On Tuesday afternoon, it surpassed the state's then-largest fire, the Madre Fire, which scorched about 81,000 acres in the ...

The Gifford Fire scorched more than 129 square miles (334 square kilometers) of coastal Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo ...

Since it started on Friday afternoon, the Gifford Fire -- which is situated within the Los Padres National Forest in Solvang, California -- has burned 83,933 acres and has only reached 9% containment, ...

California's largest wildfire of the year is burning about 200 miles away from San Diego County, but the impacts can be felt here at home with hazy skies and the smell of smoke.

If only what burns in California, stayed in California. On Monday, a thick haze blanketed the Las Vegas Valley. It wasn’t a dust storm. It was smoke from the Gifford Fire in the Los Padres National ...

First discovered: 8:26 p.m. Aug. 5 Initial location: Riverside County, Calif. A new wildfire was reported today at 8:26 p.m.

The chicken and waffles might be what Pann’s is most famous for, and with good reason. The chicken arrives with a crust so crunchy you can hear it from three tables away, while remaining impossibly ...

Triple-digit temperatures will arrive in parts of Southern California on Wednesday as a heat wave descends, exacerbating the woes of firefighters who already are batting a number of wildfires across ...

Schwarzenegger opposes Newsom's plan to eliminate California's independent redistricting commission amid a national battle over congressional district maps.

Two people were taken to the hospital following a crash that trapped one in a vehicle in Rancho Cordova, according to the ...