A fast-growing brush fire is forcing thousands of people to evacuate in a mountainous area north of Los Angeles.

Gifford Fire officials report minimal growth overnight after a rapid expansion of the fire on the northwest side on Thursday.

The fire is burning just south of Lake Piru, a reservoir in the Los Padres National Forest. It is close by Lake Castaic, a popular recreation area burned by the Hughes Fire in January. That fire ...

A rapidly spreading blaze in California is impacting communities in the Los Angeles area as thousands have been placed under ...

It’s just one of multiple fires burning in California, including the largest blaze so far this year, the Gifford Fire. The Canyon Fire, which ignited in a canyon area southeast of Lake ...

While fire fighting operations are making progress on containing the Gifford fire burning east of Santa Maria, the largest in ...