SANTA MARIA, Calif. (AP) — Rising temperatures on Wednesday posed new challenges for firefighters who have made incremental ...

More than 800 structures are threatened by a massive wildfire in central California that left at least three people injured as it burned through Los Padres National Forest.

The new orders were for an area near the north edge of Gifford, burning since last week in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara ...

Fiscalini Ranch Preserve is facing another year with a significant drop in its maintenance budget. The Cambria CSD says that money is needed to fund other departments, like the fire department.

Hotter Thursday with a few record highs within reach as dangerous heat grips the county. Highs soar 5 to 10 degrees above average.

At Rock Front Ranch, the Gifford Fire 's flames destroyed bees, burned crops and threatened Taff's home, where she's lived for more than two decades. "You can't panic, you just have to assess the ...