About 15 miles away from Chancellor's location in the Grapevine section of the freeway, the Hughes Fire was well underway in what witnesses described as an apocalyptic scene in the Castaic area about 40 miles north of downtown Los Angeles "It's breathtaking,
A Plano woman watches helplessly as wildfires devastate Altadena, her former home. Her friends are displaced or lost their homes and need donations.
An enormous new fire north of Los Angeles that forced students to evacuate and prompted inmates to shelter in place is threatening to jump a vital commercial artery just as dusk approaches, making firefighting efforts harder.
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.
There are no evacuation orders in place now for the Eaton and Sepulveda Fires in LA County, the Clay Fire in Riverside County or the Laguna Fire in Ventura County. Evacuation orders were in place for areas near the Laguna Fire but have since been changed to evacuation warnings, according to Cal Fire.
California's Palisades Fire is the largest of the deadly wildfires​ that ignited in the Los Angeles area​ and maps show how it compares to the size of 13 U.S. cities.
The Grapevine is open in both directions after being closed for several hours Wednesday due to a large brush fire in Castaic, just south of the Kern County line. Traffic was being turned around at the base of the Grapevine for those trying to head south to Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – A significant change in the weather is in the forecast for Southern California, including the likelihood of rain. An area of low pressure will drop into the region on Saturday, bringing a tenth to a half inch of rain to most areas through Sunday, along with significantly cooler temperatures, according to […]
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Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted the second week of January and roared across the Los Angeles area.