As the Gifford Fire grew above 118,060 acres Sunday, crews continued to improve and strengthen control and containment lines ...

The map above shows Gifford’s evacuation area in red and the approximate fire perimeter as a black line. Shown as a gray tone ...

Gifford Fire officials will host a community meeting in Santa Margarita at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 10, to provide an update on ...

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

As the Gifford Fire rages on, a looming heat wave threatens San Luis Obispo County, casting a shadow over the region's already tense atmosphere.

From when it broke out on Aug. 1 to the latest efforts to contain the blaze as it enters the weekend, here’s a look at the ...

The Gifford Fire was first reported Friday near the Gifford trailhead in Los Padres National Forest, around 15 miles east of ...

The Gifford Fire has scorched more than 96,000 acres of California’s Central Coast, becoming the state’s largest wildfire of ...

CAL FIRE wrote on X on Friday: "California is under a heat wave, bringing hot, dry, and windy conditions, making wildfires ...

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

A woman was arrested for allegedly stealing over $1,000 worth of merchandise from an Orange County grocery store. The suspect ...

The number of structures threatened has risen to more than 2,900 in both Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties.