Update: As of late Thursday morning, local authorities had lifted the remaining Ventura County evacuation warnings related to the Hughes Fire. Ventura County authorities downgraded an evacuation ...

KTLA's Carlos Saucedo reports on Jan. 22, 2025. The Hughes Fire in the Lake Castaic area has now burned more than 10,000 acres and is 14% contained, as more than 30,000 residents have been ...

As he and a few of the men around him kept watching, they learned the flames were those of the Hughes fire. Suddenly, the camera pulled back and Ortega realized the scene looked familiar.

The Hughes fire ignited earlier in the day north of Castaic and by evening had grown to more than 9,000 acres, forcing the evacuation of about 31,000 people. Overhead, a pair of firefighting ...