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Chelsea Hylton is a web producer for CBS Los Angeles. An Inglewood native, Hylton has her master's degree from USC. She covers local breaking news across the Southern California region. Before joining ...

A fast-moving brush fire prompted officials to issue evacuation orders in Southern California on Monday. The Sandy Fire broke out around 10:50 a.m., according to the Ventura County Fire Department.

More than 43,000 Simi Valley residents are under evacuation orders, while hundreds of others under evacuation warnings wait to see if they are next as the stubborn, wind-whipped Sandy Fire continues ...

Evacuation orders and warnings remained in effect Tuesday after a wind-driven brush fire destroyed at least one home and threatened other buildings in a Simi Valley neighborhood and carried potential ...

Austin Turner is a web producer at CBS News Los Angeles. An Inland Empire native, Austin earned a degree in journalism from San Jose State University in 2020. Before joining CBS News in 2025, he ...

The Sandy Fire in Simi Valley triggered evacuation orders and warnings for several zones in Ventura and Los Angeles counties. Meanwhile, a temporary evacuation point is open at the Rancho Santa Susana ...