Smoke poured from the Hughes Fire, a new wind-driven wildfire in mountains north of Los Angeles, on Wednesday ... plume of dark smoke near the Lake Castaic area. It comes as Southern California ...

A new fire in Southern California ... Home to more than 18,000 people, Castaic is located near Castaic Lake, a 12,658-acre reservoir that supplies water to the Los Angeles area.

As wildfires intensify and more people move to fire-prone areas, health and forestland experts are searching for ways to protect people from breathing in smoke.

Trump’s funding cuts and economic turbulence will likely cause cities across the country to face similar challenges.

Left: Firefighters spray water on the Hughes Fire in Castaic, California, on Jan. 22, 2025. Right: Former Los Angeles Fire Dept. Chief Kristin Crowley, center right, is escorted by firefighter ...

Nearly four months after wildfires reduced thousands of Los Angeles-area homes to rubble and ash, some residents are starting ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 3:58 p.m. in Los Angeles County. The wildfire has been burning on private land. At this ...

Southern California Edison could soon be facing new legal action - this time over the Hurst Fire in the Sylmar area of Los ...

A new wildfire was reported 11:36 p.m. May 1 in Los Angeles County. Fish Fire has been burning on private land. At this time, ...

Noah Haggerty is an environment, health and science reporter at the Los Angeles Times. With a background in physics, he has conducted research on spacecraft propulsion, fusion energy and plasma — the ...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass appeared to be backing away from diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the city’s fire department after facing massive backlash over the poor response to the ...