Many residents expressed support, while others highlighted concerns about existing landscaping and compliance costs.

A two-alarm fire caused significant damage to the longtime home of the Lassens Natural Foods & Vitamins store in Santa Maria.

A new wildfire was reported today at 5:48 p.m. in Santa Cruz County. Trees Fire has been burning on private land. There is ...

A Santa Maria grocery store was destroyed by a fire Tuesday night. Santa Maria Fire Marshal Jim Austin says firefighters responded to a fire alarm call at Lassen’s Natural Food on the 1700 block ...

Santa Maria Fire Marshal Jim Austin walks toward the damaged Lassens Natural Foods and Vitamins store Wednesday morning after a blaze damaged the structure. Credit: Janene Scully / Noozhawk photo ...

Which Santa ... of California are in these danger zones, including the homes of about 3.7 million people, CalMatters reported. Local agencies’ proposed maps incorporate the state-designated zones, ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – A small fire was contained behind some Santa Barbara Eastside businesses Monday morning by the Santa Barbara City Fire Department. A fire crew doused it quickly at 21 N.

GREEN VALLEY, Ariz. (KGUN) — In a heart-pounding roadside emergency, a dispatcher with the Santa Rita Fire District helped deliver a baby over the phone, turning a frantic 911 call into a story ...

and State Parks and California Highway Patrol assisted with traffic control on Highway 9. A few small propane tanks exploded during the fire. (Shmuel Thaler – Santa Cruz Sentinel) ...

Cal Fire released new fire hazard severity maps for Southern California on Monday, March 24, the final piece in a 2025 statewide rollout. While Cal Fire mapped “very high” wildfire zones under ...