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A new wildfire was reported today at 6:06 a.m. in Los Angeles County, California. The wildfire has been burning on private land. Currently, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.
The TCU Lightning Complex fires have burned nearly 14,000 acres in Central California, but in a Saturday update, Cal Fire said containment was at 42%.
SACRAMENTO, California — Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a sweeping bill to increase state and local government wildfire prevention efforts Saturday.
A Florida man has been arrested on charges that he intentionally ignited the Pacific Palisades Fire in Los Angeles that killed 12 people, a law enforcement official familiar with the case said on Wednesday.
Inmate firefighters in California will receive higher pay and the state will make permanent firefighting camps that train and educate young offenders under two laws signed by Gov.
Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, was arrested on a criminal complaint charging him with maliciously starting what became the Palisades Fire in January, Acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli announced on Wednesday,
California authorities said Wednesday they have arrested 29-year-old Jonathan Rinderknecht for igniting the January fire that destroyed Los Angeles' Pacific Palisades neighborhood.
A Florida man has been arrested on charges that he intentionally ignited the devastating Pacific Palisades Fire in Los Angeles that killed 12 people and wiped out neighborhoods at the start of the year,
The bill increases the wages of prisoners who work fighting California wildfires, but the pay is still far below the state minimum wage.