As of Friday afternoon, the Border fire was 4,250 acres in size and 10 percent contained, but no structures were threatened.

Southern California Edison discovered signs of an encampment about 300 yards from the spot where the Eaton fire is suspected to have started.

The fire threat remains critical in Southern California, where thousands of residents were under evacuation orders Wednesday as fire crews battled the out-of-control Hughes Fire near Castaic, a suburb in the foothills and mountains of northern Los Angeles County.

Rain was falling across Southern California on Sunday, bringing some relief to thousands of firefighters who have been battling multiple major wildfires in the LA area.

Southern California Edison, a unit of utility Edison International, said today preliminary analysis of data showed a “momentary and expected increase in current” on its energized lines in the Eaton Canyon corridor on Jan.

Coverage of the Hughes, Sepulveda and Laguna fires in Southern California during a fourth consecutive day of red flag fire weather warnings.

The Hughes fire has burned through 3,407 acres since it started late Wednesday morning, according to local officials.

As winds across the Southern California area are calmer than their peak and firefighters are making progress, the threat to the fire-weary region remains with Santa Ana winds expected to continue in the coming days.

Winds have picked up and are expected to continue through Tuesday morning, raising the risk of new wildfires sparking.

Windy and dry conditions returned to Southern California on ... David Acuna, a spokesman with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, said the biggest concerns are the Palisades ...

Exhausted firefighters battling deadly infernos for weeks are now grappling with more wildfires torching Southern California ... according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, also known as Cal Fire. As of midday Thursday ...