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

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

A wildfire in a remote part of San Luis Obispo County is rapidly growing, with smoke spreading to neighboring Ventura and ...

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

The San Francisco-based company is known for staging large-scale fireworks displays across California and the U.S.

ESPARTO, Calif. (AP) — An explosion at a fireworks warehouse in northern California caused several fires, sending black smoke ...

A new wildfire was reported 7:24 p.m. July 1 in Fresno County, California. Willow Fire has been burning on private land for ...

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

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

A wildfire in a wilderness area of central California exploded in size as dry, hot weather raised the fire risk for large portions of the state ahead of the July Fourth holiday.

Rescue crews are searching for seven people still missing days after an explosion at a fireworks warehouse in Northern ...

Seven people are still "unaccounted for" in Yolo County's town of Esparto after several explosions at a fireworks warehouse ...