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

The final funding of $137 million for the Highway 101 widening project has been secured to commence construction in Santa Barbara County.

The Madre Fire burning off Highway 166 in San Luis Obispo County is now 30 percent contained. The fire grew on Sunday, with ...

A large vegetation fire was reported at about 1:05 p.m. Wednesday along Highway 166 between Santa Maria and Cuyama.

The Madre Fire is now the largest wildfire in California in 2025 — surpassing the Los Angeles-area fires that devastated parts of the region. The Palisades Fire burned more than 23,000 acres while the ...

A massive wildfire scored 52,593 acres in the southeastern corner of San Luis Obispo County by Thursday evening, forcing the ...

A vegetation fire quickly scorched a swath of grassland and forced the closure of Highway 166 on the San Luis Obispo-Santa ...

The Madre fire in central California has exploded in size, burning nearly 80,000 acres as officials warn of an 'immediate ...

[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 ...

A wind advisory will be in effect for southern Santa Barbara County from 3 p.m. Wednesday to 3 a.m. Thursday, with sundowner ...

The quick-moving Madre Fire northeast of Santa Maria burned 52,592 acres as of Thursday afternoon and was expected to keep ...

Inspired by a mountain lion isolated from potential mates, the world's largest wildlife bridge is being built in Los Angeles ...