Author: Terence Chea
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Devastating wildfires advancing through Northern California
GRIZZLY FLATS, Calif. • Wind-driven wildfires raged Wednesday through drought-stricken forests in the mountains of Northern California after incinerating hundreds of homes and forcing thousands of people to flee to safety. A reversal of wind direction was expected to test some previously quiet fire containment lines, but also push flames back in other areas, authorities…
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Fueled by winds, largest wildfire moves near California city
GRIZZLY FLATS, Calif. • Firefighters faced dangerously windy weather Tuesday as they struggled to keep the nation’s largest wildfire from advancing toward a Northern California city while a portrait of devastation emerged in a small mountain community hit by another inferno. Winds spawned by the arrival of a new weather system Monday afternoon pushed the…
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8 dead in shooting at rail yard serving Silicon Valley
SAN JOSE, Calif. • An employee opened fire Wednesday at a California rail yard serving Silicon Valley, killing eight people before ending his own life, authorities said. The suspect was an employee of the Valley Transportation Authority, which provides bus, light rail and other transit services throughout Santa Clara County, the most populated county in…
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8 dead in shooting at San Jose rail yard serving Silicon Valley
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — An employee opened fire Wednesday at a California rail yard serving Silicon Valley, killing eight people before ending his own life, authorities said. The shooting took place around 6:30 a.m. in two buildings that are part of a light rail facility for the Valley Transportation Authority, which provides bus, light…
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Wind-whipped fires rage across California as lights go dark
GEYSERVILLE, Calif. • Fast-growing fires throughout California forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes Thursday as dry winds and high heat fed both the flames and fears in a state still jittery from devastating wildfires in the last two years. Officials said they did not yet know how many homes had burned and that…
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Pot for pets: Owners treat sick animals with cannabis
SAN FRANCISCO — Michael Fasman’s 12-year-old dog, Hudson, limps from pain caused by arthritis and an amputated toe, but Fasman doesn’t want to give her painkillers because “they just knock her out.” So the San Francisco resident has turned to an alternative medicine that many humans use to treat their own pain and illness: marijuana.…
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California wildfire forces shutdown of famed Big Sur parks
BIG SUR, Calif. — California’s signature parks along the Big Sur coastline that draw thousands of daily visitors were closed Tuesday as one of the state’s two major wildfires threatened the scenic region at the height of the summer tourism season. To the south, firefighters made progress containing a huge blaze in mountains outside Los…
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Pet tech offers to keep animals safe, healthy and connected
Technology isn’t only for humans anymore. It’s also for their furry friends. In Silicon Valley and beyond, a growing number of startups are selling devices to keep pets safe, healthy, entertained and connected when their owners are away. “Pet tech” entrepreneurs and investors see a big opportunity as pet ownership grows and owners show a…
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Salmon migrate by truck during California drought
MARE ISLAND, Calif. (AP) — In drought-stricken California, young Chinook salmon are hitting the road, not the river, to get to the Pacific Ocean. Millions of six-month-old smolts are hitching rides in tanker trucks because California’s historic drought has depleted rivers and streams, making the annual migration to the ocean too dangerous for juvenile salmon.…
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Audi to climb Pikes Peak without a driver
SAN JOSE, Calif. — It can traverse rough terrain, accelerate quickly and negotiate sharp turns like other high-performance sports cars, but there’s one thing that sets this Audi coupe apart: It doesn’t need a driver. The car, named Shelley, is the latest creation by Stanford University researchers who are developing technology that could help make…