Santa Cruz Fire probationary firefighter paramedic Brian Scheckl, left, and firefighter Nathan Rodger head down from the roof ...

Thairie Ritchie, a well-known Santa Cruz community organizer, reportedly self-immolated Jan. 20 — Martin Luther King Jr. Day ...

There are three major energy goals in California — move away from fossil fuels to a greener electrical grid, have safe, ...

To me, that’s the biggest threat — the wind,” a National Weather Service meteorologist told the Sentinel. “This is when ...

Fortunately no one was hurt,” said Board Chair Felipe Hernandez. “But this event has left a lot of questions in the minds of ...

We cannot accept facilities in our neighborhoods that pose a risk of repeated catastrophic incidents,” County Board of ...

The recent devastating fires in Los Angeles are going to make the state’s insurance crisis that much worse for home and property owners in much of California including those some 350 miles ...

Don’t like fires? The batteries at Moss Landing burned for one night. Fortunately, the EPA’s findings suggest there was no health impact. And there is good reason to believe future fire risk can ...

I’ve written about fires once or twice and so hesitate to repeat myself or others. But fires aren’t letting up. They’ll keep repeating themselves. I remember the dismay I felt when reading about ...

The uproar over the Moss Landing Vistra battery plant meltdown that started Jan. 16 has only intensified, as many County and North Monterey County residents seem to have been caught ...

On Jan. 16, a large smoke plume rose above Moss Landing power plant and Elkhorn Slough. The lithium-ion battery array at ...

A symbolic emergency proclamation does not excuse the Board of Supervisors from their responsibilities and duties to protect its citizens. Like the Nero of Los Angeles, Karen Bass and ...