A fast-moving brush fire raced across thousands of acres of thick vegetation near Castaic Lake Wednesday, forcing mandatory evacuations in the lake area and into the heart of Castaic, with warnings ...

A fire north of a jail complex in Castaic has triggered evacuations in L.A. County, even as Southern California hopes for some rain to help with firefighting efforts.

The Hughes Fire has burned more than 9,000 acres Wednesday around the Castaic Lake in Los Angeles County on Wednesday continuing a devastating wave of Southern California wildfires fueled by dry ...

22, in the area of Lake Hughes Road and the 5 Freeway and close to Castaic Lake, according to Cal Fire. Late Wednesday the fire was 14% contained, the Angeles National Forest said. No structures ...

Meanwhile, as the sun began to set over Castaic Lake on Wednesday ... Kittell said. Rates that are lower — like a quarter of an inch per hour — are less significant, causing “maybe some ...

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 ...

The fast-burning Hughes Fire prompted evacuations on Wednesday morning after it was reporting burning near Castaic Lake in Los Angeles County. (Source: KTTV) ...