San Joaquin County

NBC Bay Area’s Jodi Hernandez reports from Tracy and provides the latest on the Corral fire.

Firefighters on Monday were improving containment lines around the Corral Fire in San Joaquin County. Thom Jensen reports.

The Corral Fire near Tracy has been held at 14,168 acres and containment has increased to 85%, Cal Fire said Monday morning.

Firefighters on Monday continued to get the upper hand on one of California’s first and largest wildfires of the season. Thom Jensen reports.

Firefighters expected to gain ground Sunday on the Corral Fire, which has scorched 14,168 acres, burned down a home and forced residents to flee the area near Tracy. Emma Goss and Rob Mayeda report. 

Firefighters made significant progress Sunday to tame a wind-driven wildfire that scorched thousands of acres, burned down a home and forced residents to flee the area near Tracy.

   People in neighborhoods southwest of Tracy remain under an evacuation order as the wind-whipped Corral Fire continues to grow, reaching 12,500 acres overnight, and parts of Interstate 580 remain closed.

People in neighborhoods southwest of Tracy remain under an evacuation order as the wind-whipped Corral Fire continues to grow, reaching 14,000 acres on Sunday, and parts of Interstate 580 remain closed.

Crews battled a brush fire in Alameda County Saturday afternoon.

A sinking ship in the Delta waterway in San Joaquin County was leaking fuel and oil into the body of water Wednesday, the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office said.

A sinking ship in the Delta waterway in San Joaquin County was leaking fuel and oil into the body of water Wednesday, the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office said.

A massive fire Thursday morning at a pallet recycling yard near Tracy caused power outages and prompted evacuations, according to the South County Fire Department in San Joaquin County.

A massive fire Thursday morning at a pallet recycling yard near Tracy caused power outages and prompted evacuations, according to the South County Fire Department in San Joaquin County.

A man died over the weekend after falling about 80 feet into a large silo at a former sugar plant in Tracy, the San Joaquin County Fire Authority said.

For over a decade, San Joaquin and Alameda counties have had the highest rates of violent crimes involving guns among California’s 15 largest counties, according to a study.