California Highway Patrol officers shut down westbound lanes of I-580 at Grant Line Road as crews worked to contain both the ...

A Gold Rush-era house, called the oldest in San Ramon, has been badly damaged after catching fire Wednesday morning. The ...

OAKLAND — Mere months after dismissing criminal charges against one of the East Bay’s largest metal recyclers, Alameda County ...

U.S. land managers have long known that they have a problem on their hands with overgrown forests and persistent drought.

Oakland firefighters tackled a large fire in an unoccupied Chinatown building; the cause is under investigation.

The city of Taunton is urging long-term care facilities to up their fire prevention measures. Fall River may follow suit.

A funeral procession for one of the two firefighters killed in a blaze at a business park has been announced. Firefighter ...

Flames roared through an assisted-living residence in Massachusetts, killing nine people, injuring 30 others and trapping ...

The National Park Service is defending its handling of a lightning-sparked wildfire that destroyed the nearly century-old ...