California sent incarcerated firefighters to battle blazes in Los Angeles this year. It’s moving toward paying them minimum wage for their work in emergencies.

Below is a press release from the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District regarding Air Quality Watch for the ...

The Madre Fire is the largest wildfire in California in 2025 — surpassing the Los Angeles-area fires that devastated parts of ...

A fallen tree caused a power outage that impacted 4,889 Southern California Edison customers in northern Santa Barbara and ...

Glide over the sun-soaked coastline of Santa Barbara, California, where Spanish colonial architecture meets golden beaches ...

In California, where the next "Big One" is an always-looming threat, some lessons learned from the 1925 Santa Barbara quake ...

James Fuller, 61, and his brother Eric Fuller, 60, were found dead after disappearing on June 6 while driving to Santa Maria ...

According to Cal Fire, the Madre Fire started at 1:07 p.m. along state Route 166 near New Cuyama, which is a major road on ...

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

Pushed by fast winds, a fire burned more than 3,000 acres within two hours Wednesday afternoon along the border between Santa ...

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

The governor supports the bill as a means to build more housing, according to reporting from the Sacramento Bee. More ...