Containment of the Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake was up to 90% Sunday while firefighters prepare for possible debris flow and mudslides from a weekend storm. Evacuation orders were lifted as of ...

The Hughes fire started north of Castaic and at one point crept within a mile of the Castaic jail complex. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times) Through the glass window of the jail dayroom, Aaron Ortega ...

J.C. Chancellor was traveling south on the 5 Freeway Wednesday in northern Los Angeles County Wednesday morning when she noticed an ominous cloud of dark smoke billowing in the distance. About 15 ...

Mandatory evacuations were issued Wednesday in the Castaic area due to the fast-spreading Hughes Fire. CAL FIRE's map shows the evacuation zones.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Firefighters were able to quickly stop a brush fire burning near the 5 Freeway in Castaic, but not before it caused a major ...