Approximately a dozen employees were evacuated from a downtown commercial building Monday afternoon due to a structure fire. Santa Barbara City Fire crews ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif.-Since Santa Barbara Foothills Community Wildfire Protection Plan is a mouthful it is being ...

For the first time ever, California fire officials have identified the City of Santa Maria as having the potential risk of a ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit near Tonga early Monday morning, causing slight damage and brief evacuations before the threat of a tsunami hitting the Pacific ...

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The best time to visit Santa Barbara is from March to May or from September to November. Temperatures are fairly mild year-round, hovering in the 60s and 70s, but traveling in early spring or fall ...

Evacuation orders were issued for several communities, including Laws in Inyo County, Chalfant in Mono County, and the White Mountain Estates neighborhood, Cal Fire added. A 30-mile stretch of U.S ...

A map showing the sites of two wildfires and the mandatory evacuation areas around them in Pickens and Greenville Counties. screenshot Courtesy of S.C. Forestry Commission Officials ordered ...

AND IF YOU ARE AFFECTED BY THE TABLE ROCK OR PERSIMMON RIDGE FIRES YOU AND YOU NEED EVACUATION INFORMATION ... plans with emergency officials and view maps of the fire area.

THE PERSIMMON RIDGE FIRE IS AT 24% CONTAINMENT AND OVER 2000 ACRES. PLUS, OFFICIALS HAVE LIFTED MANDATORY EVACUATIONS IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY. ALSO BREAKING STATEWIDE BURNING BAN IN SOUTH CAROLINA ...