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 ...

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 ...

A fire that broke out Thursday at a single-family home in Indian Wells was knocked down, but a firefighter was hospitalized with moderate injuries. The blaze was reported about 12:30 p.m. Thursday in ...

Flames engulfed a single-family home in Indian Wells Thursday, but there were no immediate reports of any injuries. The blaze was reported about 12:30 p.m. in the 45000 block of Santa Fe Cove Drive, ...

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

A fire at the Gabriel House assisted-living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, has claimed its 10th victim. The blaze, ...

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

Firefighters in Huntersville quickly controlled a significant structure fire on McCord Road, with no injuries reported.