The Madre Fire was reported shortly after noon Wednesday, July 2, along Highway 166 about 25 miles east of Santa Maria.

California's Madre Fire sparked in the late evening of July 3 but has since grown to the largest in the state this year by ...

The Madre fire burning in San Luis Obispo County has grown to become the largest wildfire California has seen this year. It ...

Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s aides have signaled their boss’s willingness to counter Texas redistricting with a similar ...

"The fire continues to burn at a moderate rate," Cal Fire said, adding that hundreds of firefighters were working through the ...

Cooler temperatures and humidity are helping firefighters fight the fire, which nearly doubled in size since Monday afternoon ...

The Lake Fire burning near Victorville stalled overnight, though Cal Fire predicts weather will make fighting the blaze ...

About 101,500 new housing units were permitted statewide last year, a 9% drop from the previous year and the state’s lowest ...

Fire season has begun with a bang in California, where more than a dozen wildfires have ignited since Saturday — the largest ...

A wildfire in a wilderness area on the Central California coast grew to more than 70,800 acres Friday as the fire-prone state ...

[Update: Thu., July 3, 5:36pm] The Madre Fire has expanded to 52,593 acres as of 5:17 p.m. on Thursday, still with only 5 ...