As the Gifford Fire continues to spread, smoke and ash have settled across large portions of Santa Barbara County.

The press release below, in English and Spanish, from Direct Relief details free N95 mask distribution sites as the largest ...

People v. David Scott Genovese, Santa Barbara Superior Court Case No. 25CR00765 Santa Barbara County District Attorney John T ...

Gifford Fire initially started 3:44 p.m. Aug. 1 in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara County, California. It has burned 99,232 acres after being active for six days. A fire crew of 3,431 has been working ...

There could be some changes with the priority spots for urchin fishermen in the Santa Barbara Harbor. The nine boats in the ...

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

Highway 166 has been closed for a week since the Gifford Fire started and will likely remain closed for several more days, ...

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

Norm Yost, a longtime vintner and the first in Santa Barbara County to produce sparkling wine, will be honored as Vintner of ...

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The Gifford Fire, burning in rural San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties, continued to grow Thursday morning, charring ...

Highway 166 has been closed for a week since the Gifford Fire started and will likely remain closed for several more days, according to fire and transit officials.