EnvironmentSacramento-Area Water Conservation 31 Percent In MayJune 21, 2016 | Ed JoyceCalifornia is in the fifth consecutive year of drought and water providers continue to urge voluntary conservation, as mandatory statewide rules have ended. Sacramento-area residents reduced their water use by 31 percent in May. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Two Wildfires Burning East Of Los AngelesJune 21, 2016(AP) - Two wildfires that together have burned more than 4,000 acres in foothill suburbs of Los Angeles are growing fast and are surging closer to each other.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezNews Network: California Fire Update June 21, 2016Hot temperatures are in the forecast for the Sacramento region. Meanwhile, a number of fires are burning across the state. CapRadio's Steve Milne provides an update. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentRecord Heat, Wildfires Scorch Western U.S.June 19, 2016 | Ed JoyceAs thousands of federal and state firefighters work to contain wildfires in California and other western states, record-setting heat has prompted warnings from the National Weather Service for parts of California, Nevada and Arizona.
California To Fire Up Burners To Battle Dead Tree EpidemicJune 19, 2016(AP) — Officials in California say they're preparing to use large air-blasting incinerators to burn up trees killed by drought and a beetle epidemic ravaging Sierra Nevada forests.
Evacuations Lifted For 210-Acre Fire In Amador CountyJune 17, 2016Update June 20 6:19 a.m. -- The Camanche Fire is 210 acres and 95 percent contained. All evacuations have been lifted.
Wildfires Burn Across The Western USJune 17, 2016(AP) - A wildfire churning through coastal canyons west of Santa Barbara has ballooned to more than 6 square miles.
Athens Fire In Placer County Burns More Than 150 AcresMay 17, 2016Cal Fire crews are fighting a small brush fire near Lincoln. The fire, west of Highway 65 and south of Thunder Valley Casino, has burned 169 acres and is 80 percent contained.
US Wildfire-Fighters Making Plans For 2016 SeasonMay 17, 2016(AP) - The nation's primary wildfire-fighters are getting ready for the 2016 season, which is expected to be worse than average in Hawaii, Alaska and the Southwest.
Fuel Breaks To Reduce Wildfire Risk Being Built In SW IdahoMay 4, 2016(AP) — Federal officials plan to start putting in emergency fuel breaks this week in southwest Idaho to reduce wildfire risk.
