Evacuations were ordered on the Cal State Channel Islands campus Thursday morning when a brush fire broke out in Ventura County.

A new wildfire has broken out in Oxnard, a Californian city in Ventura County ... Since 1 January, more than a dozen wildfires have occurred in Southern California, mostly in the greater Los Angeles area. The two largest blazes have destroyed thousands ...

Severe fire weather conditions -- high winds with low humidity -- will continue through Wednesday, keeping the fire threat in all of Los Angeles County critical, LA Fire Chief Anthony Marrone warned.

The NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA issued a red flag warning at 9:15 a.m. on Thursday in effect until Friday at 10 a.m. The warning is for Ventura County Beaches, Ventura County Inland Coast, Central Ventura County Valleys,

On Thursday at 2:58 a.m. the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA issued an updated wind advisory. The advisory is for Ventura County Beaches, Ventura County Inland Coast, Central Ventura County Valleys, Malibu Coast,

On Wednesday, Jan. 22, Los Angeles City and County officials provided an update on current wildfire conditions as well as what to expect ahead of an incoming storm.

The Sepulveda fire was the latest blaze in a nerve-racking week as Southern California headed into a fourth consecutive day of red flag fire weather warnings. The alerts caution that conditions are ripe for fires to ignite and spread rapidly.

Fire crews are battling a swiftly growing blaze dubbed the Hughes Fire burning near Interstate 5 in Castaic, in the northern part of Los Angeles County.

Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley said that the fire department has deployed all available resources and positioned fire patrols and engines in high-risk areas across Los Angeles.

The Hughes fire seen from Magic Mountain has started north of Castaic and has exploded to more than 5,000 acres in under two hours on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, in Castaic, California. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times/TNS) (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Evacuations were ordered on the Cal State Channel Islands campus Thursday morning when a brush fire broke out in Ventura County.

Windy and dry conditions have returned to Southern California, raising the risk of new wildfires sparking as firefighters continue to battle two major blazes in the Los Angeles area that started in similar weather nearly two weeks ago.