Workers began operating the quarry in 1867 and mined rocks built into the state Capitol and the U.S. Mint building in San Francisco. Extracted limestone swept through the state, with 300 tons of rock ...

Crews have mostly extinguished a fire that sparked Thursday night in a remote part of El Dorado County.  The Sliger Fire ...

Crews have mostly extinguished a lightning-sparked fire that sparked Thursday night in a remote part of El Dorado County. The Sliger Fire started just before 9:30 p.m. near Sliger Mine Road in El ...

Crews are working to contain a fire in a remote area of El Dorado County on Thursday night. While it's unclear what exactly sparked the fire, it comes after lightning was detected in the area.Sign up ...

In little more than a year, Juan Heredia, a scuba instructor from Stockton, has developed a strange specialty: He has found ...

A 24-year-old woman died over the weekend after going into the water along the American River, the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District said Monday.

The Bristol County District Attorney’s Office said a 10th victim from the fire at an assisted living facility in Fall River has died.

Initial location: Placer County, Calif. Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Meadow A new wildfire was reported today at 6:54 p.m. in Placer County, California. Meadow Fire has been burning on private land.

Some “preliminary findings” into what caused the deadly fire at Gabriel House assisted living facility were released at a press conference Tuesday.

Fall River called mutual aid during the Gabriel House fire when firefighters were overwhelmed. But they covered stations, not the fire. Here's why.

First discovered: 7:18 p.m. July 20 Initial location: Placer County, Calif. Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Blue A new wildfire was reported today at 7:18 p.m. in Placer County, California.

The DA's office initially reported on Thursday, July 17, that she had died the previous day from injuries suffered in the Gabriel House fire in Fall River.