That remote stretch of highway has a history of dangerous emergency response incidents, from fires to road collapse.

Saturday marks day 9 of the Gifford Fire and firefighters have another day of hot and dry weather to contend with as they continue to fight the growing blaze.

The Gifford fire in central California has burned more than 100,000 acres as of Friday, becoming the state's largest blaze of the year so far. Newsweek has contacted the California Department of ...

As the Gifford Fire stretches into a second week, the most intense portion of the massive blaze is taking place in South San Luis Obispo County, near the rural community of Huasna.

High-speed internet projects are one step closer to reality in nine rural Santa Barbara County communities following the completion of broadband designs ...

The Gifford Fire response will swell to 3,000 people Wednesday morning, and incident commanders are setting up additional base camps to reduce drive time ...

A large brush fire continues to grow off Highway 166 east of Santa Maria and near Cuyama prompting numerous evacuations.

The Canyon Fire near Lake Piru rapidly spread Thursday. See fire map, the location of the LA area fire and where other fires ...

More than 800 structures are being threatened by a massive wildfire burning through Los Padres National Forest in central California ...

Travelers will encounter possible intermittent full traffic stops in both directions of Highway 101, approximately two miles ...

Gifford Fire initially started 3:44 p.m. Aug. 1 in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara County, California. It has burned 104,402 acres after being active for eight days. A fire crew of 3,685 has been ...