Acton News

Los Angeles County Fire helicopter crews work to contain a brush fire in Acton, Calif., on May 8. The wildfire in northern Los Angeles County burned 126 acres and destroyed several structures.

An eccentric Acton man, convicted of building code violations for constructing an elaborate home-complex dubbed "Phonehenge West," was ordered by a judge Friday to perform two months of community service and repay Los Angeles County $83,488. In addition, he must pay still-to-be-calculated fines and court fees.

The man who built an eccentric Mojave Desert compound known as Phonehenge West has been placed on five years' probation and ordered to serve 63 days of community service for building code violations.

Responding to a petition to improve safety along a 10-mile stretch of Sierra Highway between Canyon Country and Acton, county officials say they want to hear from residents before they put shovels in the ground.

A fast-moving wildfire is whipping through the Acton area of Los Angeles County, destroying at least one structure as residents worked to hose down buildings and save homes, according to live helicopter footage from K-CAL TV.

Firefighters were mounting an aggressive air attack to beat back flames Tuesday evening as a brush fire threatened homes in the Acton area.

A brush fire has destroyed at least one structure and is threatening other buildings late this afternoon.

Winds were picking up Tuesday afternoon as fire units battled brush fires in Acton, where at least 20 acres were scorched.

County fire Inspector Brian Riley says the blaze was reported shortly before 4 p.m. Tuesday near West Crown Valley Road and has gone to a second alarm.

Authorities say at least one structure has burned in a wildfire that erupted near homes in the Acton area of Los Angeles County.County fire Inspector Brian Riley says the blaze was reported shortly before 4 p.m. Tuesday near West Crown Valley Road and has gone to a second alarm.

Santa Clarita Valley motorists might soon find their commute slowed by a $40 million road repair project on Highway 14 between Canyon Country and Acton, the California Department of Transportation announced Friday.

In this Dec. 4, 2007 file photo, actress Tippi Hedren speaks at the Shambala Preserve in Acton, Calif.