Firefighters north of Los Angeles made progress Thursday against a brush fire that exploded the day before, quickly burning more than 10,000 acres and becoming the third-largest fire to menace ...

Dangerous weather conditions prompted red-flag warnings throughout the region through Friday as crews worked to contain the Hughes Fire that broke out this week.

The allegations that have emerged in felony charges of bribery and conspiracy against ex-Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and three others may now cast the Thursday morning San Leandro raid in a new light.