A fire erupted Wednesday afternoon and is threatening structures in Laguna Niguel, officials said.The so-called Beacon Fire broke out near Ridgeway Avenue and Alcott Place.It is unclear how many acres ...

A man suspected of gunning down three people in the unincorporated Lake Los Angeles area south of Lancaster remained jailed on Wednesday, awaiting word on criminal charges.

A slow-burning vegetation blaze known as the Beacon Fire started shortly after 3:30 p.m. in the city of Laguna Niguel.

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. - Dramatic video shows firefighters keeping a brush fire away from nearby homes in Orange County. The "Beacon Fire" broke out a little before 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday, August 20 ...

Orange County firefighters rushed to a Laguna Niguel neighborhood to extinguish flames burning near homes. Aerial footage ...

The Coyote Fire burned 164 acres by evening on August 20 in Somerset, El Dorado County. Cal Fire deployed air tankers, ...

Smoke was seen coming from brush near the backyard of some homes in the area as fire crews tended to the blaze uphill. As a result of the fire, residents on Copps Hill Street were ordered to evacuate ...

The Beacon fire was reported near Alcott Place and Ridgeway Avenue around 3:30 p.m., according to Watch Duty, a nonprofit that tracks wildfires. The area has numerous tracts of homes to the south and ...

A brush fire scorched roughly four acres of terrain in the Laguna Niguel area Wednesday, threatening structures and prompting some evacuation orders before crews halted the flames. The fire broke out ...