Are arsonists responsible for starting the LA fires? Most likely not, though it may take months before there are definitive answers. "To jump to any conclusions right now is specu

Firefighters are still working to contain the two largest blazes. About 95% of fires in California are caused by humans, whether through an intentional act of arson, a downed power line, or a backyard barbecue party or fireworks celebration gone awry ...

A new House bill would make it a federal crime to “cause a wildfire, further the spread of a wildfire, or attempt to do either,” according to the bill’s sponsors.

Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman announced arson charges Friday against six men who set fires around L.A. County in the wake of the devastating Palisades and Eaton fires. A man who impersonated a firefighter to sneak into a Malibu evacuation ...

Rain returned to California over the weekend, aiding with the ongoing wildfire fight across the LA area. But the arrival of rain also brought the risk of flash flooding and mudslides in recent burn scar areas.

Reporting live from Los Angeles, “Just the News, No Noise” Co-Anchor Amanda Head talks about the LA County wildfires and the primary suspects behind the flames. Head suspects there may be “copycat” arsonists starting fires northwest of Los Angeles.

Los Angeles authorities have arrested a man after a brush fire broke out in the Griffith Park neighborhood on Monday afternoon, according to the LAPD.

Ed Nordskog understands the mind of an arsonist like few others – and is helping investigators discover the cause of the LA fires

A pair of rubbish fires that ignited near UCLA West Valley Medical Center in West Hills are under investigation Tuesday. The first incident was reported around 6:15 a.m. in the 7300 block of Woodlake Avenue,

Charges also include non-arson crimes. Keyshon Walker ... including many who have been charged with burglary. Hochman, California Attorney General Rob Bonta, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office and local authorities have vowed to arrest and prosecute looters ...

Without answers, some in fire-prone California are filling in the gaps themselves ... he said investigators were also examining the possibility of arson. "We had numerous fires in the LA County region almost simultaneously, which leads us to believe ...

The FBI would eventually call John Orr the most prolific serial arsonist of the 20th century, and when he went on trial in 1998, prosecutors presented his manuscript as a thinly veiled memoir of his crimes.