No. 11 Oregon at No. 16 California, 5 p.m. today, Ch. 15

GUERNEVILLE, Calif. - With entire trailer parks and farms submerged in the floodwaters, some residents took to canoes and officials warned they would have to wait at least another day for the Russian River to recede below flood stage.

EUREKA, Calif. - Just hours after a moderate earthquake shook most of Southern California, a strong quake struck off the state's northern coast to become the fourth significant shaker to jolt California this week.

EUREKA, Calif. - Just hours after a moderate earthquake shook most of Southern California, a strong quake struck off the state's northern coast to become the fourth significant shaker to jolt California this week.

INVERNESS, Calif. - A fire destroyed a Northern California lodge popular with celebrities, abruptly halting holiday vacations for Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal and a dozen or so other guests.

Chandler police will check possible links between a man arrested Friday in connection with a series of sexual assaults on girls in that city and a serial rapist who has targeted women in northern California for years.

YUCAIPA, Calif. - A moderate earthquake shook most of Southern California Thursday, startling people and knocking items off shelves and desks, but there were no immediate reports of significant damage or injuries. "All of a sudden it just started rocking," said John Napolitano, 45, a campus police officer at Crafton Hills College. "I just sat there and rode it out."

SAN FRANCISCO - Hundreds of wildfires sparked by lightning flared Sunday across the heart of wine country and remote forests in Northern California, the latest batch of destructive blazes in the bone-dry state.

SAN FRANCISCO - Power companies worked to restore electricity to thousands of customers throughout California early Monday as a scorching heat wave threatened to push the state into a power emergency with the potential for more blackouts.

Flooding forced scores of people to evacuate homes along Oak Creek in Sedona today, as California and Arizona are soaked by a powerful Pacific storm.

LOS ANGELES — A big Pacific storm swept into California on Tuesday with damaging winds and downpours that put a community near Santa Cruz under an evacuation advisory because of potential mudslides, while homeowners near the wildfires that burned parts of Southern California braced for a dangerous overnight drenching.

LOS ANGELES - A wildfire threatening thousands of homes in Southern California spread slowly through scenic canyonlands Saturday, straining resources as crews struggled to contain hundreds of other blazes around the state.

YUCCA VALLEY, Calif. - Gerald Guthrie was last heard from when he called a relative from his 10-acre property to say that a wildfire was close and he was preparing to evacuate.

A funny thing happens when pop culture creeps into the culinary arts, both positive and negative. Consider the "Sideways" effect on winemaking and interest in California’s Central Coast. It has exploded.

SANTA CLARITA, Calif. - Dry, windy weather on Monday hampered efforts to contain a wildfire in northern Los Angeles County that has forced thousands of people to flee their homes, one of several blazes that crews were battling in the state.

LATEST UPDATE: Cleveland National Forest announces closure as flames spread outward from Modjeska and Silverado canyons.

SAN FRANCISCO - Fire crews joined aircraft from neighboring states Tuesday to battle hundreds of lightning-caused wildfires across Northern California.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Hundreds of lightning-sparked wildfires have turned the air of Northern California into an unhealthy stew of smoke and ash, forcing the cancellation of athletic events and other outdoor activities.

Powerful winds raked much of California on Monday, toppling trees, spreading wildfires, causing scattered power outages, whipping up blinding dust storms, and sending waves crashing ashore as a vigorous spring weather system swept through the state on its way across the West.

SAN FRANCISCO - Firefighters from neighboring states arrived to help Monday after an "unprecedented" lightning storm sparked more than 800 wildfires, from Big Sur to wine country to Humboldt County.

LOS ANGELES - Still more rain soaked Southern California on Wednesday, giving Los Angeles its wettest year in more than a century, after collapsing hillsides crushed homes, oozing mud blocked highways and a surging river carried away part of an airport.

SAN FRANCISCO - A laid-off worker returned to his former office in Northern California and opened fire Friday, killing three people before fleeing and leading police on an intensive search.

PHOENIX - Reports of human smuggling aren't just limited to along the Arizona-Mexico border, according to authorities who say loads of illegal immigrants are routinely being transported on roads and highways through northern Arizona.

While the East Valley inched closer to normal rainfall totals for the year, northern Arizona was inundated by rain instead of expected snow Wednesday.