The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning, with extremely dangerous wildfire conditions, for LA and Ventura Counties, including Malibu, from 4AM Tues, Jan. 7, to 6PM Thurs, Jan. 9, possibly into Fri,

The Los Angeles area is bracing for potentially “life-threatening and destructive” winds beginning later today. The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District announced it is closing all Malibu schools Tuesday due to dangerous weather conditions,

Fire officials are investigating what started multiple wildfires near Los Angeles. The Santa Ana winds are likely driving their rapid growth.

Multiple wildfires fueled by fierce Santa Ana winds, have killed 10 and burned more than 35,000 acres near Los Angeles. The winds, which occur most often in the fall and winter, push dry air from over the inland deserts of California and the Southwest toward the coast, the National Weather Service said.

Millions of Southern Californians are on edge as a final round of dangerous fire weather is forecast for the region, along with a rare warning of a “Particularly Dangerous Situation.”

A "life threatening" and "destructive" windstorm is expected from Tuesday afternoon to Wednesday morning across much of the Ventura and Los Angeles Counties, according to the NWS. Areas that are not typically windy will also be impacted, the agency said.

The City of Malibu is now urging Malibu residents to prepare to evacuate as the Palisades Fire reaches the City of Malibu. The Palisades Fire remains uncontained and continues to grow as wind gusts due to the Santa Ana Winds continue throughout the night.

Amber Ugarte and her 7-year-old daughter escaped the Pacific Palisades fire on Jan. 7 with a suitcase full of clothes for each of them; paintings by her grandfather and grandmother; two original lithographs of Abraham Lincoln;

The most serious red flag fire weather warning has been issued by the NWS for swaths of L.A. and Ventura counties starting before dawn Tuesday.

The particularly dangerous situation alert is relatively new to Southern California but has been issued before the recent wildfires that have caused devastation across LA County.

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) sounded the alarm that another wildfire could be imminent for California after the National Weather Service issued a “Particularly Dangerous Situation” warning. The last warning preceded the Palisades and Eaton fires,

Officials are bracing for the return of fierce Santa Ana winds as they try to contain large blazes in the Los Angeles area. Here's the latest.