The Gifford Fire originated in the city of Solvang, about 15 miles northeast of Santa Maria, and was 37% contained as of Tuesday, fire officials said.

San Luis Obispo County issued new evacuation orders for the Gifford Fire on Monday morning, as crews planned 36-hour burn ...

The Gifford Fire, which started on Aug. 1 and has become the biggest wildfire in California so far this year, is burning in ...

Residents have been warned about air quality amid concerns about wildfire smoke in central California from the Gifford Fire.

It has burned 122,065 acres after being active for 11 days, an increase of 1,286 acres since the last update. A fire crew of 4,806 has been working on site and, as of Tuesday morning, they managed to ...

Firefighters battling the Gifford Fire may be approaching a turning point, as officials express cautious optimism amid ...

An exemplary leader of his own philosophy” - that’s how Diana Gifford-Jones remembers her father, Dr. Ken Walker, a retired ...

Winds overnight and into the morning brought a large plume from the Gifford Fire over the Bay Area, prompting an air quality ...

As the Gifford Fire enters its second week, the American Red Cross has opened a 24-hour evacuation shelter at New Life ...

A dramatically large and dark column of smoke dominated the sky Tuesday as the Gifford Fire continued to burn in San Luis ...

The South African government on Wednesday dismissed the U.S. State Department’s latest assessment of the country’s human ...