The Palisades and Eaton wildfires also continue burning in the Los Angeles area, leaving parts of Southern California with devastating fire damage.

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 8,000 acres ...

Evacuation orders included homes and businesses surrounding the lake, including the city of Castaic. The cause of the fire was unknown. The Hughes Fire erupted as crews began their final efforts ...

The Hughes Fire forced evacuations in the northern LA County communities of Castaic. Follow live updates below.

A new fire exploded Wednesday north of Castaic, spreading quickly and forcing additional evacuations in fire-weary Southern California ... By 1964, city leaders had added 13 fire stations ...

Evacuations were ordered Wednesday for a brush fire that grew at an alarming rate in the hills near Castaic north of Los Angeles on a day of red flag warnings for parts of Southern California.

But for the 4,700 inmates at the facilities in the Castaic jail complex — all of ... with the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, urged officials to move people immediately.

Earlier in the day, areas of the 5 Freeway near Castaic Lake and the Hughes fire were “affected by the heavy smoke,” which affected drivers’ visibility, according to the California Highway ...

The Hughes fire, burning near Castaic Lake north of Santa Clarita ... on Thursday if she was considering running for governor of California, Ms. Harris did not give a direct answer, but did ...