The Lake Fire burning on the Angeles National Forest near Lake Hughes was at 26,213 acres with 36% containment Wednesday night. Twelve homes were destroyed and 4,570 structures were still threatened.

Mandatory evacuations are in place for many residents, and voluntary for many more. The fire was burning east of Vicky Ayers’ ranch in the western Antelope Valley, near…(please see below to view full stories and photographs)

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A ‘street river’ flowed down Freeman Drive Saturday afternoon in Pine Mountain Club.

This was Tuesday, Aug. 18 around 6:30 p.m. on Lockwood Valley Road west of Boy Scout Camp Road. Ventura County Sheriffs had the road blocked off.

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This is part of the August 21, 2020 online edition of The Mountain Enterprise.

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