Rain hinders search but helps nearly put out Camp Fire
Rain is helping to extinguish a deadly wildfire in Northern California's Gold Rush country, but the moisture is also turning ash into thick paste and hindering the hunt for telltale fragments of bone that could indicate a body.
Rain is helping to extinguish a deadly wildfire in Northern California's Gold Rush country, but the moisture is also turning ash into thick paste and hindering the hunt for telltale fragments of bone that could indicate a body.
Two Paradise fire victims put pain into music, lyrics are about rebuilding lost town
Dealing with the physical and mental toll of the state’s deadliest and most destructive fire in history isn’t easy for survivors. Everyone copes in different ways. Two Paradise natives took their pain from the Camp Fire and put it to music. The lyrics Nate Smith and Miykael Goodwin wrote are raw, emotional and real because it’s inspired by the lives they lived in Paradise and...
Dealing with the physical and mental toll of the state’s deadliest and most destructive fire in history isn’t easy for survivors. Everyone copes in different ways. Two Paradise natives took their pain from the Camp Fire and put it to music. The lyrics Nate Smith and Miykael Goodwin wrote are raw, emotional and real because it’s inspired by the lives they lived in Paradise and...
Fire evacuees do their best on a sad Thanksgiving
Patty Rough lost her Paradise home and most of her belongings in the Camp Fire, and she had no place to cook a family meal on Thanksgiving.
Patty Rough lost her Paradise home and most of her belongings in the Camp Fire, and she had no place to cook a family meal on Thanksgiving.
Relatives, strangers offer hot meals, comfort to fire evacuees
Hannah Crenshaw hosts a Thanksgiving dinner each year, cooking turkey, stuffing and mashed potatoes -- her favorite -- for up to 15 guests at her home in Magalia.
Hannah Crenshaw hosts a Thanksgiving dinner each year, cooking turkey, stuffing and mashed potatoes -- her favorite -- for up to 15 guests at her home in Magalia.
Interactive map of California wildfires shows damage by address
The California Department of Forestry and Protection released an interactive map on Monday, allowing residents to type in their address to see if their home had burned, or had been spared, the raging wildfires ravaging the country.
The California Department of Forestry and Protection released an interactive map on Monday, allowing residents to type in their address to see if their home had burned, or had been spared, the raging wildfires ravaging the country.
New legislation introduced to protect PG&E from bankruptcy related to wildfires
Investigators have not yet determined the cause of the so-called Camp Fire in Butte County. But California lawmakers are already drafting legislation to shield PG&E from the massive liabilities connected to the deadliest and most destructive fire in California history.
Investigators have not yet determined the cause of the so-called Camp Fire in Butte County. But California lawmakers are already drafting legislation to shield PG&E from the massive liabilities connected to the deadliest and most destructive fire in California history.
Man who lost home in Camp Fire to be reunited with his dog in SF
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) San Francisco's Animal Care and Control was able to make this holiday season a little brighter for a victim of the deadly Camp Fire in Butte County after his dog went missing last week.
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) San Francisco's Animal Care and Control was able to make this holiday season a little brighter for a victim of the deadly Camp Fire in Butte County after his dog went missing last week.
Northern California rain hampers life for wildfire survivors
Amy Sheppard packs her belongings into a plastic garbage bag as rain drips around her, readying to move on from a field by a Walmart where thousands of evacuees had taken refuge from a deadly Northern California wildfire.
Amy Sheppard packs her belongings into a plastic garbage bag as rain drips around her, readying to move on from a field by a Walmart where thousands of evacuees had taken refuge from a deadly Northern California wildfire.
Camp Fire pigs looking for a good home
The Marin Humane Society has taken in two pot bellied pigs who were displaced in the devastating Butte County Camp Fire.
The Marin Humane Society has taken in two pot bellied pigs who were displaced in the devastating Butte County Camp Fire.
No reports of mudslides, flash floods in Paradise, as another storm approaches
In the town of Paradise, the grim task of sifting through the debris continued in the rain on Wednesday as fire crews and cadaver dogs braved the weather, unsure of what they might find.
