Rain brought much needed aid to the Los Angeles firefight, moving the fires surrounding the city closer to containment.

The 10,396-acre Hughes fire reached 56% containment Friday as first responders made progress controlling multiple blazes ...

The Hughes fire has prompted mandatory evacuations in Castaic, California, as the fire has a "rapid rate of spread" Cal Fire ...

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

Officials ordered evacuations in the area surrounding the Hughes Fire on Wednesday morning, located near Castaic Lake in Los ...

LA County Sheriff says about 31,000 people were under mandatory evacuation orders while another 23,000 were under evacuation ...

The fire threat remains critical in Southern California, where thousands of residents were under evacuation orders Wednesday ...

As of Friday morning, there are nine active wildfires burning in California and a red flag warning remains in place.

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Southern California is under a red flag warning for critical fire risk through Friday. The area has been facing constant ...

Interstate 5 is closed due to the Hughes Fire that erupted earlier Wednesday. “All lanes of northbound & southbound I-5 are ...

A video shows the cockpit view of California Air National Guard pilots flying low and dropping fire retardant over the Hughes ...