A thick plume of smoke billowed into the sky as the Gifford Fire remained only three per cent contained, having scorched 49,761 acres in California as of the evening of Su 3, Cal Fire said. The fire ...

Since its discovery three days ago, it has burned 65,062 acres, an increase of 15,301 acres since the last update. By Monday ...

The blaze injured three people, put hundreds under evacuation orders and threatened 460 structures, officials said.

The Gifford Fire burning east of Santa Maria along Highway 166 has already spread across 49,761 acres Sunday evening, August 4, with 3% containment.

Evacuation warnings and orders are in effect for the Gifford Fire and Highway 166 remains closed as of Sunday morning.

San Diego County will see a warm and hazy start to the work week. Let's start with the haze — the Gifford Fire, burning about 200+ miles away from San Diego County in Central California's Los Padres ...

The Gifford fire burning east of Santa Maria along Highway 166 ballooned to 49,761 acres Sunday evening with 3% containment.

Parts of eastern San Diego County and Imperial County will be under an extreme heat warning later this week, while wildfires burning in central California brought some cloud coverage to San Diego ...

It's a hot and hazy day in the desert. At the time of writing this article, air quality across the Coachella Valley is unhealthy for sensitive groups. There's even a pocket of unhealthy air quality ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY (KABC) -- Firefighters are trying to gain control of the Gifford Fire in Santa Barbara and San Luis ...

The Gifford Fire grew to more than 49,000 acres on Sunday as firefighters braced for windy conditions, and authorities in ...