The fire has prompted evacuation orders, warnings and highway closures in San Luis Obispo County about 100 miles north of Los Angeles.

"The threat is driven by persistent drought, high grass loads, and weakening coastal moisture." Firefighters scramble as multiple wildfires erupt in California 'expected to increase steadily' first ...

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The Madre Fire, now the largest wildfire in California this year, expanded to 79,630 acres by Saturday, July 5, prompting ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 4:04 p.m. in Los Angeles County, California. The wildfire has been burning on private ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 3:33 p.m. in Los Angeles County, California. Stone Fire has been burning on private land ...

A regional air quality alert was issued for much of Southern California as harmful levels of fine particle pollution spread ...

Pasadena’s new approach to light up the sky was one of scores of Independence Day celebrations across L.A. County ...

An 8-year-old girl has died after suffering critical injuries due to a fireworks-related explosion in Buena Park, the city’s ...

Catalina/Santa Barbara Islands, Malibu, Los Angeles County Beaches and Ventura County Beaches are included in an updated ...

A wildfire in central California has increased in scope and has become the largest wildfire in the state this year, surpassing the devastating blazes that ravaged the Los Angeles metropolitan ...

The bulk of the fire is threatening the Carrizo Plain National Monument, which is home to several endangered and threatened ...