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

And the rain could help with the firefight, but forecasters say it probably will not end what has been a devastating fire ...

The Hughes Fire has now burned 8,096 acres in Los Angeles and Ventura counties since igniting late Wednesday morning near ...

The approximately 10,176-acre Hughes Fire burning northeast of Castaic Lake in northern Los Angeles County has created smoke ...

Firefighters responded to a brush fire Wednesday north of Los Angeles on a day of red flag warnings for parts of Southern ...

Less than a week after a massive wildfire shut down California's Interstate 5, the traffic artery was closed again due to ...

Firefighters gained more ground Thursday on a fast-moving brushfire that erupted north of Los Angeles the day before and ...

LOS ANGELES – A new fire exploded Wednesday north of Castaic ... according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. By 5 p.m. it had surpassed 9,000 acres with no ...

The Hughes Fire, reported shortly before 11 a.m. Wednesday near Castaic Lake, prompted evacuations north of Los Angeles. The ...

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