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 ...

They have proven their mettle on the frontlines, and they have shown a desire to give back to the community to make up for ...

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

Mandatory evacuations were issued Wednesday in the Castaic area due to the fast-spreading Hughes Fire. CAL FIRE's map shows the evacuation zones.

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

The Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake in northern Los Angeles County began Wednesday morning ... for the immediate evacuation of 4,700 jail inmates in four facilities around the lake that are under ...

A 67-year-old man who was being held at the Pinellas County Jail died Sunday after he was taken to a hospital, deputies said. Kenneth Bernard Graham was taken to a hospital about 9:40 a.m. Sunday and ...

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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.