Trump pays his respects to Jimmy Carter at the Capitol

Samuel Corum/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump paid his respects to former President Jimmy Carter on Wednesday at the Capitol Rotunda. Trump is set to meet with Senate Republicans later Wednesday to discuss how
Letter to surgeon general from a North Bay winemaker

Dear Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, In 2023, you released a concerning and fascinating “advisory” entitled “Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation.” In this advisory, you detailed your growing awareness of the sense of isolation that is felt
Letter to surgeon general from a North Bay winemaker

Dear Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, In 2023, you released a concerning and fascinating “advisory” entitled “Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation.” In this advisory, you detailed your growing awareness of the sense of isolation that is felt
Documentary explores death row inmate's attempt to connect with victim's son

Getty/James C. Cooper (NEW YORK) — John Henry Ramirez was executed in Texas in 2022 after being convicted of murder in the 2004 death of 46-year-old Pablo Castro. In her documentary “I am Ready, Warden,” director Smriti Mundhra tells
Texas prepares for severe winter storm

Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images (TEXAS) — As Texas prepares for severe winter weather, Gov. Greg Abbott expressed confidence Wednesday in the state’s power grid. Frigid temperatures — along with snow, sleet and freezing rain — are expected
A perfect storm of weather and climate conditions led to the severity of the California fires

Apu Gomes/Getty Images (CALIFORNIA) — A perfect storm of weather and climate conditions led to the severity of the wildfires devastating Southern California. At least two people are dead and several others injured as the Palisades, Eaton, Hurst
LA wildfires: California residents share flame footage and evacuation stories

Mario Tama/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — California homeowners shared evacuation stories and video clips of the damaging flames plowing through their community as the Pacific Palisades fire continues to blaze since its start on Tuesday. Zibby and
Hot Property: North Bay businesses search for affordable fire insurance

North Bay businesses from manufacturers to wineries are “self-insuring” against wildfire risk to remain eligible for commercial property insurance. The term refers to a wide range of activities, including home hardening, forest fuel reduction and grazing uncultivated
California wildfires maps show evacuations, power outages, air quality

Jon Putman/Anadolu via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Wildfires are tearing through thousands of acres in Los Angeles County in California, as strong Santa Ana winds stoke the blazes. The Palisades Fire has impacted more than 2,920 acres, the
Three Fires Cause Thousands Of Southern California Residents To Evacuate

Three life-threatening wildfires are causing thousands in Southern California to evacuate. The Palisades Fire erupted yesterday morning and has grown to over five-thousand acres and has destroyed more than a thousand structures. The Eaton Fire has burned