: Caltrans said I-5 is open in both directions between Highway 126 and Grapevine Road. The Lake Hughes Road and Parker Road off-ramps from northbound I-5 remain closed. ORIGINAL: Travelers looking to drive to Southern California through the Grapevine will need to look for alternative plans.

The Hughes fire, burning near Castaic Lake north of Santa Clarita, exploded to more than 10,000 acres of mostly brush in just a few hours. More than 50,000 people were under evacuation orders and warnings.

Interstate 5 was closed in both directions from the Grapevine to Castaic as the Hughes Fire burned Wednesday afternoon.The Hughes Fire broke our Wednesday morni

Red flag fire warnings remain in place for Los Angeles County and much of Southern California. Inmates at the Pitchess Detention Center, in Castaic south of the fire, are being moved out of the jail in a partial evacuation, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department confirmed to ABC News.

At least 28 people are believed to be dead and more than a dozen others remain unaccounted for as multiple wildfires rage across Southern California.

The Eaton Fire north of Pasadena ... Several I-5 offramps in the fire zone were closed, but the interstate remained open in both directions, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The city of Pasadena issued similar restrictions. In a year that is less than three weeks old, Southern California is already bracing for its third extreme wind event, and that has fire officials ...

Gusts of up to 70 mph are possible along the coast and valleys, and in the mountains, up to 100 mph, the National Weather Service said. Swaths of Los Angeles County, and most of Ventura County, are at the highest risk.

Parts of Altadena and Pasadena were already under a mandatory ... place for North of the 210 Freeway from Roxford to the interstate 5/14 split. Evacuation warnings were issued for the 5 Freeway ...

Interstate 5 is closed due to the Hughes Fire that erupted earlier Wednesday. “All lanes of northbound & southbound I-5 are CLOSED through the Grapevine due to the Hughes Fire,” Caltrans posted on social media around 3 p.m.

On Saturday at 2:43 p.m. the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA issued a red flag warning valid from Monday 10 a.m. until Tuesday 10 p.m. Expect winds to be northeast winds 30 to 45 mph with gusts of 65 to ...

Altadena residents who lost their homes in the Eaton Fire still need to get their mail. And right now that means waiting sometimes hours at a post office in Pasadena. This week, it was a scene of grief, hope and community.