Gifford Fire initially started 3:44 p.m. Aug. 1 in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara County, California. It has burned 104,402 acres after being active for eight days. A fire crew of 3,685 has been ...

That remote stretch of highway has a history of dangerous emergency response incidents, from fires to road collapse.

A large brush fire continues to grow off Highway 166 east of Santa Maria and near Cuyama prompting numerous evacuations.

Port Hueneme sits just south of Oxnard and about 60 miles northwest of Los Angeles, making it the perfect escape when you need a dose of small-town coastal charm without venturing too far from ...

If you are a homeowner in Santa Barbara, you have likely felt the impact of the $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions ...

As the Gifford Fire continues to spread, smoke and ash have settled across large portions of Santa Barbara County.

The map above shows Gifford’s evacuation area in red and the approximate fire perimeter as a black line. Shown as a gray tone ...

Norm Yost, a longtime vintner and the first in Santa Barbara County to produce sparkling wine, will be honored as Vintner of ...

The California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) issued a new fish ...

The press release below, in English and Spanish, from Direct Relief details free N95 mask distribution sites as the largest ...

Gifford Fire officials held a community meeting in Sisquoc at Santa Barbara County Fire Station 23 on Thursday night. They ...

Highway 166 has been closed for a week since the Gifford Fire started and will likely remain closed for several more days, according to fire and transit officials.