The L.A. County Public Defender's Union, Los Angeles People's City Council and Justice LA posted to social media advocating for the evacuation of Pitchess inmates. "We demand that the Los Angeles ...

If you've been issued an evacuation order, please get out," he added. With the fire posing significant danger to the Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic, around 500 inmates were being moved to a ...

The Hughes Fire near Castaic, north of Los Angeles, was 24% contained on Thursday afternoon, according to Cal Fire.

As of Friday, 939 prison inmates have been deployed by the California ... the fires had scorched more than 55 square miles across the Los Angeles area. At least 10 people are dead, and more ...

Over 1,100 California inmates have worked around the clock to help fight Los Angeles-area fires that have killed at least 25 ...

A new wildfire erupted north of Los Angeles on Wednesday. Ferocious flames devoured hillsides near Castaic Lake, spreading ...

A prison inmate was on the run for a few hours on Saturday, Jan. 25 after escaping from a prison in Tucson. He has been ...

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Roughly 31,000 people were ordered to flee an area north of Los Angeles on Wednesday, Jan. 22, after a fast-moving wildfire exploded, growing to more than 8,000 acres within hours, officials said.

Exhausted firefighters battling deadly infernos for weeks are now grappling with more wildfires torching Southern California – including one that’s threatening 14,000 structures.