A Southern California rainstorm on January 26 provided much-needed relief for firefighters working on containment. But there may have been another culprit behind the conflagrations: Arsonists using the opportunity to sow further chaos.

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.

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 ...

Two more people are behind bars for allegedly setting small fires in Los Angeles amid high fire-danger conditions and as crews continued efforts to fully contain a pair of destructive blazes.

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.

Fugitive Josephine Sunshine Overaker's alleged eco-terror cell "The Family" has been linked to more than two dozen arson attacks from 1996 to 2001.

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.

The Los Angeles Police Department has arrested two individuals on Tuesday who admitted to setting fires outside of the wildfire zones.​

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.

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 ...

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 ...

He was convicted of assault with a deadly weapon in October 2023, in Van Nuys, California, and was arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department on Jan. 10 on a felony probation violation. Officers with ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations placed an immigration detainer on Sierra-Leyva on Jan. 12.