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The Hughes Fire ignited late morning Wednesday in the Castaic Lake area of Los Angeles County ... Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass issued an executive order to expedite cleanup efforts in burn ...

A video shared to Instagram shows Texas angler Grady Codd catching three 6-plus-pound largemouth bass on one cast.

Hollywood legend Kevin Costner ruminates on President Teddy Roosevelt in the new Fox Nation limited series 'Yellowstone to Yosemite.' ...

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 ...

Earlier in the day, Cal Fire urged residents in several regions near the Hughes Fire to leave immediately, including the vicinity of Castaic Lake ... Mayor Karen Bass says that although the ...

Mandatory evacuation orders were issued to neighborhoods surrounding the Castaic Lake, about 10 miles north of Santa Clarita. Meanwhile nearby neighborhoods were under evacuation warnings.

The Hughes Fire broke out late Wednesday morning and has charred 10,396 acres near Castaic Lake, a popular recreation area about 40 miles from the devastating Eaton and Palisades fires that are ...

Delta sturgeon continue biting, Steve Mitchell said. Don Pedro bass, trout and king salmon action good, Monte Smith reported.