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.

Fire activity around Pepperdine University's Malibu campus has "greatly diminished" as students remain on campus. When the fire was reported, Pepperdine University established an on-campus command ...

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 ...

Students and residents at Pepperdine University continue to face shelter-in-place orders as conditions with the Franklin Fire in Malibu fluctuate. The shelter-in-place orders at Pepperdine ...

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 ...

The shelter-in-place orders at Pepperdine University were reinstated Tuesday afternoon as the Franklin Fire continued to threaten the campus community. At 4:55 p.m. the university posted on X that ...

Firefighters battled a wildfire early Tuesday in Malibu that prompted evacuations near Pepperdine University, where students sheltering at the school's library watched as the fire intensified and ...

They called their parents. They prayed. So went early Tuesday morning for nearly 3,000 students, faculty members and staff members at Pepperdine University, a Christian school in Malibu known for ...

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 ...

(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.