Lead stories from "First Look with Scott Cox's" Top Stories: NEW AIR RULES TO REDUCE 'DIRTY' FIREPLACE USE: A crackling fire in a home hearth is no longer the cozy family tradition it once was for many residents of the valley. The governing board of the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District on Thursday voted 12-1 to amend its Check Before You Burn program, delivering something akin to a death blow to "dirty" fireplaces and old-style wood-burning stoves.