In Pacific Palisades, residents and workers in burn zones are racing to prepare for what could be the strongest October storm in over a decade. Contractors are reinforcing structures to protect against flooding,

Authorities arrested a suspect on Tuesday in connection with the fires that devastated Los Angeles in January, the Justice Department announced on Wednesday. Acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli for the Central District of California said Jonathan Rinderknecht,

Federal and local California officials announced the arrest of a 29-year-old man associated with the start of the deadly Palisades Fire in January.

A man accused of starting one of California’s deadliest wildfires was arrested this week in Brevard County after months on the run, authorities said.

New defendants are blamed for overgrown brush, broken power poles and natural gas explosions, which a lawsuit contends all fueled the fire.

California authorities said Wednesday they have arrested 29-year-old Jonathan Rinderknecht for igniting the January fire that destroyed Los Angeles' Pacific Palisades neighborhood.

California’s brush clearance efforts are stalling nine months after the devastating January fires that destroyed vast swathes of Los Angeles County, state data shows.

Spencer Pratt, who lost his home in the Pacific Palisades wildfire, is determined to hold those responsible accountable.

Jonathan Rinderknecht allegedly set a New Year’s Day fire that reemerged six days later to become the devastating blaze that killed 12 and burned nearly 8,000 homes.

A rare October storm arrived in California on Tuesday and threatened to pummel wildfire-scarred Los Angeles neighborhoods with heavy rain, high winds and possible mudslides. Some homes were ordered to evacuate.