Firefighters made progress on the more than 10,000-acre Hughes Fire Friday, which sent thousands fleeing after sparking near the Los Angeles County community of Castaic a day earlier.

A stone’s throw from the flames, residents watched the spectacle like fans at a sporting event — phones held aloft, sharing the shocking images.

The Palisades and Eaton wildfires also continue burning in the Los Angeles area, leaving parts of Southern California with ...

the California Highway Patrol said on X. The agency added that off ramps to Parker Road and Lake Hughes Road, both on I-5 north, remain closed. A lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union of ...

It reopened in both directions around 6 p.m., while the off-ramps at Lake Hughes Road and Parker Road remained closed, according to the California Highway Patrol. Air quality was in the unhealthy ...

The Hughes fire has burned through 3,407 acres since it started late Wednesday morning, according to local officials.

Earlier in the day, areas of the 5 Freeway near Castaic Lake and the Hughes fire were “affected by the heavy smoke,” which affected drivers’ visibility, according to the California Highway Patrol. Two ...

Earlier in the day, areas of the 5 Freeway near Castaic Lake and the Hughes fire were “affected by the heavy smoke,” which affected drivers’ visibility, according to the California Highway ...