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 ...

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

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

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 ...

Footage shot from the cockpit of a firefighting aircraft shows a U.S. Air National Guard pilot dropping fire retardant over ...

Firefighters made progress on the more than 10,000-acre Hughes Fire Friday, which sent thousands fleeing after sparking near ...