Kohl's is closing 27 stores, including 5 in the Bay Area, amid strategic real estate reevaluation, despite challenges reflected in its stock drop and layoffs at locations like Pleasanton.

KRON4's Stephanie Rothman reports. Read more:

Kohl’s said Friday it was closing 27 underperforming locations in 15 states by April — a fraction of its 1,150 store base — as the struggling department store chain aims to boost

At the San Jose Fire Department training center in the Rock Springs section of the city, a second Strike Team on Wednesday morning prepared to deploy to Southern California to help in the battle against four major wildfires burning the Southland.

Hundreds of thousands of residents were under mandatory evacuation orders in the Los Angeles area as violent wildfires ripped through more than 35,000 acres.