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The Springs Fire, which ignited around 11 a.m. Friday in a recreational area near Lake Perris, California, grew to more than 6.4 square miles in a matter of hours by Friday evening in a sparsely ...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Crews were making progress Saturday battling a fast-growing and smoky wildfire in Southern California that broke out Friday morning, prompting mandatory evacuations and warnings.

As of Saturday evening, the Springs Fire burning in Riverside County is 4,176 acres in size and 95% contained, according to Cal Fire. Authorities were first alerted to reports a brush fire in the ...

Fire officials requested mandatory evacuations for a large area north of Ramona Expressway and east of Lake Perris on Friday afternoon. Moreno Valley residents south of John F. Kennedy Drive were also ...

Julie Sharp is a digital producer at CBS Los Angeles. She is a South Bay native and majored in print journalism at Cal State University Long Beach. Julie previously reported for the Beach Reporter, ...

Cal Fire and the California Department of Forestry & Fire Prevention are offering the public an interactive view of the Springs Fire, which has burned 4,176 acres in Moreno Valley Friday afternoon.