Firefighters battling the Los Angeles wildfires made significant progress on Wednesday after dangerous wind-driven fire conditions eased, but officials warned that the threat is far from over.

Evacuation orders and warnings were issued to more than 31,000 people in the vicinity of two new wildfires north of Los Angeles on Wednesday. The Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake in northern Los ...

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Mud and debris from a fire-ravaged hillside covers Topanga Canyon Boulevard on Monday. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) ...