Five-day air quality forecast is unhealthy into Thanksgiving week

The five-day air quality forecast shows a sea of orange and red. Those are not colors anyone wants to see, as they indicate unhealthy levels of pollutants in the air. 

Unhealthy air as Camp Fire smoke billows to Bay Area

The air quality in the Bay Area was unhealthy during the week of Nov. 11, 2018 because of the smoke billowing down from the Camp Fire in Butte County. A reading of less than 50 is good, up to 100 is moderate and anything over 100 is unhealthy. A reading of 200 or more is very unhealthy. These numbers refer to a specific amount of pollution in the air, specifically ozone, carbon monoxide,...

Coping with trauma: the psychological scars of the Camp Fire

A Santa Clara University psychology professor said the enormity of the destruction and devastation in Paradise can take an emotional toll on fire victim and leave psychological scars.

Masks are the new normal as poor air quality persists

The air quality is so bad that Cal is thinking about canceling the 'Big Game' on Saturday. 

Warriors to auction off signed jerseys to raise money for Camp Fire relief

OAKLAND (BCN) The Golden State Warriors announced on Thursday that they will auction off signed jerseys from six of the team's stars to raise money for relief efforts at the Camp Fire in Butte County.

PG&E asked last month to hike bills over California fires

A utility facing severe financial pressure amid speculation its equipment may have sparked a deadly Northern California wildfire asked U.S. energy regulators last month for permission to raise its customers' monthly bills to harden its system against wildfires and deliver a sizable increase in profits to shareholders.

Search for human remains ramps up with request for DNA samples

Even the forensic anthropologists brought in to help identify the human remains say they’ve never seen anything like the devastation in the fire-ravaged town of Paradise. 

FEMA sets up disaster relief center for Butte Co. fire victims

The real, long term work for the recovery of Paradise began in earnest today on many fronts: most importantly, on the personal level. 

Unhealthy air alert extended, could break record

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District extended its unhealthy air warning until Tuesday.

Officer-involved shooting in Camp Fire evacuation zone

The Butte County Sheriff's Office is investigating an officer-involved shooting which occurred Thursday morning in a Camp Fire evacuation zone.

Hundreds of Camp Fire evacuees now living in Walmart parking lot

Hundreds of Camp Fire evacuees are now living in a Walmart parking lot in Chico, Calif., about 15 miles from the heart of the wildfire.

Air quality worsens and is expected to last for at least five more days

The Bay Area has been blanketed in a thick blanket of smoke blowing down from the Butte County Camp Fire for the last week, and it doesn't look like it's going away very soon.

Smoky air from Camp Fire causes campus closures at SF State, SJSU

Classes at both San Francisco State University and San Jose State University have been canceled due to smoky, unhealthy air from Butte County's Camp Fire. 

Family's escape from Paradise

A family from Paradise who lost their home in the fire almost lost their daughter who was at school when the fire roared into town.

Death toll rises to 56 in Camp Fire; 130 people still on missing list

With scores of people still missing, National Guard troops searched Wednesday through charred debris for more victims of California's deadliest wildfire as top federal and state officials toured the ruins of a community completely destroyed by the flames.   

Paradise Gone: Drone video shows Camp Fire's destruction

Officials allowed Fox 40 and other media outlets to fly drones over Paradise on Tuesday morning. The drone video shows essentially everything in the town - which includes thousands of businesses and homes - was destroyed.