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

Highway 166 runs along the Cuyama River, with San Luis Obispo County to the north and Santa Barbara County to the south. On ...

The Gifford Fire grew by around 3,000 acres overnight as fire crews initiated strategic burns and worked to corral the wildfire away from major population centers in San Luis Obispo County.

The smell of fresh pencils and hand sanitizer will soon fill the air as San Luis Obispo County students start their return to ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed former San Luis Obispo County Court Commissioner Kenneth McDaniel to serve as a judge, ...

Looking for your new best friend? Now is the time as San Luis Obispo County Animal Services is offering discounted adoption ...

Massive twin fires scorched more than 200,000 acres of wildland at the edge of San Luis Obispo County this summer - the two largest wildfires to rage across California this year. And they just so ...

Gaea Powell, who was charged with nine counts of election and voter fraud, said she intends to file a lawsuit against the ...

Firefighters battling the Gifford Fire will continue backfiring operations on Wednesday in the Garcia Wilderness in an ...

As the largest and most challenging wildfire in California so far in 2025 moves further northward and fire crews are ...

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

Hot weather has paired with low humidity and high winds for the past twelve days. There is good news on the way: a ...