Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. PST Los Angeles County public health officials issue closures of several miles of beach near the Palisades ...

Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted the second week of January and roared ...

Altadena and Castaic Lake. “All these fresh burns are very susceptible to rapid runoff,” said Joe Sirard, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service’s office for Los Angeles. North of Los ...

Rain has mostly moved out of Southern California after the first significant storm of the season brought weekend downpours that aided firefighters.

Flood watches were in effect for burn areas from recent fires that broke out around the Pacific Palisades neighborhood in Los Angeles, Altadena and Castaic Lake, said Joe Sirard, a meteorologist for ...

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.

LOS ANGELES — Rain fell on parts of Southern California on Sunday and the scattered showers were expected to continue overnight, boosting the risk of toxic ash runoff in areas scorched by Los ...

Mandatory evacuations were issued Wednesday in the Castaic area due to the fast-spreading Hughes Fire. CAL FIRE's map shows the evacuation zones.

CASTAIC, Calif. -- Evacuation orders were lifted ... Rain was expected to start Saturday, according to the National Weather Service. Officials welcomed the wet weather, but crews also were shoring ...

terrain and weather. Crews, however, were able to keep the fire from spreading to Elderberry Canyon, Castaic Hydroelectric Power Plant and surrounding communities. Their plan for Thursday was to ...