Evacuations were ordered Wednesday after a brush fire started in the hills near Castaic north of Los Angeles on a day of red flag warnings for parts of Southern California. The Hughes Fire in ...

LA County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said roughly 4,000 personnel were sent to Castaic to battle the wildfire. The unincorporated community of Castaic is located in northwest Los Angeles County ...

The fire began threatening some communities just west of Castaic in Ventura County ... get everyone out safely." During a news conference that evening, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna ...

Get top local stories in DFW delivered to you every morning with NBC DFW's News Headlines newsletter. The Hughes Fire started at about 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Castaic north of Los Angeles.

Faulty power lines and electrical equipment are being blamed for causing deadly fires in Los Angeles and across the U.S. Is ...

Flames from the Hughes fire came within a mile of the Castaic jails before firefighters pushed them back. Inmate advocates are still haunted by the what-ifs.

On March 11, 1890, prominent landowner William C. Chormicle was taken into custody and brought to Los Angeles to stand trial ...

Text messages released to ABC News through a public records request provide new insight about what local officials were ...

Scroll down for acreage and containment updates. The Hughes Fire started at about 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Castaic north of Los Angeles. By 12:30 p.m., the fire grew to 3,400 acres with evacuation ...