The Gifford Fire has now grown to nearly 50,000 acres and is only 3% contained. It is burning east of Santa Maria.

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

Footage taken on Monday (July 4) shows fire crews working on the grounds close to the Gifford Fire to contain the blaze. The ...

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

A string of suspicious fires across Santa Maria, some still unsolved, has residents on edge, but city officials are taking action.

Smoke filled the air Sunday as the Gifford Fire continued to burn close to Highway 166 and residential areas. Scott Safechuck ...

LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. -- Los Padres National Forest firefighters responded to reports of multiple wildfires along Highway 166, west of Cuyama, in the afternoon of Friday, August 1st, 2025 ...

LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. -- Los Padres National Forest firefighters responded to reports of multiple wildfires along Highway 166, west of Cuyama, in the afternoon of Friday, August 1st, 2025 ...

Crews rescued a traumatically injured hiker from the Punch Bowls, a popular hiking and swimming area in Santa Paula, on Saturday and shared video of the intense rescue to raise awareness of the ris… ...

The Santa Maria Fairpark continues to search for a new chief executive officer at the same time the facility's biggest annual event takes place this week.

The Santa Barbara County Fair begins its five-day run in Santa Maria beginning Wednesday afternoon.

KUT, Iraq (AP) — A fire engulfed a newly opened shopping center in eastern Iraq, killing more than 60 people, including children, Iraqi officials said Thursday.