San Luis Obispo County issued new evacuation orders for the Gifford Fire on Monday morning, as crews planned 36-hour burn ...

Salud Carbajal seeks to designate more than 280,000 acres of Santa Barbara County as wilderness to grant highest federal ...

The Gifford Fire has reached "mega fire" status at over 119,000 acres burned and has become California's largest fire this ...

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

Southern California Edison warned of potential public safety power shutoffs Monday that could affect about 550 customers in ...

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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - High pressure is keeping our temperatures above normal Tuesday, especially inland, as the ...

SpaceX launches on the Central Coast have Vandenberg Space Force Base at odds with the state Coastal Commission. The plan is ...

Co-owners Louis Lucas and Mike Lewellen of Buellton-based Lucas & Lewellen, like many viticulturists and growers across ...

The Gifford Fire burning in central California has burned more than 119,000 acres as of early Monday, having expanded to ...

Industry advocates insist a proposed fee that could be charged to consumers at wineries isn’t ‘a tax,’ even though it needs ...

While Bill Gates has said the two-day workweek could come within the next decade, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says Gen Alpha ...