A fast-growing wildfire in Hesperia has prompted evacuations Saturday night.

The Hesperia Fire was first reported around 6 p.m. in the 18000 block of North Highway 173, according to CAL FIRE San Bernardino.

By 8 p.m, it grew to over 300 acres. By 9 p.m., it was over 500 acres and by 10:30 p.m., it was over 700 acres.

An evacuation warning is in place for the Lake Arrowhead Estates community near Highway 173 and Arrowhead Lake Road. Road closures in the area have also been issued by California Highway Patrol.

Firefighters and air crews have responded to the scene to battle the blaze. As of 10 p.m., the fire was at zero percent containment.

The cause of the vegetation fire remains under investigation. Officials said the expansion remains wind-driven and continues burning north.

“Crews from the ground and air continue to work on permittee control, containment lines and structure protection,” said the San Bernardino County Fire Department.

A poor air quality warning due to smoke from the fire was issued by the Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District on Saturday night.

This advisory covers San Bernardino County and will remain in effect through Sunday, June 16.

“This advisory may be extended or amended further, consistent with smoke and fire behavior, firefighting efforts, NWS and air quality forecasts,” officials said.

Residents living in the area were urged to take precautions. Those most susceptible to issues from unhealthy air include children, the elderly and people with heart and respiratory illnesses.

In areas impacted by smoke or poor air, residents should:

• Consider avoiding any vigorous outdoor or indoor exertion
• Keep windows and doors closed
• Run your air conditioner if you have one – recirculation function is ideal
• Avoid using a swamp cooler or whole-house fan to prevent bringing outdoor pollutants inside.
• People with respiratory or heart disease, older adults, and children should remain indoors

More information from CAL FIRE can be found here.

On Saturday night, firefighters continued to battle the Post Fire that ignited near the 5 Freeway in Gorman. That fire has grown to over 4,400 acres.

This developing story will be updated as more information becomes available.

A high-ranking leader of the notorious MS-13 criminal gang responsible for “spilling so much blood” and turning communities in New York into “war zones” was arrested over the weekend in Texas after more than three years on the run from law enforcement, authorities said Tuesday.

Cesar Humberto Lopez-Larios was arrested by the FBI and Homeland Security Investigations on Sunday after he arrived at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, the U.S. Attorney’s Office Eastern District of New York said.

“The arrest of Lopez-Larios, who is one of the most senior leaders of MS-13 in the world, is a significant achievement for law enforcement and another crucial step in the dismantling of this international criminal enterprise,” United States Attorney Breon Peace said. 

Lopez-Larios, also known as “Grenas de Stoners” and “Oso de Stoners,” was charged with conspiracy to provide and conceal material support to terrorists, conspiracy to commit acts of terrorism transcending national boundaries, conspiracy to finance terrorism and narco-terrorism conspiracy.

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“Now that Mr. Lopez-Larios is behind bars, he’s no longer in his alleged position of power directing a reign of terror, nor enriching MS-13 and their cartel associates,” FBI Acting Assistant Director-in-Charge Krysti Hawkins said.

Cesar Humberto Lopez-Larios pictured in 2020

On Monday, Lopez-Larios appeared in federal court in Houston, where he was ordered to be transferred to the custody of the Eastern District of New York where he and 13 other MS-13 leaders are charged with directing the transnational criminal organization’s criminal activities in the U.S., El Salvador, Mexico and elsewhere over the past two decades.  

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“The defendant will soon face a reckoning in a federal courtroom on Long Island where, acting on his orders, MS-13 has spilled so much blood and turned communities into war zones,” Peace said.

Lopez-Larios was ordered to be transferred to the custody of the Eastern District of New York. (Cheney Orr/Bloomberg via Getty Images/File)

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Lopez-Larios was expected to be arraigned in the Eastern District of New York.

A rapidly growing third alarm fire near the 5 Freeway in Gorman is threatening structures and forcing evacuation orders, according to authorities.

According to the Los Angeles County Fire Department, the fire was reported at 1:48 p.m. As of 2:40 p.m., it was spread across 500 acres.

The fire was reported to be on the side of the southbound lanes of the 5 Freeway, though the department said the freeway was not on fire.

Structures were being threatened and evacuations were in place, though it wasn’t immediately clear which structures and what specific areas were evacuated, and whether any containment had been made.

Gorman is a small unincorporated area in northwest L.A. County and is a common stopping place for food and gas along the 5 Freeway.