This article, originally published on Dec. 11, was updated on Dec. 19 to include additional measures Pepperdine takes to keep students safe while they shelter in place during wildfires. MALIBU, Calif.

Frightening footage from Pepperdine University’s showed flames licking the windows of the library just feet from sheltering students as a Malibu wildfire raged across the Southern California campus ...

In coastal Southern California, a university has extensive plans for students to shelter in place in case of a wildfire. MALIBU, Calif. — The wildfire alert came in the middle of the night as some ...

(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. With ...

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Students evacuate from Pepperdine University as the Franklin Fire burns in Malibu, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) MALIBU, Calif. (CN) — The wildfire that erupted in the ...