Urgent warning issued to thousands as chemical tank threatens explosion

A chemical emergency took a significant turn for the worse on Friday, with officials saying the tank would fail or explode.

Massive blast ruled out at California chemical leak in Orange County as officials say crisis is "not over"

California crews conducted an overnight operation at the Orange County site of a chemical leak in Garden Grove and said ...

Sandy Fire live updates: Size, containment, evacuations, road closures

Hundreds of firefighters continued to battle a fire in Simi Valley on Wednesday, May 20. Here are the updates.

California firefighters say threat of massive explosion in Orange County chemical tank has been "eliminated"

More than 50,000 people in California remain evacuated due to an Orange County chemical leak that prompted Gov. Newsom to ...

Evacuation orders lifted in California chemical tank emergency after worst-case explosion risk eliminated

Officials have lifted all evacuation orders related to an overheating chemical tank in southern California, a day after a crack in the structure eliminated the risk of a catastrophic blast.
Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Santa Rosa fire officials propose expanding city’s fire hazard areas accompanied by stricter mitigation requirements

Lea el artículo en español aquí. Thousands of properties in Santa Rosa will be newly designated as having a higher fire risk under proposed updates to the city’s hazard map. The designation means ...
Los Angeles Times

Karen Bass, Nithya Raman and Spencer Pratt trade jabs over the Palisades fire, Hollywood, housing in L.A. mayoral debate

Three Los Angeles mayoral candidates faced off in a debate that aired on NBC4 and Telemundo on Wednesday night. Karen Bass, the city’s current mayor who is running for reelection, took on challengers ...