Moving, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking... This is a selection of images from our planet, over the past week.

There are two main areas at Castaic Lake — the lower lake and the ... cast your line at Stearns Wharf. Fishing is free there, and you’ll find Stearns Wharf Bait and Tackle will have everything you may ...

A fast-moving brush fire raced across thousands of acres of thick vegetation near Castaic Lake Wednesday, forcing mandatory ...

The Hughes Fire has spread over 5,054 acres after starting just before lunchtime in Los Angeles County's Castaic Lake area on ...

Firefighters are working to contain a new wildfire, dubbed the Hughes Fire, which exploded east of Lake Castaic in northern Los Angeles County on Wednesday. The fire had charred more than 8,000 acres ...

The Hughes Fire has burned more than 9,000 acres Wednesday around the Castaic Lake in Los Angeles County on Wednesday continuing a devastating wave of Southern California wildfires fueled by dry ...

The Castaic Union School District announced it would close all its campuses Thursday due to the Hughes Fire burning in the area. The district oversees three elementary schools, two middle schools ...

A wildfire in mountains north of Los Angeles quickly grew to 9,400 acres, according to Cal Fire, prompting evacuations in Castaic and surrounding areas on Wednesday, January 22. The blaze, dubbed the ...

Named the Hughes fire, the blaze was reported just after 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22, in the area of Lake Hughes Road and the 5 Freeway and close to Castaic Lake, according to Cal Fire.