The One-Stop Rebuilding Shop for Wildfire Victims October 9, 2020 By Sophie Alexander and Noah Buhayar California is on fire. Already this year, thousands of people have lost their homes, and communities are struggling to figure...
California Wildfires Are Huge This Year, But Not Deadliest October 7, 2020 By Juliet Williams and Jocelyn Gecker SAN FRANCISCO — With months still to go in California’s fire season, the state has already shattered records for the...
California’s Grim Fire Mark: Burn Exceeds Last 3 Years Combined October 5, 2020 By Brian K. Sullivan and Mark Chediak Wildfires in California have burned a record 4 million acres since the start of 2020, charring more land in the...
California’s Wine Country Residents Facing Fire Fatigue October 1, 2020 By Olga R. Rodriguez and Terry Chea NAPA, Calif. — Will Abrams and his family packed their pickup truck with laptops, clothes, sleeping bags and a tent...
Croptober Is Going Up In Smoke Amid Wildfires September 29, 2020 By Tiffany Kary October usually heralds the harvest of outdoor cannabis plants, affectionately known as “Croptober.” But this fall, something more serious is...
Power Company Plans Series Of Shutoffs To Prevent Wildfires September 28, 2020 By John Antczak LOS ANGELES — One of California’s largest power companies announced Saturday it plans to temporarily shut off power to residents...
Residents Debate Mountain Living Amid Wildfire Concerns September 28, 2020 By Sam Tabachnik RED FEATHER LAKES, Colo. — Amanda Harmon spent years dreaming of living in Colorado’s mountains. And she worked for it,...
California Braces for Power Shutoffs and Warm, Windy Weekend September 28, 2020 By Daisy Nguyen SAN FRANCISCO — Firefighters and officials at California’s largest utility company braced for hot, dry and windy weather in northern...
Masks Are Coveted Items With Covid and Smoke Sweeping West Coast September 25, 2020 By Richard Chess Lindsey Major, wracked with asthma, crisscrossed Seattle in search of an N95 mask as wildfire smoke blanketed the West Coast....
Wildfires Taint West Coast Vineyards With Taste of Smoke September 25, 2020 By Andrew Selsky TURNER, Ore. — Smoke from the West Coast wildfires has tainted grapes in some of the nation’s most celebrated wine...