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It's tarantula mating season. Where you can spot the spider and how to avoid getting bit

A tarantula makes its way across the Mathis trail inside Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park in Laguna Beach. (Marc Martin ...

California wildfire explodes nearly 67,000 acres, air quality alerts in place

Over 1,000 firefighters continue to battle a wildfire in California that has scorched nearly 67,000 acres, prompted ...

Crews struggle to contain massive California wildfire that’s injured 3 people

Hundreds of remote homes are threatened by a massive wildfire churning through Los Padres National Forest in central ...

California is on pace for its worst wildfire year in recent memory, and SoCal is mostly to blame

The Gifford fire straddling a rural stretch of the Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo county line continued to grow Monday, ...
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Gifford fire chars more than 65,000 acres with 3% containment, warm week ahead

The Gifford fire, which broke out Friday afternoon after a car reportedly driving on a flat tire sparked roadside brush, grew ...