A hard-charging brush fire erupted in northern Los Angeles County on Wednesday, hustling through 5,054 acres of terrain so far, aided by heavy, dry brush and pushed by gusting Santa Ana winds, Cal ...

Mandatory evacuation orders were issued Wednesday due to the Hughes Fire burning near Castaic Lake, north of Santa Clarita.

No containment lines had been reported. Castaic Elementary School, Castaic Middle School and North Lake Elementary School have been evacuated due to the Hughes Fire, officials said. Students from ...

The schools include North Lake Hills Elementary, Castaic Middle School, and Castaic Elementary School, all part of Castaic Union School District, in addition to Castaic High School, which is part of ...

Students from Castaic middle and elementary schools were evacuated to a Ralphs parking lot in Hasley Canyon Village, where parents should pick them up. North Lake Elementary School students were ...