The 10,000-acre Hughes Fire near the Los Angeles County community of Castaic, which sent thousands fleeing this week, was more than 95% contained Sunday with all mandatory evacuation orders lifted.

Called the Hughes Fire, flames erupted around 10:30 a.m., quickly triggering evacuation orders in neighboring Los Angeles County and sending smoke billowing into local areas. Gusty north to ...

The fire was under control by 2:15 a.m. and everyone had been dismissed by 3 a.m., authorities said, thanking the eight agencies that had responded to the dead-of-night blaze. The Nassau County ...

Update: As of late Thursday morning, local authorities had lifted the remaining Ventura County evacuation warnings related to the Hughes Fire. Ventura County authorities downgraded an evacuation ...

A wildfire in Los Angeles County has prompted evacuation orders and warnings and Interstate 5 closures Wednesday. The Hughes Fire is burning near Castaic Lake in the community of Castaic ...

OXYGEN WAS SMOKING A CIGARETTE. SOMEBODY LOST THEIR LIFE. IT’S ALWAYS SAD WHEN SOMEONE DIES. I AM SO VERY GRATEFUL THAT MY MOM AND SO MANY OTHERS ARE OKAY. THEY ALL CAN GO HOME TODAY. HEARTBREAK ...

A fast-growing brush fire forced evacuation orders in the Los Angeles County community of Castaic on Wednesday, officials said. The blaze, which officials named the Hughes Fire, was first reported ...

Sweet Acre Farms Winery, known as Hall County's first winery, burned down on Wednesday. No one was reported injured. It's still not clear what caused the fire. This is an ongoing investigation.

It was not immediately clear what sparked the blaze, which was still being investigated, with the Nassau County Fire Marshall, Arson Bomb Squad and Marine Bureau all responding.

LATEST Jan. 23, 8:45 a.m. The Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake in northern Los Angeles County continued to burn Thursday morning, but locals and first responders had some reason for optimism despite ...

A wildfire that broke out in Riverside County grew to nearly 40 acres by Tuesday night, triggering evacuation warnings that have since been lifted. The fire, named the Clay Fire, burned 38 acres ...

22, 2025 in Nassau County. The region was hit with a mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain from Winter Storm Enzo. Nassau County Emergency Management also announced the closure of Interstate 95 in ...