A fire that started Wednesday afternoon in Central California burned 35,000 acres within 12 hours, becoming the state’s biggest wildfire of the season. By early Saturday, it approached 80,000 ...

Madre Fire initially started 1:07 p.m. July 2 in San Luis Obispo County, California. Since its discovery two weeks ago, it has burned 80,779 acres. A crew of 224 firefighters effectively contained 97% ...

Out of 18th century California, the Camino Real runs down the American West Coast, linking 21 Spanish missions between San Diego, near the Mexican border, and Sonoma, north of San Francisco. Let ...