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The Gifford Fire, the largest blaze currently burning in California, has topped 65,000 acres as it continued to rage out of ...
Smoke and ash from the Gifford Fire will continue to affect air quality in Santa Barbara County this week.  The Air Pollution ...
At the end of Sunday, Aug. 3, the wildfire was mapped at 65,061 acres (101 square miles) — an increase of more than 25,000 ...
Evacuation warnings were expanded in San Luis Obispo County on Monday as the Gifford Fire continues to grow. Zones SLC-311, ...
The Gifford Fire, which sparked Friday afternoon and continued into the weekend, grew in acreage overnight in parts of San ...
SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Officers from the Santa Maria Police Department Gang Suppression Team say they conducted a traffic stop ...
The Gifford Fire is burning on both sides of Highway 166 near the burn scar of July’s Madre Fire. Evacuations have been ordered for parts of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties.
SANTA MARIA, Calif. - A gathering started small and grew to a large swell at noon on Friday, as local residents joined ...
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY (KABC) -- Firefighters are trying to gain control of the Gifford Fire in Santa Barbara and San Luis ...
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 hours ...
Opioids are strong pain relievers, but they also very easily can get misused. Dr. Rey Ximenes of Advanced Pain Care and the ...
Santa Maria men explore an automobile showcase on West Main Street in this photo circa 1910. Those identified in the photo include Jeff Jones (third from left) and Dean Laughlin (standing by car).