The Madre Fire was reported shortly after noon Wednesday, July 2, along Highway 166 about 25 miles east of Santa Maria.

A California wildfire that started on Wednesday afternoon continues to burn, having destroyed over 35,000 acres as of ...

"The fire continues to burn at a moderate rate," Cal Fire said, adding that hundreds of firefighters were working through the ...

A wildfire in a wilderness area on the Central California coast grew to more than 70,800 acres Friday as the fire-prone state ...

The Madre wildfire began Wednesday in San Luis Obispo County, burning 52,952 acres. Only 5% of the blaze has been contained ...

About 101,500 new housing units were permitted statewide last year, a 9% drop from the previous year and the state’s lowest ...

Fire season has begun with a bang in California, where more than a dozen wildfires have ignited since Saturday — the largest ...

The Madre fire burning in San Luis Obispo County has grown to become the largest wildfire California has seen this year. It ...

The Madre Fire is the largest wildfire in California in 2025 — surpassing the Los Angeles-area fires that devastated parts of the region in January.

Two men in their 60’s, brothers, who were reported missing earlier this month were found dead in an overturned pickup truck ...

[Update: Thu., July 3, 5:36pm] The Madre Fire has expanded to 52,593 acres as of 5:17 p.m. on Thursday, still with only 5 ...