Firefighters are working to contain a new wildfire, dubbed the Hughes Fire, which exploded east of Lake Castaic in northern Los Angeles County on Wednesday. The fire had charred more than 3,400 acres ...

Coverage of when the Hughes fire exploded north of Castaic, the areas under evacuation orders and an extended red flag ...

The ash and dust warning comes after the Southern California air quality ... firefighters are using nearby Castaic Lake to help tame the flames. Los Angeles city firefighters are also using ...

The Hughes fire north of Castaic quickly grew to more than 10,000 acres, but no structures were reported damaged. • Southern California expects ... Still, Los Angeles city and county officials ...

A brush fire in the Castaic area of Los Angeles spread quickly over a span of 2 hours, leading to mandatory evacuations and ...

But north of LA, near the city of Santa Clarita ... Notably, a Los Angeles County jail, the Castaic complex, was within the evacuated area. While 476 incarcerated people were moved from the ...

More wildfires started in Southern California on Tuesday night and Wednesday, as gusty Santa Ana winds continue to plague the state this week.

A key stretch of Interstate 5 closed after a snowstorm swept through Southern California, Caltrans said. The California ...