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Day Around the Bay: Clear Lake Algae Bloom So Large It Can Be Seen From Outer Space

Both SF Four Seasons hotels are now on the market; a politically conservative Sonoma County real estate firm is facing a federal fraud investigation; and a Clear Lake algae bloom can now be seen from outer space.

Arts & Entertainment

The North Bay’s Go-To Online Movie Schedule Guides are Shutting Down Today

The 28-year run of SonomaMovies.com, and its sister site NorthBayMovies.com, will come to an end today, as the site’s sole proprietor is calling it quits on aggregating movie showtimes for a five-county, 160-mile stretch of Northern California.

Authorities Seize $7 Million Worth of Black-Market Marijuana In Lake County Bust

Lake County Sheriff's deputies this week busted a large pot growing and processing operation that spanned three residential buildings.

Cache Fire Destroys 60 Homes in Clearlake; Firefighters Say They've Stopped the Fire's Progress

The Cache Fire that began on Wednesday in Lake County very quickly spread to 60 and then 80 acres, and destroyed at least 60 homes in the town of Clearlake.

61-Year-Old Man Arrested After Shooting Spree That Left Two Dead In Lake County

A bizarre shooting spree that occurred across seven different locations in Lake County Monday morning ended with the arrest of one man, and resulting in the deaths of two people, and two others

U.S. Olympic Fencing Team Member Returns Home To Find New House Destroyed In Clayton Fire

Matthew Porter, the armorer of the U.S. Olympic Fencing Team in Rio, returned home to California this week to find that the new home he and his wife had just purchased in

Lake County Police Arrest Suspected Arsonist Behind Growing Clayton Fire, And Possibly Others

Just In - #ClaytonFire in Lake County has grown to 4,000 acres. Winds picking up.Photo by @kentphotos pic.twitter.com/UmILfRDWUP— CAL FIRE PIO Berlant (@CALFIRE_PIO) August 15, 2016 As

[Update] Federal Funds Granted To Fight Clayton Fire In Lake County

Just In - #ClaytonFire in Lower Lake area (Lake Co) remains 3,000 acres & 5% contained. 100+ structures destroyed. pic.twitter.com/aoUDG6HqUb— CAL FIRE PIO Berlant (@CALFIRE_PIO) August 15, 2016

Remaining Harbin Hot Springs Staff Talk Rebuilding, El Niño Mudslides, A Possible Reopening Next Spring

Harbin Hot Springs was one of the most visibly dramatic losses from September's Valley Fire for those in the Bay Area who did not live in or know Lake County too well the

Start Of Valley Fire Appears To Be In Small Shed In Town Of Cobb

Though the actual cause of the devastating Valley Fire in Lake County remains under investigation, authorities appear to have located its origination point, and it's in the community of Cobb where some of

Valley Fire May Have Claimed Up To Five Lives; Second And Third Victims Confirmed

We were told on Monday and Tuesday that there was one confirmed death from the swift-moving Valley Fire last week, and that was 72-year-old Barbara McWilliams. Yesterday we learned that a missing 69-year-old

Valley Fire Update: 30 Percent Contained, Man Missing, Badly Burned Cat Survives

The devastation via wildfire to our north is now in its fifth day, and the Valley Fire is now growing more slowly, reaching 70,000 acres (over 100 square miles) and 30 percent

More About The Only Fatality In The Valley Fire As It Grows To 67,000 Acres

The devastating Valley Fire, which touches three counties Lake, Napa, and Sonoma grew to 67,000 acress from 61,000 since yesterday, and Cal Fire now says it is 15 percent contained. As

Video: Dramatic Escape Through Flames Of Valley Fire Saturday Night

The Valley Fire in Lake Napa Counties, which by all accounts moved at record-setting speed into and through the community of Middletown between Saturday and Sunday, grew from 40,000 acres Sunday to

Jerusalem Fire Now At 16,500 Acres, Spreads To Napa County

Winds have whipped the still growing Jerusalem Fire since yesterday, spreading it across the county line so it's now burning in both Lake and Napa Counties. It also grew from 14,000 acres

Jerusalem Fire Grows To 12,000 Acres

A quick update on that second Lake County wildfire that broke out Sunday, the footprint of which is likely to overlap with the now almost fully contained Rocky Fire. The Jerusalem Fire, which

Another Lake County Wildfire, The Jerusalem Fire, Breaks Out Right Next To The Rocky Fire

To our north in Lake County, just to the south of the Rocky Fire which has ultimately burned 70,000 acres over 12 days and is now 85 percent contained there's now a

Fire Updates: Rocky Fire Grows To 8,000 Acres; Big Creek Fire Grows Near Yosemite

A wildfire to our north in Lake County that broke out Wednesday afternoon quickly spread to burn 8,000 acres of trees and brush. It's called the Rocky Fire, and the Chron reports

California Pot Growers Kept 15-Year-Old Girl As Sex Slave

According to federal prosecutors two pot growers in Clear Lake, California kept a 15-year-old kidnap victim locked in a metal toolbox, raped her, and forced her to work on their farm. A criminal

Humanitarian Marla Ruzicka Claimed By Violence In Iraq

In a terribly tragic irony, Marla Ruzicka, who grew up in Lake County, and worked tirelessly for Medea Benjamin's Global Exchange before founding her own organization, "The Campaign For Innocent Victims of Conflict"