The alarming frequency of wildfire has Napa Valley winemakers fretting that small family-owned operators — and big producers alike — could see their dreams vanish.
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The Glass Fire continues to burn out of control in the heart of California’s wine country, razing wineries, destroying houses and prompting mass evacuations.
Read moreHomeless campers in the Northern California city of Santa Rosa won new protections against forced removals and property seizures under a short-term deal approved Friday.
Read moreIn his latest dispatch, Courthouse News’ western bureau chief goes for a hike at a fishing camp in Northern California.
Read moreSonoma County, California, will pay $1.7 million to settle inmate torture torture claims.
Read moreCounty officials in California’s Wine Country lambasted their emergency management department on Tuesday, one day after a state agency characterized the response to last October’s deadly wildfires as unprepared.
Read moreSeeking to expedite and bolster wildfire recovery efforts, Gov. Jerry Brown and California’s congressional delegation asked President Donald Trump on Friday to approve $7.4 billion in disaster relief for the Golden State.
Read moreThe first of what is expected to be many lawsuits arising out of the devastating wildfires that ripped through Northern California last week has been filed against utility giant PG&E, claiming its power lines started the blaze.
Read moreThe effects of the wildfires burning in Napa, Sonoma and Mendocino counties on California’s $58 billion wine industry may not be felt for years, and the number of estates damaged or totally destroyed in the region has topped 22.
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The series of wildfires burning across Northern California over the last week have so far killed 41 people, and dozens remain missing. While calming winds and an enormous influx of firefighters and other resources have helped contain the blazes, the lull providing a first look at whether officials did enough to warn residents about the rapidly spreading blaze, particularly in Sonoma County.
Read moreThe fires in California’s Wine Country have become the deadliest in state history, as the death toll rose to 31 on Friday morning with hundreds still missing.
Read more“I had trouble sleeping last night, that’s for sure,” said Rosalie McArthur on Thursday morning at a hotel in Napa. McArthur lives in nearby Calistoga, a city of 5,000 that is now a smoky ghost town after its evacuation due to the Tubbs Fire.
Read moreThe death toll from nearly two dozen wildfires burning throughout Northern California continues to rise and several fires burning in the Wine Country grew unabated overnight, even as the region braces for another bout of gusty winds on Wednesday.
Read moreCalifornia’s iconic Wine Country has been ravaged by wildfires since late Sunday, two of nearly 20 fires raging across the Golden State that have so far left at least 15 people dead, thousands of homes destroyed and scores of firefighters battling to contain the damage.
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The Ninth Circuit forcefully signaled Wednesday that a Sonoma County sheriff’s deputy must stand trial for killing a 13-year-old boy carrying a toy rifle while walking to a friend’s house.
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