A proposal to phase out large-scale confined animal farms will be put before voters in a Northern California county.

A year after the bird flu led to record egg prices and widespread shortages, the disease known as highly pathogenic avian influenza is wreaking havoc on California poultry farms.

The devastating Caldor Fire forced a lot of Northern California residents out of their homes, including three black bear cubs who have not found a temporary home in Sonoma County.

A California prosecutor has filed 33 criminal counts against troubled Pacific Gas & Electric for a 2019 fire officials blamed on the utility.

The Abrams family is among thousands of weary wine country residents confronting another devastating wildfire. About 70,000 people were under evacuation orders, including the entire 5,000-plus population of Calistoga in Napa County. Mike Christianson and his wife, Mluz Torres, who were at an evacuation center Tuesday, had watched the fire engulf their Napa County home. More than 1,200 people were evacuated for the Zogg Fire, which has burned more than 72 square miles (nearly 203 square kilometers). ___Associated Press reporters Janie Har in San Francisco, John Antczak in Los Angeles, and Haven Daley in Santa Rosa, California, contributed to this report.

In Sonoma County, residents of the Oakmont Gardens senior living facility in Santa Rosa boarded brightly lit city buses in the darkness overnight, some wearing bathrobes and using walkers. More than 1,200 people were also evacuated in Shasta County for the Zogg Fire, spread over 23 square miles (59 square kilometers) by Monday. So far in this year's historic fire season, more than 8,100 California wildfires have now killed 29 people, scorched 5,780 square miles (14,970 square kilometers), and destroyed more than 7,000 buildings. Fire worries were developing across Southern California, although it was unclear how strong the predicted Santa Ana winds would become. Conditions were also hot, dry and windy in parts of Arizona, where the Sears Fire in Tonto National Forest north of Phoenix has grown to more than 14 square miles (36 square kilometers) since it erupted Friday.

(Nancy Metzger-Carter via AP)BERKELEY, CA For tens of thousands of children in California, the biggest monsters this Halloween are wildfires that have thrown trick-or-treating into disarray. Every day, her 11-year-old daughter and 7-year-old son worriedly asked how they would still have Halloween because they left their costumes behind. And kids on the other side of San Francisco Bay, southeast of the Sonoma County blaze, are seeing Halloween plans literally go up in smoke. "Today at work, our lunch conversation was: 'What are you going to do for Halloween if the air is not good?" Metzger-Carter said she's grateful her children will still have a Halloween, even if it's trick-or-treating away from home.

As the Kincade Fire burns in Sonoma County, California, a new wildfire has broken out in Los Angeles County, threatening an area known for its high-value real estate. The Getty Fire ignited early Monday and has consumed 618 acres in northern Los Angeles County with 5% containment as of Tuesday morning. PG&E hopes that by shutting off power during windy weather, it can prevent sparking more wildfires. Megafires More Frequent Because Of Climate Change And Forest Management [article]Last year, scientists who study fires said that both climate change as well as how people manage forests have created environments for large fires to thrive. North says that this is because forest managers have been putting out every fire they could, even small, natural fires.

As the Kincade Fire burns in Sonoma County, California, a new wildfire has broken out in Los Angeles County, threatening an area known for its celebrities and high-value homes. Thousands of residents... Copyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

LOS ANGELES, CA Crews fought Tuesday to drown, slash and smother wildfires that have incinerated dozens of homes in Northern and Southern California before returning windstorms can blow them back into furious life. Bulldozers carved firebreaks, hand crews attacked hot spots with hoses and shovels, and aircraft painted hillsides with fire retardant. In the south, a brief lull in the wind helped crews attacking a blaze that swept through the star-studded hills of Los Angeles on Monday. In Los Angeles, James and former Gov. "Man, these LA (fires) are no joke," the Los Angeles Lakers star tweeted, using an emoji for the word "fires."

LOS ANGELES, CA Crews fought Tuesday to drown, slash and smother wildfires that have incinerated dozens of homes in Northern and Southern California before returning windstorms can blow them back into furious life. Bulldozers carved firebreaks, hand crews attacked hot spots with hoses and shovels, and aircraft painted hillsides with fire retardant. In the south, a brief lull in the wind helped crews attacking a blaze that swept through the star-studded hills of Los Angeles on Monday. In Los Angeles, James and former Gov. "Man, these LA (fires) are no joke," the Los Angeles Lakers star tweeted, using an emoji for the word "fires."

The Kincade Fire in Sonoma County grows to 66,000 acres and is 5 percent contained as of Monday, October 28.

NAPA, Calif. - A massive blaze forced nearly 200,000 people out of their homes and a power shutoff left about a million in the dark across Northern California. The utility company behind the shutoff said some customers may remain without power until Thursday, following another possible planned outage later this week. The Kincade Fire in Sonoma County has so far scorched more than 54,000 acres and destroyed nearly 100 structures. In response to the winds, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) shut off power to about 965,000 customers in northern portions of the state. The upcoming wind system will push through the state Tuesday, Guy said, and Northern California will bear the brunt of it.

"It has brought a lot of anxiety," Rodriguez said outside an evacuation center Sunday at Napa Valley College. Many were victims of the deadly wildfires in October 2017 that killed 44 people and destroyed thousands of homes. Hundreds of people arrived at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa by Sunday, some from senior care facilities. He said he stayed awake the night the 2017 fires erupted because it wasn't clear if residents had to leave. Evacuee Bill Erdei moved from Santa Rosa to a nearby town after those deadly fires.

LOS ANGELES, CA A wildfire swept through the star-studded hills of Los Angeles on Monday, destroying several large homes and forcing LeBron James and thousands of others to flee. No deaths from either blaze were reported, but a firefighter was seriously injured in the blaze in Sonoma County wine country. PG&E also has said its transmission lines may have been responsible for the Sonoma County fire. "Man these LA (fires) are no joke," the Los Angeles Lakers star tweeted, using an emoji for the word "fires." And the University of California, Los Angeles, canceled classes not because of any direct threat from the flames but because of disruptions caused by the fire.

California Fire officials said Sunday that the fire had grown to burn over 85 square miles, and officials reported containment had dropped to 5%. In the San Francisco Bay Area, two grass fires briefly halted traffic on an Interstate bridge. In the San Francisco Bay Area, gusts knocked over a 30-foot (9-meter) tree at a farmers' market in Martinez, injuring nine people, including a toddler. During the 2017 fires, winds up to 90 mph (144 kph) lasted for about 12 hours. ____Associated Press writers Daisy Nguyen and Janie Har in San Francisco, Christopher Weber in Los Angeles and Julie Watson in San Diego contributed to this report.

The Kincade Fire ignited Wednesday night in Sonoma County, and burned 10,000 acres by the next morning. The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office told residents Thursday morning to leave since the fire crossed Highway 128, heading west. It is burning near the outage footprint in Sonoma County, Pacific Gas & Electric officials said. Residents in an unincorporated area near Healdsburg were under an evacuation warning, Sonoma County Sheriff Mark Essick said. In October 2017, the Tubbs Fire ravaged tens of thousands of acres in Sonoma County and killed nearly two dozen people.

The Russian River rose to more than 45 feet high in this most recent deluge. The Russian River crested over flood stage after floodwaters inundated the town (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images). The town was for some time under mandatory evacuation orders after roads leading into the town flooded over (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images). A home is shown in floodwaters from the Russian River (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images). Here’s a view over downtown Guerneville (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images).