A wildfire in a wilderness area of central California exploded in size as dry, hot weather raised the fire risk for large ...

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

The blaze is burning in a desolate area of San Luis Obispo County, but its smoke has spread to two nearby counties.

Hundreds of firefighters are working to contain a fast-moving wildfire that erupted near California’s Central Coast on ...

The Madre Fire has grown to 35,530 acres in less than 24 hours, making it this year's largest wildfire in California.

What we know about the 200-acre Horse Fire and other lightning-sparked fires in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest.

The Wolf fire in Riverside County is now more than 2,400 acres in size, although firefighters are making progress.

Even though weather conditions this weekend weren't ripe for wildfire, several blazes broke out across Riverside and San ...

Seven people are missing following a massive explosion at a warehouse in Esparto, Calif., that sent bright fireworks across ...

"This is a lawful order to LEAVE NOW," Cal Fire said. "The area is lawfully closed to public access." ...

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