By David Swanson and Daniel Trotta CASTAIC, California (Reuters) -A new wildfire that broke out north of Los Angeles on Wednesday rapidly spread to more than 9,400 acres (38 square km), fueled by strong winds and dry brush,

The California Highway Patrol is searching for two dirt bike riders who started a multi-city police chase Thursday afternoon that garnered more than a dozen other bikers.

Following arrests of alleged firefighter impersonators, officials say two more people have been taken into custody for using fake passes to unlawfully enter a fire evacuation zone.

Governor Gavin Newsom Announces Deployment of Additional CHP Officers to Protect Los Angeles Firestorm-Devastated Communities

Los Angeles, United States - January 24, 2025 01/24/2025 12:42 am (GMT-0800) COMPTON, Calif. – The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Compton deputies and Los Angeles County firefighters responded to a vehicle versus pedestrian traffic collision at the intersection of West Rosecrans Avenue and South Aprilia Avenue.

Members have been assisting the sheriff's department, the Los Angeles Police Department, the California Highway Patrol and several other local police departments. "I'm hoping that you'll see additional National Guard personnel arriving today. I will be ...

All lanes of the I-5 Freeway through the Grapevine will be closed for an unknown duration, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Two men on dirt bikes escaped police after a chase through surface streets and freeways in Los Angeles County, waving at police and news helicopters. No one was arrested.

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.

Motorcyclists led L.A. police on a high-speed chase, performing stunts and refueling before dispersing without immediate arrests.

A fast-growing brush fire forced evacuation orders in the Los Angeles County community of Castaic on Wednesday, officials said. The blaze, which officials named the Hughes Fire, was first reported shortly after 10:30 a.m. along Lake Hughes Road, near Castaic Lake and the 5 Freeway, according to Cal Fire.

Firefighters in Southern California have been conducting more fierce wildfire fights as crews race to contain and extinguish several fires that broke out on Wednesday and Thursday.