges tsunami

There is no other way to say it, California's North Coast dodged one of nature’s biggest bullets. Hours after the magnitude 7.0 earthquake, the Rio Dell Volunteer Fire Department was responding to calls.