Jeff Kuyper, executive director of the nonprofit Los Padres ForestWatch, briefly returned Monday to his Santa Barbara office, which was closed because of the Thomas fire. The city was so smoky ...

Iverson died while battling the Thomas Fire in the hills above Fillmore. His body was retrieved in a hilly area. Cal Fire says an accident team will investigate as the cause of death is unknown.

VENTURA, Calif. — The largest wildfire on record in California was declared contained on Friday, days after mud on the coastal mountain slopes it scorched crashed down on homes during a storm ...