A rare winter wildfire burning north of Big Sur in Monterey County is now 55% contained, according to CAL FIRE. And evacuation orders have been lifted, the agency says.

The photo shows Captain Justin Grunewald, a U.S. Forest Service hotshot, taking a break while battling the Willow Fire in Big Sur.

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. — Monterey County is experiencing an uptick in illegal campfires, particularly in the Big Sur area, with remnants discovered along a 10-mile stretch of the South Coast ...

BIG SUR, Calif. (AP) — Authorities ordered the remaining residents of this scenic coastal community to leave Wednesday because an out-of-control wildfire, one of hundreds in California, had ...

BIG SUR — Crews continued to battle a massive wildfire near California’s Big Sur that is threatening thousands of homes as another one broke out in Fresno County and quickly spread, prompting ...

In an urgent advisory issued Wednesday, county officials -- in coordination with the U.S. Forest Service, Cal Fire, Big Sur Fire, and the Big Sur South Coast Fire Patrol -- reminded the public ...