As the Franklin Fire forced evacuation orders or warnings for 18,000 residents in the Malibu area along the Southern ...

Pepperdine University escaped the Franklin Fire with minimal damage after social media videos showed flames charring ...

The shelter-in-place orders at Pepperdine University were reinstated Tuesday afternoon as the Franklin Fire continued to ...

In coastal Southern California, a university has extensive plans for students to shelter in place in case of a wildfire.

A cross sitting atop a hiking trail overlooking Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, has survived the Franklin Fire, which burned near the school earlier this week.

As the Franklin Fire burns areas in and around Malibu, evacuation orders sent thousands scrambling. But for students and staff at Pepperdine University, where the flames and smoke were clearly ...

MALIBU, Calif. – Perched atop a hill overlooking the beach community of Malibu, a white cross has become an enduring symbol ...

The private research California university that overlooks the Pacific Coast Highway and Malibu canceled classes for one day ...

When the Franklin Fire broke out in Malibu this week, students at Pepperdine University were told to stay put — even as those in neighboring communities fled for their lives. Two hours after the ...

Pepperdine has historically used the shelter-in-place model, according to Gash. With a "strong presence on campus" from the Los Angeles County Fire Department, students are moved to campus buildings ...

Thousands of Southern California residents are under evacuation orders and warnings as firefighters battle a wildfire in ...

(CNN) — Dick Van Dyke had to evacuate. So did Mark Hammill and Cher. But some 3,000 students at Pepperdine University were told to stay put, even as wildfire flames raged toward their campus.