They're still burning, but things are calming. The Sayre Fire that began Friday night in Sylmar and has moved up into the Angeles National Forest and into the Santa Clarita Valley is 85% contained as of 8 a.m. after burning 11,234 acres. No new structures are reported to have been destroyed or damaged leaving the unfortunate total at 489 homes. The cause is still unknown. Full containment of the Triangle Complex Fire is expected today.......

Officials today announced the cause of the Tea Fire, which ignited on Thursday night, burning through today and destroying 210 homes and scorching 1,940 acres between Montecito and Santa Barbara. A group of 10 young men built a bonfire on Wednesday evening, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. The men left on Thursday morning under the impression the fire was out, but it was not 100%. The winds and weather conditions that day......

A spokesman for the the state firefighting agency told CNN that officials are looking for person or persons who started the Tea Fire in Montecito that burned into Santa Barbara destroying 210 homes and burning over 1900 acres. "We are calling it human-caused," he said. "We need the public's help in identifying any activity in or around the afternoon of November 13." The fire began in the Tea Garden Estate, a publicly accessible yet "privately......

The Sayre and Triangle Complex Fires in the Los Angeles area are still burning, but firefighters are gaining the upperhand. The 11,207-acre Sayre Fire that began late Friday night in Sylmar, a Los Angeles neighborhood in the Northeast San Fernando Valley, is 64% contained. One of the most destructive fires in Los Angeles city limits in a very long time, it burned through 480 homes at the Oakridge Mobile Home Park as well as 9......

Santa Barbara County fire investigators have determined the fire's point of origin and that the cause of the fire was human related, although they do not know if it was intentional or not. "The investigation focus is now shifting toward individuals entering the property late Wednesday night and through the early morning hours of Thursday," the County said in a statement. That property they refer to is on East Mountain Drive between the Cold......

A water-dropping helicopter soars over the setting sun as smoke from a wildfire creates an orange glow in the sky in Diamond Bar (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) The Red Flag was called off last night as "fire perfect" weather began to lessen, making it harder for blazes to spread with ease. The conflagrations still burn, however, daily life in the region is getting back to normal this morning. TV News is no longer wall-to-wall......

AP Photo/Mike Meadows | For more images of the Tea Fire, see our Photo Essay As of 8:30 this morning, Santa Barbara County had the following information available regarding the devastating 'Tea' fire: * 1,800 acres burned * 111 residences destroyed, 9 residences damaged * Damage assessment is continuing * 5,446 homes evacuated * More than 2,200 firefighters * 17 injuries from smoke inhalation * 3 burn injuriesSan Marcos High School continues to be......

Oprah this morning spoke to Rob Lowe on the phone about the "Tea Fire" burning two miles from her home in Montecito near Santa Barbara. Lowe, who also lives in the neighborhood, was home last night when the fire began, but knew nothing of it until his wife called. "This thing came on so fast, you wouldn't believe it... I walked out [my door] and my jaw just dropped," he explained to Oprah. He did......

At least 100 homes have been destroyed and 13 people have been injured in the blaze that began yesterday shortly before 6 p.m. in Montecito near Santa Barbara. At least two buildings at Westmont College were lost as well as many million dollar homes--"the Montecito Zip Code the seventh-highest-priced in the U.S., and the median price of a home is $2.9 million," reports Forbes via the LA Times. Officials have asked nearby residents who were......

Folks watch a home burn in the hills above Santa Barbara, Calif., on Thursday Nov. 13, 2008. (AP Photo/Phil Klein) At least 100 residences were destroyed by an uncontained brush fire that was spotted in the Montecito hills northeast of Santa Barbara around 6 p.m Thursday and up to 1,200 more remain threatened, according to officials. Firefighters from as far as Orange County and San Luis Obispo were reporting to the scene of the......

"A brushfire is burning in the hills above Santa Barbara and Montecito. The fire broke out just before 6 p.m," reports KEYT3. As of 6:32 p.m., the fire had burned 7-10 acres with "structures are threatened. Santa Barbara City Fire Department has ordered evacuations for residents living north of Mountain Dr and Cold Springs."......

Actress Heather Locklear, 47, was arrested yesterday afternoon in Montecito after an area resident alleged she was "driving erratically," according to the Associated Press. Her vehicle was parked on a state highway when she was approached by a CHP officer, who "determine[d] that she seem[ed] to be under the influence of something," and then took her the local police station for testing. "She was booked at 7 p.m. on suspicion of driving under the influence......