Union County has enacted a countywide burn ban effective immediately as hot, dry conditions leave fuels critically dry. Officials say only regulated ag burns and gas/pellet grills are allowed.

A fast-moving Kearney Fire burned roughly 35 acres near Highway 20 and forced evacuation orders for two Nevada County zones; a temporary shelter was set up in Penn Valley.

A fireworks accident scorched a stretch of Quincy dunes, leaving neighbors worried about ash, chemical fallout and protected shorebirds.