A former university professor was charged by a federal grand jury on Thursday, threatening to trap firefighters in four wildfires earlier this year in northern California, fighting a major fire nearby. It was said that it was done…
How PG&E Fell 10 Years Behind San Diego on Wildfire Safety…
Utilities in both Northern and Southern California faced the same problem last week: How to keep power lines from sparking wildfires in the ferocious winds that were forecast to roar across tinder-dry lands in their areas. But while PG&E, the state’s largest utility, shut off power to an estimated 2.5 million people, causing massive disruptions […]
PG&E Warns It Could Cut Power to More Than 2M People Beginning Saturday Night…
Pacific Gas & Electric said Friday that it would probably begin cutting off power to 850,000 Northern California customers — more than 2 million people — on Saturday night as historic winds returned to the region. It would be the largest wind-related blackout yet, affecting 36 counties. Despite a brief respite from strong winds Friday, […]
Illegal Immigrants with Sex, Robbery Convictions Among Those Who Evaded Arrest after Oakland Mayor’s Warning…
A Democratic mayor’s warning to illegal immigrants of an incoming ICE raid in northern California may have led to a number of illegal immigrants with violent and sex-related convictions evading capture and deportation. Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf tweeted out an impending warning of the four-day raid last week, alerting targeted individuals to the imminent arrests, […]
Five Dead After Gunman ‘who was out on bond for stabbing a woman’ Goes on Shooting Rampage in California…
Five people are dead after a gunman went on a killing spree through a northern Californian town on Tuesday morning. The unnamed gunman was eventually killed by police at the Rancho Tehama Elementary School in northern California where he opened fire on students and staff as parents dropped off their children at around 8am. He […]
Fire Loss Total Surges to 8,400 Structures in Norther California Wildfires…
The wine country wildfires destroyed at least 8,400 homes and other buildings, authorities said Monday, a significant increase in the already staggering property loss. Efforts continued by firefighters to gain control of the fires and by searchers looking for more victims. The death toll as of Monday remained at 42, making the fire series the […]