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 ...

Its northern neighbor, Placer County, also has strict limits on which regions allow fireworks. Rocklin, Lincoln, and ...

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 ...

Hot weather and dry conditions have led to “elevated” wildfire threats across the state, the U.S. Drought Monitor said.

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

Impact: The 1933 earthquake was Southern California’s deadliest in the modern record, leaving nearly 120 dead and causing $40 ...