The Madre Fire is the largest wildfire in California in 2025 — surpassing the Los Angeles-area fires that devastated parts of the region in January.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s then-record $298 billion budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year notably cut $3 million from Cal ...

At the outset of the blaze, the San Luis Obispo Sheriff's Office estimated that some 500 acres were already burned at the scene, near the 10000 block of Highway 166 in the Los Padres National Forest.

Home insurance is getting pricier as hurricanes and wildfires get worse. States are trying new incentives, encouraging ...

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

Journalists investigated the hazards that homeowners in Los Angeles faced, even if their houses were left standing after the ...

Learn how Los Angeles wildfire survivors can appeal FEMA denials, what documents you need, and where to get local support.

ALTADENA, California (Reuters) -Terry Kilgore lives alone in his Altadena neighborhood in California, sleeping in a ...

Cleanup crews contracted by the Army Corp of Engineers dumped asbestos-tainted wildfire debris in landfills that they shouldn ...

A new wildfire insurance program offers protection for high-value art. But is this the future—or a firewall only the rich can ...

The latest news from the rebuilding effort following the Los Angeles wildfires confirms everything we’ve all come to believe about the nature of the state’s bureaucracies. As of July 2, Los Angeles ...