The fire threat remains critical in Southern California, where thousands of residents were under evacuation orders Wednesday as fire crews battled the out-of-control Hughes Fire near Castaic, a suburb in the foothills and mountains of northern Los Angeles County.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is working to locate and identify dozens of missing persons from the wildfires.

Exhausted firefighters battling deadly infernos for weeks are now grappling with two new wildfires torching Southern California.

Smoke quickly filled the skies over Southern California on Wednesday as a new wildfire, dubbed the Hughes Fire, rapidly grew to more than 5,000 acres, video shows.

Firefighters in Southern California conducted another fierce wildfire fight on Wednesday and into Thursday morning. Crews raced to contain the massive Hughes Fire in Los Angeles County while another blaze broke out near a busy freeway,

The Los Angeles Police Department has arrested two individuals on Tuesday who admitted to setting fires outside of the wildfire zones.​

Loved ones are searching for a Southern California woman who has been missing for weeks. Sandra Lea Sharp, 41, from Artesia was reported missing on Dec. 30, 2024, according to the Los Angeles

There are no evacuation orders in place now for the Eaton and Sepulveda Fires in LA County or the Clay Fire in Riverside County.

Winds have picked up and are expected to continue through Tuesday morning, raising the risk of new wildfires sparking

Exhausted firefighters battling deadly infernos for weeks are now grappling with more wildfires torching Southern California – including one that’s threatening 14,000 structures.

Firefighters in Southern California conducted another fierce wildfire fight on Wednesday and into Thursday morning.