Updating maps of Southern California show where wildfires, including the Palisades, Eaton and Hughes fires, are burning across Los Angeles.

The fire threat remains critical in Southern California, where thousands of residents were under evacuation orders Wednesday as fire crews battled the out-of-control Hughes Fire near Castaic, a suburb in the foothills and mountains of northern Los Angeles County.

Dozens of people are believed to have died in the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have burned down whole swaths of communities

The Palisades fire is continuing to spread throughout southern California and nearing Beverly Hills, home to high ... I grieve with the rest of Los Angeles as it burns... and even though I've ...

As Santa Ana winds returned to Southern California, residents and first responders braced for another day of critical fire weather.

A lifelong Californian pens an elegy for his burned city.

Many in Los Angeles County perhaps woke up to a panic at about 4 a.m. on Friday as another evacuation warning was sent to smartphones throughout the area. This time, just like the one sent out on

The breakout of fires in the middle of LA's winter has caused anxiety here in Australia, which has a comparatively small aerial firefighting fleet and relies on leasing aircraft from others. That leaves the country increasingly exposed as the northern hemisphere fire seasons expands and cuts into ours.

Crews were working tirelessly to stop the fires, one of which burned at least one home and threatened others in the Brentwood neighborhood. The stronger winds will likely hamper their efforts.

Red Flag Warnings are also in place for other parts of Southern California, including inland Orange County and the Inland Empire, the areas just south and east of Los Angeles ... and the Tunnel-Oakland Hills Fire in 1991, which left 25 people dead ...

Before moving to Bucks County, the "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star resided in the mansion which was childhood home of daughters Bella and Gigi.

Lyle and Erik Menendez are serving life without parole for the 1989 murders of their parents. Relatives are urging a judge to reduce their sentence.