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Orange County and Los Angeles are due for a large storm beginning Jan. 4 through Jan. 6, which ...

A powerful brush fire drove evacuations and school closures in Laguna Beach, Calif., on Thursday. The blaze is about 20% contained, but unseasonably high heat means residents should remain vigilant.

A powerful brush fire drove evacuations and school closures in Laguna Beach, Calif., on Thursday. The blaze is about 20% contained, but unseasonably high heat means residents should remain vigilant.

A powerful brush fire drove evacuations and school closures in Laguna Beach, Calif., on Thursday. The blaze is about 20% contained, but unseasonably high heat means residents should remain vigilant.

A powerful brush fire that spanned more than 140 acres in Laguna Beach, Calif., is 20% contained as of Thursday evening, as authorities warn that the

The Laguna Beach Unified School District reopened school sites to students and staff on Friday following a one-day closure forced by the Emerald Fire.

A powerful brush fire drove evacuations and school closures in Laguna Beach, Calif., on Thursday. The blaze is about 20% contained, but unseasonably high heat means residents should remain vigilant.

LOS ANGELES — An unseasonable heat wave and gusty Santa Ana winds fueled a brush fire that forced thousands of people to flee an affluent Orange County coastal community on Thursday, stoking fears that dangerous blazes could become more common in dry winter months. Although containment lines held an

High temperatures will continue through the weekend. Two fires broke out in Southern California amid the heat wave.

A powerful brush fire drove evacuations and school closures in Laguna Beach, Calif., on Thursday. The blaze is about 20% contained, but unseasonably high heat means residents should remain vigilant.