Guilbert Gates The Church of Santa Maria della Pietà, dating to the 16th century, in the Apennine Mountains. Francesco Lastrucci ...

The Madre Fire was reported shortly after noon Wednesday, July 2, along Highway 166 about 25 miles east of Santa Maria.

Firefighters were battling a raging vegetation fire off Highway 166 east of Santa Maria that had charred 35,350 acres as of shortly before midnight ...

Santa Maria is once again using aerial surveillance and $1,000 fines to deter illegal fireworks ahead of the Fourth of July, holding property owners accountable for launches from their addresses.