The stone fireplace at Big Sur's Fernwood Resort is decked with holly, decorative snowflakes are matted to the windows and the redwood rafters in the tavern glow with holiday lights. Advertisement ...

BIG SUR, Calif. (AP) - An unusual late fall wildfire fueled by drought conditions destroyed more than a dozen homes and forced about 100 people to flee the forested mountains of the scenic Big Sur ...

LOS ANGELES -- Firefighters on Tuesday faced worsening weather conditions that pushed flames across firebreaks in parts of inland California and chased residents out of one small community. Along the ...

BIG SUR, Calif. — A pair of out-of-control wildfires roared along California's central coast Friday, chewing through opposite ends of a parched forest and threatening a total of more than 4,500 homes.

BIG SUR, Calif. (AP) -- A pair of out-of-control wildfires roared along California's central coast Friday, chewing through opposite ends of a parched forest and threatening a total of more than 4,500 ...

Monterey County officials are sounding the alarm as illegal campfires continue to threaten communities, forests, and lives in one of California's driest fire seasons on record. In an urgent advisory ...

BIG SUR, Calif. — Seated behind the wheel of a fire engine, Dave Breglia follows a map dotted with expensive homes threatened by wildfires. His job: protect high-end real estate and save an insurance ...