As the sun began to set over Castaic Lake on Wednesday, the hills to the north and east were engulfed in flames, casting an eerie orange glow across the valley below.

A firefighting helicopter pulled off a clean water drop over the Hughes Fire in the Castaic area of Los Angeles County. Oscars 2025: See the full list of nominees 77 Years Ago, Enzo Ferrari ...

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.

Nine wildfires are currently burning across Southern California as of Friday morning, five of which ignited yesterday.

A fire north of a jail complex in Castaic has triggered evacuations in L.A. County, even as Southern California hopes for some rain to help with firefighting efforts.

More than 4,000 fire personnel have been assigned to the Hughes fire using ground and air resources, including about a dozen helicopters and helitankers that can drop between 360 and 3,000 gallons ...

The Hughes fire ignited earlier in the day north ... Overhead, a pair of firefighting helicopters circled in constant, hurried laps between the lake and the burning hillsides.