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 ...

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

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

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

Many of the publicly-owned properties along the San Joaquin River are closed, but there are a number of places where you can ...

According to a study, various parts of the state have levels of arsenic in drinking water at higher than 5 micrograms per ...

California’s largest wildfire of the year grew to an estimated 70,801 acres Friday, producing smoke that has affected ...

[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 ...

The Madre fire in central California has exploded in size, burning nearly 80,000 acres as officials warn of an 'immediate ...

Seven people are unaccounted for after multiple explosions obliterated a fireworks facility Tuesday in northern California, ...