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

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

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

Questions and finger-pointing have increased in the days since a fire at a Massachusetts assisted-living facility killed nine ...

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

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

The fire burned through nearly 16 square miles. That a bigger area than the city of Eureka, which is a mere 14.5 square miles ...

Gabriel House had seen better days. But for residents and their families, it was the center of a caring community.

Oregon's Cram Fire has rapidly grown to engulf nearly 30,000 acres, prompting evacuations across multiple counties on Tuesday ...

Firefighters tackled a large fire involving a pile of stacked wood in the early hours of Tuesday. The blaze covered an area ...

A lorry trailer, a mobile home and several outbuildings have been wrecked in a blaze in Dorset. A column of thick smoke could ...