The Madre fire in central California has exploded in size, burning nearly 80,000 acres as officials warn of an 'immediate ...

Evacuation orders were issued near Highway 166. The highway is closed from U.S. 101 near Santa Maria to Perkins Road in the ...

Cactus Avenue and Meridian Parkway, east of Riverside, Riverside County, Calif. Fire unit: Cal Fire Riverside Unit. Fire type ...

The Madre Fire, now the largest wildfire in California this year, expanded to 79,630 acres by Saturday, July 5, prompting ...

Firefighters are responding to a fast-moving wildfire called the Madre Fire, which has now burned 79,630 acres in rural ...

California’s largest wildfire of the year grew to an estimated 70,801 acres Friday, producing smoke that has affected ...

[Update: Thu., July 3, 5:36pm] The Madre Fire has expanded to 52,593 acres as of 5:17 p.m. on Thursday, still with only 5 ...

California's Madre Fire sparked in the late evening of July 3 but has since grown to the largest in the state this year by ...

Changing climate patterns and below average rainfall, when combined with extended periods of high winds, increase the risk of ...

A California wildfire that started on Wednesday afternoon continues to burn, having destroyed over 35,000 acres as of ...

The Madre Fire was reported shortly after noon Wednesday, July 2, along Highway 166 about 25 miles east of Santa Maria.