Alameda County Fair adds measures to keep cool in triple-digit heat

Alameda County Fair officials have made adjustments to battle the triple-digit heat that continues through the Fourth of July holiday week.

Travel insurance is a must this season after Hurricane Beryl created 'giant mess' for travelers

Hurricane Beryl offered an early hurricane season reminder that a tropical system does not care how early you booked your trip. Experts recommend including travel insurance and working with pros to help when a natural disaster strikes.

Thompson fire spreads, with more hot weather expected. Thousands evacuate

Firefighters lined roads to keep flames from reaching homes as helicopters dropped water on a growing wildfire Wednesday in Northern California that has forced at least 16,000 people to evacuate, with another day of extreme heat expected.

California heat wave: San Francisco makes public pools free

With temperatures at nearly 20 degrees above summer averages in California, the city of San Francisco is making all its public pools free for the heat-weary on Wednesday. 

Excessive heat: These Bay Area cities will soar past 100 degrees

California and parts of the West are smack-dab in the middle of a prolonged and excessive heat wave that's not expected to cool off until at least the weekend. Lots of cities are seeing temps of over 100 degrees.

California heat wave: How long will it last?

For the second consecutive day, temperatures on Wednesday will hover over 100 degrees in many inland areas in California including in Bay Area cities including Santa Rosa, Calistoga, Livermore, Cupertino and beyond.

Thompson Fire prompts evacuations, Oroville in state of emergency

Officials in Butte County say as many as 13,000 people are being evacuated from a vegetation fire that scorched about 3,000 acres by Wednesday morning. 

California heat wave: How long will it last?
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Roberta Gonzales says the excessive heat will last until at least Saturday and then temps will be in the 90s next week.

East Bay residents look for ways to escape the heat

The heat wave blasted the East Bay on Tuesday. Concord was one of the hottest parts of the region. Residents escaped the heat by going to spray parks, movie theaters and cooling centers.

East Bay residents find ways to cope with heat wave
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The heat wave is hitting the East Bay especially hard. Concord was one of the hottest cities in the region. Temperatures topped 100 degrees on Tuesday.

Excessive heat and poor air quality continue today
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The extreme heat, heightened fire danger and poor air quality continue today with slight cooling expected for 4th of July.

List of cooling centers open around Bay Area

Cities and counties in the Bay Area will be opening their cooling centers to the public starting Tuesday to help residents avoid the sweltering heat poised to prevail over the region through the weekend.

Fire breaks out in Calistoga, prompting evacuation orders

Cal Fire firefighters on Tuesday morning raced to a wind-driven vegetation fire northeast of Calistoga.

Inland East Bay parks closed because of fire danger

The East Bay Regional Park District closed its park Tuesday because of extreme heat and fire danger, which they expect will remain off-limits to the public until Friday. 

Extreme heat prompts PG&E to shut off power in North Bay

The extreme heat pounding the Bay Area prompted PG&E to shut off power early Tuesday morning to parts of the North Bay.