About 19,000 people have been ordered to evacuate from the area near Castaic Lake as hot winds fan the flames.

For the latest updates on the LA and San Diego fires, follow USA TODAY's coverage for Wednesday, Jan. 22. SAN ...

The Hughes Fire continues to burn as Santa Ana winds are expected to continue Thursday. A new fire broke out Thursday morning ...

More wildfires started in Southern California on Tuesday night and Wednesday, as gusty Santa Ana winds continue to plague the ...

The Hughes Fire has spread over 5,054 acres after starting just before lunchtime in Los Angeles County's Castaic Lake area on ...

The fire was fanned by strong, dry Santa Ana winds racing through the area, pushing a vast pall of smoke and embers ahead of ...

A new wildfire in Los Angeles County is burning out of control, with the same, powerful Santa Ana winds fanning it and forcing officials on Wednesday to again call for mandatory evacuations. The ...

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

Firefighters in Southern California are once again battling a wildfire, this time in Castaic in Los Angeles County, north of ...

The fast-moving Hughes Fire stoked fresh fears in a region already devastated by two weeks of deadly infernos.

Even as Santa Ana winds continued to blast parts of the Southland, helping to fuel a new brush fires in the Castaic area and Sepulveda Basin, local authorities are turning their attention Thursday to ...

The fire, which erupted near Castaic Lake in Los Angeles County, north of Santa Clarita, late Wednesday morning, has grown to ...