City fire investigators have determined a recent fire at a low-income apartment complex in Santa Fe was ignited deliberately, and Santa Fe police have an ongoing probe into the incident ...

The Gifford Fire was first reported Friday near the Gifford trailhead in Los Padres National Forest, around 15 miles east of Santa Maria. It quickly ballooned to more than 23,000 acres within 24 ...

Gifford started along Highway 166 east of Santa Maria, adjacent to the footprint of the year’s previous biggest fire: Madre, which last month burned 80,779 acres in the Carrizo Plain area.

Gifford Fire prompts Highway 166 road closure Highway 166 is closed from the north junction of the 101-freeway in Santa Maria to the southern junction of Highway 33 in Maricopa, according to Caltrans.

A fire destroyed Sushi Garden in Santa Cruz Monday morning. No injuries reported. Crews and property managers focus on recovery and rebuilding efforts.

Ask a random Angeleno to find Piru, Fillmore or Santa Paula on a California map and odds are they’ll shrug and give up. Blame it on location, location, location. Collectively known as the ...

A Santa Paula family is mourning the death of a 16-year-old boy who died in a shooting that is being investigated as possibly accidental.

A fatal collision in Oxnard blocks a major roadway, and a teen in Santa Paula dies from gunshot wound.

CAL FIRE CZU is responding to a fully involved structure fire in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

Amid Epstein backlash, Bondi ends case against MAGA-backed Utah doctor Netflix might have another Suits-like hit on its hands as unlikely crime thriller makes its way onto the popular streamer's ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - The Santa Maria Fire Department has joined surrounding communities with a 24-hour staff of on-call fire investigators. This fills a critical gap found in recent assessments.