Insight With Vicki GonzalezSurviving Hurricane KatrinaDecember 15, 2017 | Chris RemingtonFormer Insight producer Jonathan Ayestas joined Beth Ruyak in studio to talk about his own experience living through Hurricane Katrina. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentThomas Fire: NASA Aerial Surveys Detect 1,300 Degree Fire TemperaturesDecember 14, 2017 | Ezra David RomeroThe fires burning in Southern California have charred more than 250,000 acres. NASA is testing science instruments intended for space by measuring environmental impacts in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentCAL FIRE Firefighter Dies Fighting Thomas FireDecember 14, 2017(AP) — A firefighter assigned to the huge wildfire burning in Southern California has died.
Christmas Tree Shoppers Help With Forest Fire ResistanceDecember 13, 2017 | Sally LongeneckerEleven national forests in California are offering Christmas tree programs this season.
EnvironmentCrews Struggle To Keep Flames From California NeighborhoodsDecember 12, 2017To the north, San Francisco Bay Area firefighters quickly contained blazes Tuesday that destroyed at least two homes in hills east of Oakland.
EnvironmentDry Winds To Persist In Southern California Fire AreasDecember 9, 2017Forecasters say gusty, dry Santa Ana winds will continue in Southern California for at least another day in areas where crews are battling wildfires.
State GovernmentCAL FIRE Has Already Exceeded Its Budget By $60 MillionDecember 8, 2017 | Sally LongeneckerCAL FIRE has exceeded its firefighting budget projection by an estimated $60 million so far. Officials say going over budget is the new normal.
Turning Sacramento Kitchen Scraps To Compost, One Bike Ride At A TimeDecember 8, 2017 | Julia MitricCalifornians send more than 5 million tons of food waste to landfills each year. The man behind Oak Park Soil aims to reduce that tonnage, one bike ride at a time. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentOroville Residents Blast State Over Dam RepairsDecember 7, 2017Oroville residents vented decades of frustration with state water managers Wednesday, telling officials they have no credibility when they say hairline cracks in a newly rebuilt spillway are nothing to worry about.
EnvironmentSouthern California Fire Threatening 12,000 StructuresDecember 6, 2017UPDATE 10:35 a.m.: (AP) - The Thomas Fire, the biggest and most destructive of several wildfires burning in Southern California, has scorched more than 65,000 acres according to CAL FIRE.