Flickr/pingnews.com The Ole Miss Riot of 1962 James Meredith, a Black Air Force veteran, applied to the all-white University ...

Highway 166 was set to reopen on Tuesday evening after being temporarily closed to protect drivers from the Madre Fire, ...

Highway 166 between Highway 101 and Cuyama will reopen to traffic at 6 p.m. Tuesday after it was closed for several days due ...

The Madre Fire burning northeast of Santa Maria continues to grow slowly as firefighters increased containment to 35% and said Highway 166 might reopen as ...

The quick-moving Madre Fire northeast of Santa Maria burned 52,592 acres as of Thursday afternoon and was expected to keep ...

A wildfire named the Madre Fire spread over 70,000 acres along Highway 166 on Wednesday.A wildfire started along Highway 166 ...

Firefighters are reporting very little growth of the Madre Fire but major increases in containment of the week-long fire.

A 13-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of setting off fireworks that sparked a wildfire this week in coastal Southern ...

A closure has been lifted for Highway 166 in Kern County, as fire crews work to extinguish the massive Madre Fire burning ...

A wildfire in a wilderness area of central California exploded in size as dry, hot weather Thursday raised the fire risk for large portions of the state ahead of the July Fourth ...

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