Hotter Thursday with a few record highs within reach as dangerous heat grips the county. Highs soar 5 to 10 degrees above average.

As the Gifford Fire spreads to the north, more than a thousand firefighters are relocating to Santa Margarita to help fight the largest fire burning in California.

The temperature in Bakersfield peaked at 96° on Wednesday, slightly below the average of 98°. A smoky haze has settled in ...

The new orders were for an area near the north edge of Gifford, burning since last week in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara ...

More than 800 structures are threatened by a massive wildfire in central California that left at least three people injured as it burned through Los Padres National Forest.

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (AP) — Rising temperatures on Wednesday posed new challenges for firefighters who have made incremental ...

A dozen major wildfires are burning across California, and officials warn the threat will only grow in August and September, ...

Bay Area fire agencies have joined the fight to contain California's largest wildfire of the year, burning in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties.

The San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District warned that smoke would impact air quality in SLO County on ...

Nearly triple digit temperatures on Wednesday posed near challengers for firefighters battling the ever growing Gifford Fire ...