UPDATE 5:30 p.m.: With the Palisades and Eaton fires still not fully contained, a new Southern California blaze sparked up Wednesday north of Santa Clarita ... the large-scale blaze had not ...

A fast-moving wildfire exploded to roughly 10,200 acres near the Los Angeles County community of Castaic Wednesday morning, prompting mandatory evacuation orders and road closures, authorities said.

The city of Santa Clarita, which celebrated its 37th birthday ... Enhancements include new playground equipment with a large shade structure and the current restroom facility will be upgraded ...

LA County Sheriff says about 31,000 people were under mandatory evacuation orders while another 23,000 were under evacuation warnings.

By 10 p.m., it had grown to more than 10,000 acres, burning mostly brush around a state park called the ... no reports of damaged structures. Reporting from Santa Clarita, Calif.

The Palisades and Eaton wildfires also continue burning in the Los Angeles area, leaving parts of Southern California with ...

It is one of several other large wildfires that continue to rage ... to the rapid-growth Hughes Fire that began north of Santa Clarita. The Hughes Fire is 10,176 acres and 14% contained, according ...

nearly three-quarters of an inch in downtown L.A., Long Beach and Santa Clarita; two-thirds of an inch in Redondo Beach; three-fifths of an inch in Fillmore and Canoga Park; and about half an inch ...

Coverage of the firefighters' battle against Eaton and Palisades fires, including stories about the dangerous weather and victim frustration.

Kate Selig The Palisades fire has damaged or destroyed nearly 6,000 structures ... the strongest gusts include the San Fernando and Santa Clarita Valleys, the mountains and foothills of Los ...

Fierce Santa ... structures have been damaged. The fire was 17% contained as of Tuesday. These two popular state parks were in the path of the wildfires. At Will Rogers State Historic Park ...