Just before 9 a.m. on Thursday, July 3 the Madre Fire that began on July 2 was still being reported at 35,531 acres with new ...

Just before 9 a.m. on Thursday, July 3 the Madre Fire that began on July 2 was still being reported at 35,531 acres with new ...

A massive wildfire raced through dry grass, scorching roughly 35,500 acres as of Thursday morning, and forcing the evacuation ...

The County of Monterey is calling for volunteers to help operate temporary evacuation centers set up in libraries during emergencies.

If a wildfire causes an evacuation, people are forced to leave quickly and make decisions under pressure about what to bring ...

"We issued a mandatory evacuation order for the Felton Grove area. That is a very low-lying, flood-prone area," said Ashley Keehn, a spokesperson for the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Department.

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office placed several unincorporated low-lying areas under an evacuation warning Wednesday due to heavy rains and likely flooding from the arriving storm.

Santa Cruz County officials have lifted evacuation warnings for all impacted areas. Those include: CTL-E048, CRZ-E070, CTL-E027A, CTL-E027B.

An evacuation warning was issued near Seacliff State Beach, according to Santa Cruz County officials. The evacuation warning was issued for zone CTL-E048 at around 8:30 a.m., […] ...