Evacuations have been ordered for remote communities near a new wind-driven wildfire in mountains north of Los Angeles.

The blaze was reported just after 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22 in the area of Lake Hughes Road near the 5 Freeway, according ...

A stone’s throw from the flames, residents watched the spectacle like fans at a sporting event — phones held aloft, sharing ...

A fast-moving brush fire in the Castaic Lake is forcing people to flee from their homes under mandatory evacuations, Wednesday morning. The blaze dubbed the Hughes Fire, broke out at about 11 a.m. and ...

A brush fire erupted amid powerful winds Wednesday afternoon in the Castaic area, spreading quickly to more than 500 acres near the 5 Freeway, officials said.

The bushfire started northwest of Downtown Los Angeles and spread from Los Angeles County to Ventura County and prompted evacuations.

The Hughes Fire has spread over 8,096 acres after starting just before lunchtime in Los Angeles County's Castaic Lake area on Wednesday.

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 ...

LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Calif. - Firefighters continue to battle the massive Hughes Fire that erupted north of Santa Clarita near Castaic Lake on late Wednesday morning. The fire was initially reported at ...