In Santa Barbara County, an evacuation warning has been issued for east of the Rock Front Area, west of Cottonwood Canyon Road, and south of Highway 166. For more information or to sign up for ...

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

According to Cal Fire, the Madre Fire started at 1:07 p.m. along state Route 166 near New Cuyama, which is a major road on the way to Las Vegas. The blaze was at 9,800 acres and zero containment ...