Devastating North Bay Fires | Price-Gouging Alert | Airbnb Helps Evacuees | 1998 Murder Confession: Today Around Napa Valley

NORTH BAY, CA – Missed today's headlines? Here are the Patch stories from Marin, Napa, Solano and Sonoma counties that people are talking about today:

Attorney General Issues Price-Gouging Alert After Devastating Wildfires

California law prohibits price gouging during a state of emergency.

Airbnb Hosts Welcome Fire Evacuees For Free

Airbnb's Disaster Response and Relief program is allowing hosts in San Francisco and parts of Marin and Alameda counties to help evacuees.

Possibly Suspicious Fire Quickly Contained In San Rafael

A man was seen running from the scene Tuesday morning in San Rafael, fire officials said.

SMART Train Offers Free Emergency Service Tuesday

Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit is providing free, limited emergency service between downtown Santa Rosa and downtown San Rafael.

Homeless Man Confesses To 1998 Murder Near College Of Marin

Gary Wild, 51, contacted San Rafael police Saturday and confessed to strangling the victim, who also was a transient, officials said.

Traffic Alert: Lucas Valley Road Closed In Marin County

Lucas Valley Road is closed in both directions east of Big Rock.

'Severe Smoke' Impacting Entire Bay Area From Multiple Wildfires

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District issued a smoke advisory for Tuesday.

Napa Fires: Wine Country Begins To Assess Damages, Economic Impacts

The fires, which occurred during Napa Valley's harvest season, have destroyed or significantly damaged at least four wineries.

Sonoma County Fires: Oakmont, Bennett Valley Residents Told To Evacuate Now

Santa Rosa police said the Nuns Fire was approaching Oakmont.

Fires Close Napa Valley Unified Schools

School district officials said they are having trouble contacting staff.

11 Dead As Fires Devastate Sonoma, Napa Counties

Authorities confirmed two more fatalities in Sonoma County, where some 150 missing person reports have been received.

Devastation: 2 Die In Napa Complex Fire, 9 In Sonoma Co. Fires

Two people who died in the Atlas Fire have been identified by the Napa County Sheriff's Office.

Redwood, Potter Fires In Mendocino Co.: 21K Acres Destroyed

One fatality, plus two injuries, reported in the "Redwood Complex" fires.

Livermore Valley Wineries Accepting Donations To Help Napa, Sonoma Winegrowers

The devastating wildfires have destroyed at least four Napa Valley wineries during harvest season.

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