Firefighters are battling several new brush fires - the Laguna Fire in Ventura County, the Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake and the Sepulveda Fire in Bel Air, along the 405 Freeway.

While the insurance cost of the devastation is estimated to be around $30 billion, another tally puts the total damage at upwards of $250 billion.

California passed two bills to expedite LA wildfire recovery funds as part of an extended special session called by Gov. Gavin Newsom in response to Palisades and Eaton fires.

More than 50,000 people were under evacuation orders or warnings Wednesday as a huge and fast-moving wildfire swept through ...

The Hughes Fire near Castaic, California, has burned 10,176 acres, prompting evacuations and school closures across SoCal. Follow Newsweek's live blog.

The Hughes Fire, near the Castaic Lake area, spread to more than 10,000 acres as the smaller Sepulveda Fire broke out along Interstate 405.

Firefighters are battling to maintain the upper hand on a huge and rapidly moving wildfire that swept through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles.

The National Weather Service has issued Red Flag Warnings for much of Southern California, highlighting the dangerous fire weather conditions. These warnings are coupled with High Wind Warnings, as ...

While many of the fires that started burning in Southern California earlier this month have been contained, fire enabling weather has picked back up in the area and new fires have been ignited.

The Hughes Fire broke out in the late morning and within hours charred nearly 21 square km of trees and brush, sending up ...

Forward progress of the Sepulveda Fire that erupted quickly overnight off the 405 freeway near Getty Center in Los Angeles ...

REven as Santa Ana winds continued to blast parts of the Southland, helping to fuel a new brush fires in the Castaic area and Sepulveda Basin, local authorities are turning their attention Thursday to ...