KRON4 Articles: August 18, 2020

August 18
Woodward Fire in Marin has burned at least 700-acres, 0% contained Utah couple married 70 years die hours apart: ‘Grandma wasn’t going to let him go by himself’ Sonoma County announces school closures for Wednesday due to 13-4 fire burning Thousands crowd together at Wuhan pool party while not wearing masks Joe Biden officially nominated as the Democratic nominee Series of earthquakes rattle Mendocino County Wildfire smoke prompts Spare the Air Alert through Wednesday in Bay Area Second stimulus check left out of GOP’s new, slimmed-down COVID relief proposal San Jose Unified School District calls community to help its most vulnerable students Deer Zone Fires continue to burn in Contra Costa County, evacuation orders in effect Over 3,700 PG&E customers without power after transformer overload in Livermore Postmaster general rolls back on changes to USPS; Democrats want more Gov. Newsom declares state of emergency after several fires spark across state Here’s how to see if you’ll be impacted by a rolling blackout No rolling outages in California on Tuesday night: Cal ISO Proclamation celebrates 100-year anniversary of women’s right to vote Trump promises aid as Iowa recovers from derecho Charlotte Hornets radio broadcaster suspended indefinitely for racial slur in tweet Blog: New mandatory evacuations ordered in Santa Cruz New high-capacity COVID-19 testing site in Santa Clara County to eventually test up to 5,000 daily Postmaster Louis DeJoy says USPS will ‘suspend’ some operational changes until after election Nichelini, Napa’s oldest family winery, threatened by fires Heat wave still threatens California power grid with outages California suing Trump over USPS crisis College students reporting increased depression, anxiety amid pandemic: survey HOA asks woman to remove flag supporting police KRON4 Morning Buzz: Torn ACL cuts season short for 49ers’ Jalen Hurd Dog who suffered heatstroke after being chained up in sun is adjusting to her new life $100,000 reward offered to help solve murder of 6-year-old boy in San Francisco Who can vote by mail? 77% of voters eligible this fall 3 producers exit ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ amid allegations of dysfunctional workplace Newsfeed Now: Wildfires in the West; DNC Day 1 Wrap Golden State Killer faces his victims in 1st day of hearings ‘Of Course Black Lives Matter:’ New Dolly Parton mural sends message Trump responds to Michelle Obama’s DNC speech Sanders throws support behind Biden, Harris on opening night of DNC Trump to pardon women’s suffrage leader Susan Anthony Home Depot sales explode as millions working from home take on improvement projects Fires raging out of control in Bay Area prompt evacuations Couple who waved guns at protesters will appear at Republican National Convention Michelle Obama’s message to America: ‘Vote like your lives depend on it’ State’s COVID-19 watch list grows to 42 counties Nursing home cases jumped nearly 80% this summer as virus spread across South and West What’s happening at the US Postal Service: Postmaster general to testify before House amid outcry