LAGUNA NIGUEL, California -- At least 20 homes in Laguna Niguel in Southern California were destroyed by a brush fire that spread rapidly amid strong winds, and crews continued to fight the flames on ...

A brush fire that erupted Wednesday afternoon threatened structures in Laguna Niguel before firefighters stopped its forward progress, officials said. The so-called Beacon Fire broke out near Ridgeway ...

Evacuations were ordered as at least 20 homes burned in a Laguna Niguel neighborhood where a wildfire fanned by ocean winds scorched a brush-covered hillside. Evacuations were ordered in the Coronado ...

Evacuation orders have been lifted for Laguna Niguel's Beacon fire, as firefighters stopped the progress of the 4-acre burn less than a few hours after the blaze began in a residential area Wednesday ...