A man in his mid-30s was fatally struck by a vehicle on the northbound Golden State (5) Freeway in Castaic, authorities said ...

A 31-year-old man who was struck and killed by a car as he was crossing the northbound Golden State (5) Freeway in Castaic on foot was identified Wednesday. Officers responded to a hit-and-run call ...

The Hughes fire broke out a little before 11 a.m., roughly five miles north of the Pitchess Detention Center. The Sheriff's Department has struggled with a shortage of buses to transport inmates.

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

The Hughes Fire near Castaic, California, has burned over 5,000 acres, prompting evacuations and school closures.

Coverage of when the Hughes fire exploded north of Castaic, the areas under evacuation orders and an extended red flag ...

Firefighters made progress on the more than 10,000-acre Hughes Fire Friday, which sent thousands fleeing after sparking near ...

Evacuations were ordered Wednesday for a brush fire that grew at an alarming rate in the hills near Castaic north of Los Angeles on a day of red flag warnings for parts of Southern California. The ...

On Wednesday the Department of Animal Care and Control  announced that the Castaic Animal Care Center (ACC)  has officially reopened  its doors to the community after a temporary closure due to the ...

Residents south and west of Lake Castaic scrambled to flee the path of the Hughes Fire, which had scorched over 5,000 acres in less than three hours on Wednesday. The blaze was first reported shortly ...

A brush fire erupted amid powerful winds Wednesday afternoon in the Castaic area, spreading quickly to more than 500 acres near the 5 Freeway, officials said.