Smoke and ash; high fire danger
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Steve Paulson says smoke and ash persist because of the wildfires. High fire danger, winds gusting up to 60 mph.

San Mateo Co. online meeting to discuss CZU Lightning Complex Fires

San Mateo County officials will hold a discussion via Zoom on Wednesday afternoon to share resources with residents impacted by wildfires.

Early morning earthquake strikes New Jersey

(AP) -- A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck in East Freehold, New Jersey, early Wednesday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

Marin County's Woodward Fire close to full containment

Containment of the Woodward Fire at Point Reyes National Seashore reached 95 percent, a 54 percent gain from last week, officials said Tuesday.

Under hazy, yellow sky, Bay Area sets record with 22nd consecutive Spare the Air day

Amid the heat, air quality remained an issue on Tuesday. It marked a record 22 consecutive days of Spare the Air alerts. Smoke from the wildfires is causing unhealthy air quality up and down the state.

California’s premature fire season breaks records with dangerous months ahead

With wildfires burning throughout the state, Governor Gavin Newsom highlighted the efforts underway to protect life and property, and warned that the worst may be yet to come.

Restoration underway for nearly 200,000 PG&E customers whose power was shutoff

Specifically, the Public Safety Power Shutoff event is affecting those who live in these counties: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, El Dorado, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Mariposa, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sonoma, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne and Yuba.

Hazy skies, cooler temps
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Temps cooled significantly on Tuesday and will stay in the warm-to-hot range inland for Wednesday. A red flag warning remains in effect for the Bay Area hills through Wednesday morning.

Helicopters rescue 81 people trapped by fast-moving Creek Fire

National Guard and Navy helicopters rescued 13 people from the China Peak area and 22 from Lake Edison and flew them to Fresno, the Guard said. Late in the morning, a twin-rotor CH-47 Chinook landed with 46 more people and four dogs from Lake Edison.

Snow slams Colorado, West day after record breaking heat

The sharp change from summer to winter-like conditions was one of the most noticeable weather shifts to those who live in Colorado.

Over 2.2 million acres torched as California experiences record-breaking wildfire season in 2020

California is experiencing a record-breaking fire season. Fire officials said Tuesday that in 2020, wildfires have torched more than 2.2 million acres across the state, surpassing the 1.96 million acres burned in all of 2018.

Free meals offered to CZU wildfire evacuees

An anonymous donor partnered with local participating restaurants like My Mom's Mole and Woodstock's Pizza to provide free lunches that will be individually packaged and ready for evacuees around noon.

California's major fire complexes, CZU, SCU and LNU, nearly contained

Together, the three fire complexes burned more than 850,000 acres of land.  That is about half of the state's total: More than 2 million acres have burned in wildfires this year so far - a new record for California. 

Red Flag warning takes effect in more Bay Area counties

Hot temperatures are expected to continue in the Bay Area Tuesday, with a slight cooling trend throughout the rest of the week, according to the National Weather Service.

Temps cool, but fire danger rises
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Steve Paulson says the fog is back and temps could drop by 20 degrees. But fire danger is up with gusting winds

Heat wave sends people flocking to San Francisco beaches

Sky-high temperatures around the Bay have been relentless. San Francisco's reputation for cooler weather has been a lure, drawing visitors from around the Bay.

Heat wave clashes with coronavirus restrictions on Labor Day

Bay Area residents already in the middle of a pandemic dealt with a record-breaking heat wave over the holiday weekend.