The Monterey County Sheriff's Office downgraded three evacuation orders for areas north of the Timber Fire to evacuation warnings Tuesday afternoon.
A massive law enforcement operation has busted a statewide fuel theft ring that investigators believe was based in Oakland. Several agencies were on the ground in numerous cities around the East Bay on Wednesday.
Firefighters recovered a body from a beach near Davenport on the north side of Monterey Bay in Santa Cruz County on Saturday, Cal Fire said.
A search has been suspended for a missing woman who was swimming off the coast of Monterey after reports of a possible shark attack Sunday afternoon. One person reported seeing a shark with a body in its mouth before it submerged, a Coast Guard official said.
California officials are warning foragers after an outbreak of poisoning linked to wild mushrooms that has killed one adult and caused severe liver damage in several patients, including children.
Nearly two weeks after 35-year-old U.S. Army Specialist Amanpreet Thind was swept off the rocks and into the ocean at Big Sur, his family is still holding out hope for closure as they fund a private search.