5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (291+ words) While many people are headed towards the water during the long weekend over the Labor Day holiday, the National Weather Service is warning people to be cautious and plan ahead if they are heading out to the coast. The NWS…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (71+ words) A preliminary 3.5 magnitude earthquake struck near Santa Rosa, according to the United States Geological Survey. Preliminary 3.5 magnitude earthquake strikes near Santa Rosa The quake hit at 10:33 a.m. Thursday and was centered four miles north of the Sonoma County city, the USGS…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (99+ words) The Hayward Fire Department is accepting applications for its Fall Chipping program, offering free vegetation chipping to eligible residents as part of an effort to reduce wildfire risk in high-hazard areas. Applications will be accepted through Oct. 1, with chipping scheduled…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (569+ words) In the last six years since the CZU Lightning Complex fire humbled the giant redwoods of Big Basin Redwoods State Park in the Santa Cruz Mountains, the park has slowly crawled back to life. Astride the blackened, hollowed carcasses of…...