Santa Barbara County sheriff's deupties took a wanted Santa Maria man into custody Wednesday after a 4-hour standoff, according to the department.

Plumes of smoke were seen high in the sky east of Arroyo Grande, located in San Luis Obispo County, California, on Wednesday, ...

Highway 166 runs along the Cuyama River, with San Luis Obispo County to the north and Santa Barbara County to the south. On ...

Firefighters battling the Gifford Fire will continue backfiring operations on Wednesday in the Garcia Wilderness in an ...

The Madre and Gifford fires have to date scorched more than 200,000 acres on the Central Coast. Why was the area so susceptible?

Highway 166 reopened Wednesday after a long closure due to the Gifford Fire burning along both sides of the roadway. Caltrans District 5 has been ...

As the largest and most challenging wildfire in California so far in 2025 moves further northward and fire crews are ...

Gifford Fire initially started 3:44 p.m. Aug. 1 in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara County, California.

The Gifford Fire grew by around 3,000 acres overnight as fire crews initiated strategic burns and worked to corral the wildfire away from major population centers in San Luis Obispo County.

The Gifford Fire scorched 125,272 acres in California’s San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties by the evening of Tu2.

Residents have been warned about air quality amid concerns about wildfire smoke in central California from the Gifford Fire.

Looking for your new best friend? Now is the time as San Luis Obispo County Animal Services is offering discounted adoption ...