In the town of Paradise, the grim task of sifting through the debris continued in the rain on Wednesday as fire crews and cadaver dogs braved the weather, unsure of what they might find.
13-day streak of unhealthy air broken in Bay Area
With the showering rain and the shift in wind, most of the Bay Area on Wednesday shifted from the 13th consecutive day of unhealthy-or-worse air quality into to the “moderate” zone with even cleaner air on the horizon.
With the showering rain and the shift in wind, most of the Bay Area on Wednesday shifted from the 13th consecutive day of unhealthy-or-worse air quality into to the “moderate” zone with even cleaner air on the horizon.
Before and after: Satellite images show wildfire destruction in Paradise
Some new satellite images show the complete devastation Butte County because of the Camp Fire.
Some new satellite images show the complete devastation Butte County because of the Camp Fire.
Interior Secretary blames 'radical environmentalists' for wildfires, critics say claims are false
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke blamed “radical environmentalists” for the deadly California wildfires that have left dozens dead, saying they'd rather “burn down the entire forest than cut a single tree.”
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke blamed “radical environmentalists” for the deadly California wildfires that have left dozens dead, saying they'd rather “burn down the entire forest than cut a single tree.”
'We need hundreds': Fire victims' families urged to give DNA
Authorities are using a powerful tool in their effort to identify the scores of people killed by the wildfire that ripped through Northern California: rapid DNA testing that produces results in just two hours.
Authorities are using a powerful tool in their effort to identify the scores of people killed by the wildfire that ripped through Northern California: rapid DNA testing that produces results in just two hours.
Camp Fire: Search for remains continues; rain a mixed blessing
Fire crews battling Butte County's Camp Fire are keeping one eye on the fire line and the other on the sky.
Fire crews battling Butte County's Camp Fire are keeping one eye on the fire line and the other on the sky.
Camp Fire 75% contained; 81 dead and 699 missing
Now in it's thirteenth day, California firefighters reported on Tuesday that 75 percent of state's the most destructive and deadly wildfire is contained.
Now in it's thirteenth day, California firefighters reported on Tuesday that 75 percent of state's the most destructive and deadly wildfire is contained.
When all else is gone, Camp Fire 'cat rescuers' give owners a bit of uplifting news
Meet cat rescuers Shannon Jay and Douglas Thron. The pair have been involved in about 10 cat rescues so far since the wildfire broke out on Nov. 8, hitting the small Northern California town of Paradise the hardest.
Meet cat rescuers Shannon Jay and Douglas Thron. The pair have been involved in about 10 cat rescues so far since the wildfire broke out on Nov. 8, hitting the small Northern California town of Paradise the hardest.
Many worry the Bay Area rain will be toxic. It will not, meteorologists say
Will the Bay Area rain be toxic? The answer from several meteorologists and scientists is no.
Will the Bay Area rain be toxic? The answer from several meteorologists and scientists is no.
LAFD releases video of helicopter rescue during Woolsey Fire in Malibu
The Los Angeles Fire Department has released video of one of its helicopter crews rescuing three people from a mountain peak as a wildfire bore down.
The Los Angeles Fire Department has released video of one of its helicopter crews rescuing three people from a mountain peak as a wildfire bore down.
South Bay team helps reunite Camp Fire pets with owners
As victims of the Camp Fire struggle to cope with the magnitude of their loss, one South Bay team is providing a help and hope, by finding key family members once lost and feared dead. For Santa Clara County animal control officer Jeremy Selbach, the pain of losing a pet is so intense, he felt compelled to help Camp Fire victims facing that unsavory prospect.
As victims of the Camp Fire struggle to cope with the magnitude of their loss, one South Bay team is providing a help and hope, by finding key family members once lost and feared dead. For Santa Clara County animal control officer Jeremy Selbach, the pain of losing a pet is so intense, he felt compelled to help Camp Fire victims facing that unsavory prospect.