A cross overlooking Pepperdine University miraculously withstood a wildfire that came dangerously close to the Malibu, California, campus and forced students to shelter in place earlier this week. A ...

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Pepperdine University students woke up to an alarming notification about the nearby Franklin Fire. The private Los Angeles County, California, university overlooks the Pacific Coast Highway and Malibu ...

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The students huddling in Pepperdine University’s library watched through the windows as flames crested the Santa Monica Mountains. Some students prayed. Others called their parents as the wind blew ...

MALIBU, Calif. — The wildfire alert came in the middle of the night as some college students in Southern California were cramming for final exams and others were woken up in their dorms. But rather ...

A massive brushfire broke out in Malibu, California. Pepperdine University issued a shelter in place on campus. The fire occurred as parts of Los Angeles County were placed under a red flag warning.

Pepperdine University continues to be impacted by the Franklin Fire in Los Angeles County, Calif., early Tuesday morning, and a shelter-in-place remains in effect "until at least daylight," the ...

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MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — The wildfire alert came in the middle of the night as some college students in Southern California were cramming for final exams and others were woken up in their dorms. But ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Students at Pepperdine University were advised to shelter in place as the Franklin Fire burned in Malibu. More photos (Ethan Swope ...

THE BATTLE AGAINST THE FRANKLIN FIRE CONTINUES THIS EVENING IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, WITH THOUSANDS EVACUATED AND MANY PEOPLE’S HOMES DESTROYED. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AT FOUR. I’M ANDREA FLORES, I’M ...