1 day ago- The chairwoman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Tuesday more banks are in danger of failing, and that the government agency expects to raise premiums to restore its reserve fund after paying out billions of dollars to depositors at IndyMac Bank.
2 days ago- Cool, moist weather and steady attacks by firefighters have brought the number of wildfires still burning in Northern California dramatically down.
2 days ago- Cool, moist weather and steady attacks by firefighters have brought the number of wildfires still burning in Northern California down to fewer than three-dozen.
2 days ago- Fewer than three-dozen fires remained active Monday, a month after a dry lightning storm lit Northern California ablaze - pushing thousands of residents out of their homes and the state's firefighting resources to its limits.
5 days ago- More California voters say they would oppose a November ballot initiative to ban same-sex marriage in the state's constitution than would support it, according to a survey released Friday.
8 days ago- Cooler weather with higher humidity Tuesday has allowed fire crews to get a better handle on wildfires, which have ravaged nearly 1,400 square miles across the state.
9 days ago- Fire crews battling nearly 300 blazes burning across California are getting help from a pilotless plane that transmits real-time images of hot spots and flare-ups to commanders in the field.
9 days ago- A large wildfire in a national forest spread farther away from the storied coastal town of Big Sur on Monday but forced residents of another community to stay away from their homes for a third day.
9 days ago- A massive wildfire in the Los Padres National Forest continued spreading northward and eastward Monday, relieving the danger to the storied coastal town of Big Sur but forcing residents of another community to stay away from their homes for a third day.