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.

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,

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.

As critical fire weather continues to strike in Southern California, crews are also tasked with preparing for a storm expected this weekend that could trigger mudslides in burn scar areas.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau has released the identities of at least 17 people who are still at-risk, missing since the start of the wildfires in Southern California. A total of 31 missing person cases are still actively being investigated.

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 County Sheriff’s Department.

Over a week after destructive wildfires erupted in the Los Angeles area, fire crews have made progress with containment and stopped growth of the Eaton and Palisades fires.

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

As winds across the Southern California area are calmer than their peak and firefighters are making progress, the threat to the fire-weary region remains with Santa Ana winds expected to continue in the coming days.

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