A new fire exploded Wednesday north of Castaic, quickly charring 8,000 acres and forcing thousands to flee from their homes amid a month of extreme fire conditions that have plagued Southern ...

Nik Zecevic reports from Castaic, where life has begun to re-bloom after it was scorched in the Hughes Fire back in January.

Students attending Castaic Middle School and Castaic Elementary School were evacuated and transported ... according to The Signal. The fire, called the Hughes Fire, has quickly grown to at least 3,400 ...

Local officials and county leaders provided an update on the Hughes Fire that exploded near Castaic on Wednesday, forcing tens of thousands of evacuations and impacting traffic on the 5 Freeway.

Firefighters spray water on the Hughes Fire in Castaic, Calif., on Wednesday. Crews have made significant progress on the Hughes Fire, with about a quarter of it contained. The Associated Press ...

As wildfires intensify and more people move to fire-prone areas, health and forestland experts are searching for ways to protect people from breathing in smoke.

Thousands of inmates at a Castaic jail complex were kept sheltered in place despite being within the evacuation zone of the 10,000-plus acre Hughes Fire Wednesday. This video aired on the KTLA 5 ...

The Hughes fire ignited about 45 miles northwest of the city of Los Angeles, near Castaic Lake, in a mountainous area that borders several residential areas and schools. It has grown to more than ...

Fast-moving blaze near Castaic Lake scorches nearly 10,000 acres in a matter of hours By Signal Staff A fast-moving brush fire that started near Castaic Lake shortly after 10:40 a.m.

Even with thick smoke coming from the Hughes Fire, skies have been clear in many areas, and the air quality forecast has been good. But that doesn't tell the whole story.