The temperature in Bakersfield peaked at 96° on Wednesday, slightly below the average of 98°. A smoky haze has settled in ...

Hotter Thursday with a few record highs within reach as dangerous heat grips the county. Highs soar 5 to 10 degrees above average.

A new wildfire was reported today at 7:04 p.m. in San Luis Obispo County, California. Summit Fire has been burning on private ...

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

More than 800 structures are threatened by a massive wildfire in central California that left at least three people injured as it burned through Los Padres National Forest.

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (AP) — Rising temperatures on Wednesday posed new challenges for firefighters who have made incremental ...

Bay Area fire agencies have joined the fight to contain California's largest wildfire of the year, burning in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties.

The San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District warned that smoke would impact air quality in SLO County on ...

Nearly triple digit temperatures on Wednesday posed near challengers for firefighters battling the ever growing Gifford Fire ...

Over the past six days, California has been dealing with a massive wildfire. In fact, it's the biggest one the state has dealt with this year. The Gifford Fire has already burned 83,933 acres since it ...