Red Cross opens shelter for Santa Barbara fire evacuees

August 8 A Red Cross emergency shelter with medical...

Three Wildfires Scorch Southern California

"OJAI – A two-week-old wildfire has chewed through more than 90 square miles along the Los Angeles-Ventura county border, nearly doubling in size due to gusty Santa Ana winds."

Authorities Close Part of I-5 in Castaic in Bid to Contain Blaze

"Two lanes of Interstate 5 remained closed today in Castaic as firefighters continued to battle a stubborn brush fire that has burned more than 16,000 acres since Labor Day, officials said. Officials had closed...