• The River Fire near Colfax more than doubled in size overnight, to 2,400 acres. The fire broke out Wednesday afternoon near the border of Placer and Nevada counties and grew very quickly amid windy conditions, and it is threatening thousands of structures. [Chronicle]
• The Dixie Fire burned the Gold Rush-era town of Greenville in Plumas County on Wednesday. The town of around 1,100 people had been evacuated, and fire is now also threatening the town of Chester. [ABC News / KTVU]
• The family of missing Berkeley man Philip Kreycik, whose presumed remains were found Tuesday in the Pleasanton park where he went running three weeks ago, is expected to give a news conference this morning. They'll be speaking at the Pleasanton Library. [KTVU]
• A man was fatally shot in East Oakland around 12:30 a.m. this morning, marking the city’s 75th homicide of the year. [East Bay Times]
• A shooting at a birthday party in San Leandro around 2 a.m. today left three people wounded. [East Bay Times]
• Drugmaker Moderna says booster shots for its vaccine will likely be needed this fall, especially as more people move indoors. [WFLA]
• UCSF's Dr. Peter Chin-Hong says those at-home COVID test kits are fairly accurate, especially if you do one more than once. [KRON4]
• Many international travelers are getting COVID-19 vaccines while at SFO. [NBC Bay Area]
• A new study out of Hong Kong suggests that a rise in nearsightedness among children could be attributed to increased screentime during the pandemic. [CNN]
• The Los Angeles murder trial of Robert Durst continues today, and Durst is expected to take the stand in his own defense despite suffering significant health problems. [ABC 7]

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