Potential change in wind direction to impact Dolan Fire
Helicopters returned to the firefight, Wednesday. After days of heavy smoke and thick fog they are back on the front lines of the Dolan Fire.…
Continue ReadingHelicopters returned to the firefight, Wednesday. After days of heavy smoke and thick fog they are back on the front lines of the Dolan Fire.…
Continue ReadingGov. Gavin Newsom is expected to provide an update on the state’s response to wildfires burning around the state and the COVID-19…
Continue ReadingThe largest wildfire in California history is threatening the country’s biggest marijuana-growing…
Continue ReadingThree parks that had been closed to visitors due to the Dolan Fire are reopening for day…
Continue ReadingA Boulder Creek volunteer firefighter who lost his home made a meaningful find while sifting through the…
Continue ReadingRubble and ash is nearly all that is left of Christina Salinas’ home off Fallen Leaf Drive. “The Boulder Creek Fire Department really tried hard to…
Continue ReadingDeadly West Coast wildfires are dividing President Donald Trump and the states’ Democratic leaders over how…
Continue ReadingSPCA Monterey County rescued a cat and a injured kitten from the area around the Carmel Fire…
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump is visiting California Monday, and he is expected to deliver remarks after a…
Continue ReadingOfficials with the Los Padres National Forest said a 100 acre spot fire broke out near the Dolan Fire over the…
Continue ReadingThe CZU Lightning Complex Fire forced schools in the Santa Cruz mountains to close their doors.…
Continue ReadingSCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (KION) Hundreds of people in the Santa Cruz Mountains are still without power after the CZU Lightning Complex fires torched…
Continue ReadingPortions of Pinnacles National Park will be temporarily closing due to concerns about potential wildfire…
Continue ReadingGov. Gavin Newsom said he has signed a bill that could allow inmates who have battled fires while…
Continue ReadingMonterey County is preparing for Phase 1 of cleanup for properties affected by the Carmel and River…
Continue ReadingCrews from Wildlife Emergency Services and Native Animal Rescue are on their way to rescue an…
Continue ReadingMore evacuations were lifted Wednesday afternoon, and Thursday morning many families in Boulder Creek returned…
Continue ReadingSanta Cruz County Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds, 2601 E. Lake Ave, Watsonville Pets are allowed at the evacuation centers in Santa Cruz County, but…
Continue ReadingIt has been a historic wildfire season in California, both in terms of acres burned and the number of major…
Continue ReadingSanta Cruz County officials are asking property owners to not remove debris from fire-damaged areas…
Continue ReadingCachagua Fire said it is lending sifter boxes to help community members who lost homes in the Carmel…
Continue ReadingAs more and more people evacuate or prepare to leave because of the Dolan Fire, a team of locals is getting ready to help evacuate…
Continue ReadingCaltrans said it has entered into a $2 million contract with S. Chaves Construction to install emergency protective…
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region said it will be temporarily closing all National Forests in California due to…
Continue ReadingCal Fire has issued a smoke advisory related to the River and Carmel Fires, which are both fully…
Continue ReadingDeep in the Santa Lucia Range, the firefight continues south of Big Sur. In a short 24 hours the Dolan Fire has nearly doubled in size. The fire now…
Continue ReadingThe San Lorenzo Valley Water District said it will lift a Do Not Drink-Do Not Boil advisory in some areas…
Continue ReadingWildfires have burned more than two million acres in California this year, setting a new state record even as…
Continue ReadingDue to heat, wind, dry conditions and stretched firefighting resources, the U.S. Forest…
Continue ReadingEvacuation orders were expanded Monday to more mountain communities as a huge wildfire churned…
Continue ReadingCrews fighting the Dolan Fire are working to protect structures in Limekiln State…
Continue ReadingThe Santa Cruz County Emergency Operations Center announced that it will begin offering free…
Continue ReadingSANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) As Santa Cruz County residents return to their homes in the mountains, along the coast, movie lovers are raising funds for…
Continue ReadingUPDATE 8/19/2020 5:30 p.m. It was a different scene during the day on Wednesday than it was the night before where the River Fire more than doubled…
Continue ReadingThe Santa Cruz County Emeline Campus was transformed into a massive donation center for those in need following the devastating CZU Lightning Complex…
Continue ReadingResidents of Boulder Creek and Bonny Doon may begin repopulating the area, said CAL FIRE CZU. This comes as several evacuation orders for the CZU…
Continue ReadingThe Monterey County Office of Emergency Services issued an evacuation order for the South Coast Ridge Road area Friday, which is being threatened by…
Continue ReadingThe destruction from the CZU August Lightning Complex fires is taking a toll on education in the San Lorenzo…
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Department of Agriculture is hoping to help California farmers and ranchers affected by wildfires by offering technical…
Continue ReadingMonterey County Parks Open Lake San Antonio- temporary fire restriction on campfires and open flame barbecuesLake Nacimiento- temporary fire…
Continue ReadingThe San Lorenzo Valley Water District said it has restored water to 96 connections in Riverside Grove and…
Continue ReadingSeveral buildings are reopening at UC Santa Cruz 11 days after they were initially evacuated due to…
Continue ReadingThe Ventana Wildlife Society announced that the condor nestling “Iniko” survived the Dolan Fire burning in Big…
Continue ReadingStaff and parents are heartbroken to hear that parts of Camp Krem were destroyed by the CZU Lightning Complex…
Continue ReadingBIG SUR, Calif. (KION) Warmer weather along with drier conditions expected in the coming days could make an impact on how big the Dolan Fire grows…
Continue ReadingCARMEL VALLEY, Calif. (KION) UPDATE 9/2/2020 6:30 p.m. The Carmel Fire is still at 6,905 acres and 98% contained. UPDATE 8/31/2020 6:45 p.m. The…
Continue ReadingThe Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner said the office has created a dedicated phone number for…
Continue ReadingThe Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute said that although they may never know the full…
Continue ReadingFor many people in wildfire zones, home insurance has become a necessity to ensure families don’t become homeless after a fire tears through their…
Continue ReadingGov. Gavin Newsom is expected to provide an update on the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic…
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