SEATTLE — The U.S. on Tuesday reported its first case of a new and potentially deadly virus circulating in China, saying a Washington state resident who returned last week from the outbreak's epicenter was hospitalized in good condition near Seattle. The man, identified only as a Snohomish County resident is...
Judge OKs Nearly $25 Billion for PG&E Fire Victims, Insurers
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal bankruptcy judge on Tuesday approved two Pacific Gas & Electric settlements totaling $24.5 billion to help pay the losses suffered by homeowners, businesses and insurers in the aftermath of catastrophic Northern California wildfires that sent the nation’s largest utility into a financial morass. The decision...
One Dead, One Missing in Latest Kern River Drownings
BAKERSFIELD — Kern County authorities say the Kern River remains very dangerous even though water levels are dropping. The sheriff's office says a search is continuing Monday for a 32-year-old man who reportedly fell into the river near the mouth of the Kern River Canyon late Saturday afternoon and was...
Deadly Kern River Claims Fifth Victim This Year
BAKERSFIELD — A Los Angeles man is the fifth person known to have died in the Kern River this year. The Kern County Sheriff's Department says 45-year-old Uceda Velis was swept underwater late Tuesday afternoon near Ming Lake. Deputies and firefighters responded to the scene. Velis was unresponsive when he...
Guard Troops Search for More Dead in Aftermath of Wildfire
PARADISE — With scores of people still missing, National Guard troops searched Wednesday through charred debris for more victims of California's deadliest wildfire as top federal and state officials toured the ruins of a community completely destroyed by the flames. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke joined Gov. Jerry Brown on a...
Ferguson Fire 29% Contained. Yosemite Valley Closed Until Aug. 3.
UPDATE, Friday, July 27, 6:15 p.m.: ABC30 reports that Yosemite Valley will remain closed until Aug. 3. #BREAKING Yosemite Valley to remain closed until Friday, August 3https://t.co/4Etmzdcb1q pic.twitter.com/hNJaw8PC0A — ABC30 Fresno (@ABC30) July 28, 2018 Some of the crews fighting the Ferguson Fire are focusing on removing potential fuel between...