Langston Hughes is known as the people’s poet. I would say Biggers is the people’s painter. The man and the work are one.” ...

Poet, playwright, novelist, and social activist Langston Hughes and civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. shared a ...

The 10,000-acre Hughes Fire near the Los Angeles County community of Castaic, which sent thousands fleeing this week, was more than 95% contained Sunday with all mandatory evacuation orders lifted.

IN THE AREAS WHERE THE HUGHES FIRES TAKING PLACE. AND SO THAT’S A BIG CONCERN THERE. BUT OF COURSE OTHER AREAS TOO ARE GOING TO BE IMPACTED BY THOSE WINDS. AND SO THE FIRE DANGER REMAINS.

PREVIOUSLY on Wednesday: State and local officials held a late afternoon news conference to update Angelenos on the status of the Hughes Fire.

The Hughes fire started off Lake Hughes Road just before 11 a.m. and quickly prompted evacuations orders in and around Castaic Lake, which by afternoon extended toward Ventura County to the west ...

The Hughes Fire exploded to over 9,400 acres on Wednesday. The wildfire was called in at about 11 a.m. in the area of Lake Hughes Road near the 5 Freeway. Evacuation warnings and orders have been ...

The Hughes fire ignited earlier in the day north of Castaic and by evening had grown to more than 9,000 acres, forcing the evacuation of about 31,000 people. On Lake Hughes Road, wooden piles ...

The I-5 Freeway through the Grapevine has reopened several hours after the fast-growing Hughes Fire forced the major thoroughfare to close in both directions. The southbound side reopened around 5 ...