A fast-moving wildfire exploded to roughly 10,200 acres near the Los Angeles County community of Castaic Wednesday morning, prompting mandatory evacuation orders and road closures, authorities said.

Firefighters made progress on the more than 10,000-acre Hughes Fire Friday, which sent thousands fleeing after sparking near ...

The Hughes fire broke out a little before 11 a.m., roughly five miles north of the Pitchess Detention Center. The Sheriff's ...

LOS ANGELES – A new fire exploded Wednesday north of Castaic, California, in Los Angeles County, and quickly charred more than 9,400 acres, forcing thousands to flee their homes amid a month of ...

The fire began threatening some communities just west of Castaic in Ventura County ... A new brushfire is burning in Ventura County, near the California State University Channel Islands Campus ...

The Hughes Fire has spread to over 8,000 acres in Los Angeles County's Castaic area on Wednesday ... to boost fire conditions across Southern California. The brush fire spawned northwest of ...

A 31-year-old man who was struck and killed by a car as he was crossing the northbound Golden State (5) Freeway in Castaic on foot was identified Wednesday. Officers responded to a hit-and-run call ...

Students from Northlake Hills Elementary School were evacuated to the Castaic Aquatic Center ... The area, like most of Los Angeles County, is under severe drought conditions after a dry start to the ...

Thousands of firefighters have been battling wildfires across 45 square miles of densely populated Los Angeles County. The ...

Photos taken of the Hughes Fire around Castaic Lake, California captured the massive blaze and cloud of smoke visible from Six Flags Magic Mountain.