The Madre fire, burning east of Santa Maria in wilderness near New Cuyama in San Luis Obispo County grew to 70,800 acres ...

Residents are raising alarm bells about a 20-year-old environmental study for a residential development they say does not address concerns regarding traffic, wildfire and wildlife.

Questions linger about whether many of the displaced will return to communities. Also, is the soil healthy? Is the air clean?

Growth of the Madre Fire burning off Highway 166 expanded overnight, now having scorched 70,801 acres by Friday morning.

An RV fire was reported on Beverly Drive in West Modesto Sunday afternoon. It was reported near South Carpenter Road around 2 ...

A massive California wildfire has prompted evacuation orders and a highway closure. The Madre Fire ignited Wednesday ...

Firefighters have increased containment of the Madre fire in San Luis Obispo County. We have 'the resources we need,' said a ...

Warm temperatures and wind pushed the Madre fire to nearly 80,000 acres early Sunday morning, with 30 percent containment, ...

Evacuation orders have been issued near Highway 166, part of which has closed. The ALMA radio telescope array in the Atacama ...

The fire has prompted evacuation orders, warnings and highway closures in San Luis Obispo County about 100 miles north of Los ...

The Madre Fire has now torched more acres than any fire in the state this year, burning more than 79,000 acres.

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.