Lightning starts house fire in Brentwood

Lightning lit up the skies Wednesday night throughout the Bay Area, and firefighters in Brentwood said one such strike caused a house fire when the electricity hit a weather vane on top of the roof. 

Lightning show electrifies Bay Area skies

Bay Area residents were treated to a lightning show decorating the sky early Tuesday morning, with electric streaks seen throughout the region in Gilroy, Livermore, Vallejo, Napa and beyond. 

Hurricane Katrina: What happened on Aug. 29, 2005

On Aug. 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall in New Orleans, causing levee breaches that sparked massive flooding, displacing thousands. The natural disaster exposed flaws in the federal government’s response and the media’s coverage of the tragedy.