2+ hour, 41+ min ago   (72+ words) First discovered: 12:09 p.m. Sep. 13 Initial location: Butte County, Calif. A new wildfire was reported today at 12:09 p.m. in Butte County, California. Rogers Fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service. Currently, there is no information on…...

22+ hour, 54+ min ago   (62+ words) First discovered: 4:27 p.m. Sep. 12 Initial location: Alameda County, Calif. A new wildfire was reported today at 4:27 p.m. in Alameda County, California. Bruns Fire has been burning on private land. At this time, the containment status is unknown and the cause of the…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (165+ words) A man suspected of starting a fire near the Bob Jones Trail was arrested on Thursday. On Friday at 4:30 p.m., firefighters responded to a brush fire burning along the Bob Jones Trail just north of Los Osos Valley Road, the San…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (78+ words) Started: 9:56 a.m. Sep. 10 Initial location: El Dorado County, Calif. A new prescribed burn, called Volcanoville, was initiated today at 9:56 a.m. in El Dorado County, California. The prescribed fire has been burning on private land. Prescribed fire (prescribed burn) is a wildfire prevention…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (306+ words) Containment on the Plaskett Fire increased by Thursday morning, while the Timber Fire didn’t budge, according to Cal Fire. By Thursday, the two fires scorching the Big Sur coast were collectively burning almost 60,000 acres. A portion of Highway 1 reopened north…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (191+ words) A woman was killed in a solo vehicle crash on Highway 41 in northern San Luis Obispo County late Tuesday evening. At around 10:08 p.m., the California Highway Patrol responded to reports of a vehicle that crashed off of Highway 41 south of Rocky…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (769+ words) Months after a fire tore through Santa Rosa Island, a new report has indicated that the island could lose up to 80% of its rare Torrey pine trees. The National Park Service on Tuesday released a report detailing the aftermath of…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (242+ words) sanluisobispo.com The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom. Read more on our AI policy here. On Tuesday at 1:34 p.m. the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (413+ words) The legal battle between the city of Grover Beach and residents who sought to recall several members of the City Council reached an apparent conclusion that involves the city paying more than $125,000 of the plaintiffs’ legal fees. In May 2024, San…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (368+ words) Firefighting crews made progress on the two wildfires in Big Sur, with the Plaskett Fire close to 50% containment after Labor Day weekend. The fires have burned 55,242 acres, according to Cal Fire. The Plaskett Fire, which started on Aug. 26 near Gorda,…...