A fisherman insisted that he was fishing in Canadian waters on Lake Champlain, but the U.S. Coast Guard saw it differently.

The Hughes fire is burning around Castaic Lake north of Castaic. The blaze broke out shortly before 11 a.m. Wednesday amid red flag warnings for the region. Fanned by strong winds, the blaze had ...

The Hughes Fire was reported at about 11 a.m. Wednesday in the area of Lake Hughes Road near the Golden State (5) Freeway near Castaic Lake, according to Cal Fire.

A cloud of smoke from the Hughes Fire rises as firefighters battle it near Castaic Lake, north of Santa Clarita, as seen from a highway nearby, California on Jan. 22, 2025.

As the Hughes fire swells, some residents gather near the flames to witness the spectacle A National Park Service fire ranger monitors the Hughes fire in Castaic on Wednesday afternoon.

Named the Hughes fire, the blaze was reported just after 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22, in the area of Lake Hughes Road and the 5 Freeway and close to Castaic Lake, according to Cal Fire.

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