A number of videos have been shared on social media showing the Palisades fire, the most destructive in Los Angeles' history, making its way toward the populated San Fernando Valley with mandatory evacuation orders in place.

An updated red flag warning was issued by the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA on Wednesday at 2:14 p.m. in effect until Friday at 10 a.m. The warning is for Ventura County Beaches, Ventura County Inland Coast,

Updating maps of Southern California show where wildfires, including the Palisades, Eaton and Hughes fires, are burning across Los Angeles.

Firefighters were slowly making progress in their battle to contain the inferno that has razed swathes of Los Angeles' Pacific Palisades neighborhood to the ground, but still-spreading flames threatened communities in the populous San Fernando Valley on Sunday.

The Hughes fire seen from Magic Mountain has started north of Castaic and has exploded to more than 5,000 acres in under two hours on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, in Castaic, California. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times/TNS) (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

On Thursday at 2:58 a.m. the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA issued an updated wind advisory. The advisory is for Ventura County Beaches, Ventura County Inland Coast, Central Ventura County Valleys, Malibu Coast,

There’s always something to do in the San Fernando Valley and greater Los Angeles, but check in advance to make sure these events have not been cancelled or postponed.

Despite dangerous wind conditions, fire crews made quick work of a brush fire near the Griffith Observatory. The extreme winds are posing another serious threat of wildfires across Southern California.

The Palisades fire grew to 21,596 acres overnight, with evacuations expanding rapidly in Encino, Tarzana and Brentwood as flames threatened homes in Mandeville Canyon. Six helicopters flew throughout the night, dropping water on the blaze as it entered its 5th day Saturday. Containment grew from 8% to 11% overnight, according to Cal Fire.

The earliest tunnels in Southern California were built for shelter, or mining purposes, but as civilization encroached, the region’s mountainous terrain required tunnels for railroads, aqueducts, and eventually, automobiles.

A father-daughter team in the Los Angeles area are staying in their home behind the fire barricades and taking inventory of destroyed properties.

Southern California braces for a ferocious return of fire danger as the National Weather Service issues its most urgent warning for extreme fire weather.