Officials say a Facebook post claiming people can assist and volunteer with cleanup efforts is untrue. Here's what you can do instead.

An image shared on Facebook purports to show the recent fires in California. Verdict: False The image is not recent but shows a 2018 fire that occurred in the northern California town of Paradise, according to WHYY.

The federal response to the California wildfires has so far mimicked the government’s response to Hurricane Helene hitting North Carolina in September 2024. In both instances, President Joe Biden declared disasters and later increased the percentage of costs the federal government would absorb for emergency work to 100%.

Fire officials from both states say no engines were prevented from entering California and none of the vehicles underwent any emissions testing.

California still considers looting a crime. Newsom debunked the claim on X, and prosecutors have charged multiple people with looting.

Controversy surrounding another City of Vacaville proclamation has surfaced online, as this year the city’s proclamation for Martin Luther King Jr. Day was presented in a different Solano County

Above-average temperatures will continue through the weekdays. On Saturday, Berg said snow is expected, but rain is not likely, leaving the Sacramento Valley with a longer stretch of dry conditions. Meteorologist Tamara Berg on Facebook and X.

Because Trump would be unlikely to approve them, California has no choice but to abandon its groundbreaking rules for zero-emission trucks and cleaner locomotives.

A mountain lion was attacking a dog in Downieville early in the morning on Monday when a neighbor shot and killed it, according to wildlife officials.

Venture capitalist and early Facebook investor Jim Breyer said Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been energized by his company’s recent push into AI.

Capt. Baker was assisting with firefighting efforts in steep terrain and fell about eight feet onto rocks, the district’s fire chief said.

In Los Angeles, a social media hoax spread rumors of immigration checkpoints and raids at a supermarket chain. Another false report of an immigration raid in East San Jose caused further panic.