The Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District has launched its 2025 summer campaign, “Guardians of Greater LA,” to ...

But this summer, the county’s public pools will again be locked up through the dog days of late August and September, as LA ...

The Trump administration in its first months temporarily cut off money for wildfire prevention work and reduced the ranks of ...

González, director, County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation announced Tuesday some important updates to L.A.

When the Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake broke out, Agua Dulce resident Bob Skerstonas' nose knew right away. "If there's a slightest bit of smoke in the air, I can smell it. The pressure and my ...

California wildfire death toll climbs to 29. ... The Hughes fire, burning near Castaic Lake about 45 miles north of downtown Los Angeles, erupted Wednesday and has since grown to 10,425 acres.

A vehicle drives by as smoke and flames rise in the back while firefighters battle the Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake, north of Santa Clarita, Calif., on Jan. 22, 2025.

The Hughes Fire broke out late Wednesday morning and in less than a day had charred nearly 16 square miles (41 square kilometers) of trees and brush near Castaic Lake, a popular recreation area ...

Nearly 54,000 residents in the Castaic area were still under evacuation warnings Thursday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. There were no reports of homes or other structures ...

The areas surrounding the wildfire, including the San Gabriel Mountains, the 5 Freeway corridor near Castaic Lake and Santa Clarita, are expected to be the most impacted by the Hughes fire, which ...

The wildfire was first reported around 10:45 a.m. Wednesday near Castaic Lake, off Lake Hughes Road just north of Castaic Reservoir Road, spreading to 500 acres within an hour and continuing to ...