Evacuation order issued for Russian River areas An evacuation ... Use the Chronicle’s live storm map to see where precipitation is hitting California, and how much rain has fallen in the past ...

Torrential rains caused California's Russian River to overflow, turning several towns into islands. The river flooded some 2000 homes, businesses and other buildings. Local residents have to ...

San Francisco environmental group Save the Redwoods League has announced plans to purchase 1,517 acres of forest near the Russian River, filling a gap in a chain of protected land that now ...