In the last year, newer operators have also emerged in Santa Barbara, Carpinteria, and their posh neighbor, Montecito. With ...

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

The flood disaster in Texas claimed dozens of lives. Extreme floods also bring dangers in parts of California, although experts say there are differences.

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

A wind advisory will be in effect for southern Santa Barbara County from 3 p.m. Wednesday to 3 a.m. Thursday, with sundowner ...

California's Madre Fire sparked in the late evening of July 3 but has since grown to the largest in the state this year by the Fourth.

[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 ...

At the outset of the blaze, the San Luis Obispo Sheriff's Office estimated that some 500 acres were already burned at the scene, near the 10000 block of Highway 166 in the Los Padres National Forest.

Marijuana farms operated by a major state-licensed business in California were raided by federal officials on Thursday. Glass ...

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

The University of California-Santa Barbara’s Benjamin Cohen said California seceding from the Union could occur within a ...