The Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (APCD) and County of Santa Barbara Health Department has issued an Air Quality Watch for Santa ...

The smell of smoke in the air in parts of Kern County is from the massive wildfire burning in San Luis Obispo, fire officials said. The Madre Fire is burning ...

Skies mostly cleared by daybreak after passing thunderstorms and brief overnight downpours. Sunny start, possible afternoon t ...

Alcona County Central Dispatch received a 911 call about a residential structure fire on Willert Street in Curtis Township. The Curtis Twp. Fire Department and deputies from the Alcona County ...

Firefighters have been responding to several smoke reports around the Ninemile Ranger District on the Lolo National Forest.

Red Cross has been ordered for 7 adults and 3 children.

What started as a thin column of smoke rising from the high desert on a quiet Saturday afternoon has evolved into a ...

With smoke from the growing fire off State Route 166 blowing into Santa Barbara County, an air quality watch was issued by the county's Air Pollution Control District on Wednesday afternoon.

Fire crews responded to a report of smoke coming from Northridge Lanes, a bowling alley in Moorefield Twp. in Clark County, ...

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Blazes are burning in countries including Spain, Greece and Turkey in the wake of record-setting temperatures across much of ...

Updated as of 8:00 a.m, July 3, 2025 The fire is estimated at more than 35,000 acres and 5% contained as of Thursday morning.