Brush fire burns 5 acres in Acton
Firefighters working to extinguish Briggs Fire. Photo courtesy of Angeles National Forest.

Brush fire burns 5 acres in Acton

A joint firefighting effort by Los Angeles County and Angeles National Forest firefighters knocked down a brush fire near Acton in less than 45 minutes Monday morning. The fire burned…

UPDATE: Sudden heavy rain brings lightning-sparked fires, flooding, mudslides to East SCV
Two men in a Ford pickup truck drive through deep floodwater on Crown Valley Road near Soledad Canyon Road in Acton. Austin Dave/The Signal

UPDATE: Sudden heavy rain brings lightning-sparked fires, flooding, mudslides to East SCV

Hot "crazy" weather triggered multiple lightning strikes which sparked fires in the Angeles National Forest and thunderstorms which created flooding in Acton. Heavy sudden rains amounting to 1.25 inches fell…

Lake Fire held at 800 acres
A picnic table and an outbuilding burned by the Lake Fire sit just off the northern shore of the eastern arm of Castaic Lake on Monday, June 19, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Lake Fire held at 800 acres

  After three days of battling a brush fire near Castaic Lake in triple digit temperatures, firefighters managed to contain the Lake Fire to 78 percent, halting its advance and…

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