Nearly 2,000 firefighters are fighting a battle against the Gifford wildfire in central California that has already burned more than 72,000 acres.

Temporary evacuation sites were established at Benjamin Foxen Elementary School in Santa Maria and the Cuyama Valley Family Resource Center in New Cuyama, Cal Fire said. The agency also reported that ...

Gifford Fire destroys 72,000 acres as high wind warnings raise fears California blaze could grow - At least three people have ...

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

Incident commanders hope an influx of personnel, aircraft and other firefighting tools will boost efforts to corral the ...

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 ...

Doran Beach, protected by the harbor, offers a two-mile stretch of relatively calm shoreline perfect for families. The gentle waves make it one of the safer swimming beaches in the area (though the ...

A time-lapse video shows the wildfire approaching Plowshare Peak, California, on Friday, Aug. 1, into Saturday, Aug. 2. Destruction in the area began when Los Padres National Forest firefighters ...

A wildfire that started Friday exploded over the weekend in Central California, burning over 65,000 acres, according to Cal Fire, with incoming warm weather possibly making it even harder to fight the ...

The Gifford fire straddling a rural stretch of the Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo county line continued to grow Monday, ...