Beginning in 1890, one of the deadliest range wars in California history unfolded in Castaic, as a feud between William Wirt ...

CASTAIC LAKE, CA — A fast-moving brush fire in the Castaic Lake is forcing people to flee from their homes under mandatory evacuations, Wednesday morning. The blaze dubbed the Hughes Fire ...

By Jesus JiménezAdam Nagourney and Shawn Hubler The Hughes fire, burning near Castaic Lake north of Santa Clarita ... was destroyed by the California wildfires. Nearly two months later, he ...

LOS ANGELES, CA — A fast-moving brush fire broke out near Castaic Lake where powerful wind gusts quickly drove the fire to more than 500 acres Wednesday morning, triggering evacuations.

Get top local stories in Southern California delivered to you every morning. Sign up for NBC LA's News Headlines newsletter. The Hughes Fire started at about 10:30 a.m. off the 5 Freeway at Lake ...

Earlier in the day, areas of the 5 Freeway near Castaic Lake and the Hughes fire were “affected by the heavy smoke,” which affected drivers’ visibility, according to the California Highway ...

Evacuations were ordered Wednesday for a brush fire that grew at an alarming rate in the hills near Castaic north of Los Angeles on a day of red flag warnings for parts of Southern California.

according to an update from California Highway Patrol shortly before 1 p.m. Wednesday. Students attending North Lake Elementary were evacuated to Castaic Sports Complex, per the same update from ...

according to the California Highway Patrol. Students from North Lake Elementary were evacuated to the Castaic Sports Complex, the agency said on X. The Valencia and Canyon Country campuses of ...