Containment of the Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake was at 98% Tuesday, with crews primarily seeking out and extinguishing lingering hot spots in the burn area and all residents now allowed to return ...

The Hughes Fire was reported at about 11 a.m. Wednesday in the area of Lake Hughes Road near the Golden State (5) Freeway near Castaic Lake, according to Cal Fire.

Tens of thousands of residents remain under evacuation orders and warnings Thursday morning as firefighters continue to battle for containment on the Hughes Fire that erupted near Castaic.

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 ...

A number of schools were under evacuation orders shortly after 11:30 a.m. after a brush fire broke out less than two hours ago near Castaic Lake in the town of Castaic, just outside of the northern ...

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.

Thousands of people have been evacuated after a new fast-moving wildfire erupted in Los Angeles county on Wednesday afternoon. The Hughes fire ignited about 45 miles northwest of the city of Los ...

A powerful new wildfire broke out north of Los Angeles on Wednesday, triggering the evacuation of tens of thousands and leaving residents on edge in a region already shaken by two recent deadly fires.

College of the Canyons announced that it has shut down both its campuses and cancelled all on-campus classes in response to the rapidly-growing Hughes Fire in north Los Angeles County. Neither the ...