A massive wildfire continued to burn in Central California, forcing evacuations and threatening hundreds of homes.

The Canyon Fire, which began on Thursday afternoon, has expanded from 30 acres to nearly 5,000 acres in less than 24 hours.

Gifford Fire initially started 3:44 p.m. Aug. 1 in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara County, California. It has burned 99,232 ...

CNN By Jade Walker, CNN Parts of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef suffered the biggest decline of coral on record last year. An official analysis showed the ...

Fire officials describe the fire as unpredictable because the topography in mountainous areas causes wind gusts to move erratically.

The Gifford Fire, burning in rural San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties, continued to grow Thursday morning, charring ...

While Gifford Fire flames have shifted north, residents in the Cuyama Valley are now dealing with damaged property, power outages and a closed highway, ...

Related: The No-Frills Restaurant in California that Locals Swear has the State’s Best Biscuits and Gravy Related: This Small-Town Restaurant in California has a Prime Rib Known around the World ...

The Canyon fire broke out around 2 p.m. near Holser Canyon Road, northeast of Piru. By Thursday night, it was pushing east ...

California’s largest wildfire of 2025 is growing rapidly, prompting urgent evacuations as fire-fueling heat grips the region.

The Gifford Fire has scorched more than 96,000 acres of California’s Central Coast, becoming the state’s largest wildfire of ...

SISQUOC, Calif. - The Gifford Fire has become the largest fire and most challenging firefight in California so far in 2025, ...