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The Oakland Raiders’ home game against the San Diego Chargers is scheduled to occur as scheduled on Sunday despite deadly wildfires in Northern California that have raised questions about air quality in the region. At least 31 people have died as wildfires swept across California wine country, destroying thousands of homes and businesses. Oakland is roughly 45 miles south of the fires. Continue to Article

October 13, 2017 4:20:pm EST

The Oakland Raiders’ home game against the San Diego Chargers is scheduled to occur as scheduled on Sunday despite deadly wildfires in Northern California that have raised questions about air quality in the region. At least 31 people have died as wildfires swept across California wine country, destroying thousands of homes and businesses. Oakland is roughly 45 miles south of the fires. Continue to Article

October 13, 2017 4:20:pm EST

Smoke from the wildfires north of San Francisco plunged air quality levels in the Bay Area to the same unhealthy level as China's notoriously polluted capital, sending people to emergency rooms and forcing schools to close and people to wear masks when they step outside. The smoke cast a dull haze over San Francisco's scenic skyline, and poor visibility has led to numerous flight delays and cancellations at the city's airport. Air quality in most of the region Thursday and Friday was as bad as smog-choked Beijing, according to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District. Continue to Article

October 13, 2017 4:05:pm EST

The NFL, keeping an eye on the wildfires in Northern California, has decided to play Sunday's game between the Oakland Raiders and Los Angeles Chargers?in Oakland as scheduled. The NFL said it would continue to?monitor air quality conditions in the Bay Area and will update the public with any changes via their social media channels. There had been discussions about moving the game elsewhere due to air quality issues. Since igniting Sunday in spots across eight counties, the blazes have killed an unprecedented 31 people.?Hundreds more were injured or missing, and thousands of homes and businesses have been destroyed. Choking smoke has drifted over the San Francisco Bay Area, where some -- including Continue to Article

October 13, 2017 3:58:pm EST

They are trying to find lost loved ones, to sift through the ashes of their homes, to count, identify and mourn the dozens of dead — all while the wildfires rage on. Communities in Northern California prepared for another day under siege Friday, despite being driven to exhaustion by evacuations, destruction and danger in the deadliest week of wildfires the state has ever seen. "It wears you out," said winemaker Kristin Belair, who was driving back from Lake Tahoe to her as-yet-unburned home in Napa. Continue to Article

October 13, 2017 1:37:pm EST