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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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dick Van Dyke had to evacuate. So did Mark Hammill and Cher. But some 3,000 students at Pepperdine University were told to stay ...

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 ...

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. (KABC) -- Pepperdine University students are regrouping ahead of the fall semester, as the school prepares to hold all of its classes online. The decision is affecting students who ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Students at Pepperdine University were advised to shelter in place as the Franklin Fire burned in Malibu. More photos (Ethan Swope / Associated Press) The students huddling in Pepperdine University's ...