The Gifford Fire, the largest blaze currently burning in California, has topped 65,000 acres as it continued to rage out of ...

At the end of Sunday, Aug. 3, the wildfire was mapped at 65,061 acres (101 square miles) — an increase of more than 25,000 ...

Hundreds of remote homes are threatened by a massive wildfire churning through Los Padres National Forest in Central ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Officers from the Santa Maria Police Department Gang Suppression Team say they conducted a traffic stop ...

A fast-moving vegetation fire burning along both sides of Highway 166 east of Santa Maria had blackened an estimated 12,400 ...

Hundreds of remote homes are being threatened by a massive wildfire burning through Los Padres National Forest in central ...

The Gifford Fire is burning on both sides of Highway 166 near the burn scar of July’s Madre Fire. Evacuations have been ordered for parts of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties.

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - A gathering started small and grew to a large swell at noon on Friday, as local residents joined ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY (KABC) -- Firefighters are trying to gain control of the Gifford Fire in Santa Barbara and San Luis ...

The Gifford Fire was first reported Friday near the Gifford trailhead in Los Padres National Forest, around 15 miles east of Santa Maria. It quickly ballooned to more than 23,000 acres within 24 hours ...

At least three people were injured in a large wildfire that raged across Los Padres National Forest on Monday, threatening hundreds of houses in central California. The California Department of ...

Santa Maria men explore an automobile showcase on West Main Street in this photo circa 1910. Those identified in the photo include Jeff Jones (third from left) and Dean Laughlin (standing by car).