CAMARILLO, Calif. (KTLA) — After losing her home and almost her life to the Mountain Fire, firefighters helped give a Camarillo, California, woman and her husband a glimmer of hope. On Tuesday, Alia Phillips was building a life inside the home she and ...

The odds of finding it were probably less than finding a needle in a haystack and the fact that we were able to go over and help them – and it was probably the worst day of their lives – bring a little joy to them is something that will take us forever,

Days after winds fueled a massive wildfire west of Los Angeles, weather conditions are finally more conducive to containment efforts. (Scripps News)

Southern California firefighters made progress against a wildfire that has destroyed 132 structures, mostly houses, and was fanned by gusty winds that began easing Friday, allowing some people to return to sort through the charred remains of their homes.

Most of the destroyed structures were homes, and at least 10 people have been injured by the blaze. Around 10,000 more remain under evacuation orders.