Could LAFD have done more to prevent rekindling of Palisades fire?
The revelations — unveiled in a criminal complaint and attached affidavit Wednesday charging the alleged arsonist, Jonathan Rinderknecht — raise questions about what the Los Angeles Fire Department could have done to prevent the conflagration.
‘Why wasn’t the fire put out on the first?’ Cause of Palisades fire leave residents with more questions
A new finding that the Palisades fire was a restart of an arson blaze on Jan. 1 that firefighters believed they put out has heightened concerns from some residents about the Los Angeles Fire Department’s performance.
Trump sends California National Guard to Illinois as White House seeks to extend control
The Trump administration deployed 14 soldiers from California’s National Guard to Illinois to train troops from other states.
House Republicans launch investigation into distribution of L.A. fire charity funds
Two House Republicans want to examine how funds raised by fire victims of the deadly Palisades and Eaton fires were spent by charitable organizations.
Timeline: Two fateful hours that planted the seeds of destruction in Pacific Palisades
On Wednesday, federal prosecutors offered a detailed timeline about what they allege caused the fire, which charred 23,400 acres and leveled more than 6,800 structures, including many homes in Pacific Palisades and Malibu and killed 12 people.
Arrest made in Palisades fire, sources say
Authorities will announce an arrest in connection with the devastating Palisades fire, law enforcement sources said, and are expected to announce a cause of the blaze.
Supreme Court signals skepticism over Colorado conversion therapy ban
The Supreme Court appeared to lean toward supporting a free speech challenge to Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for minors questioning their sexual orientation or gender identity—a decision that could have broad national consequences. Colorado is one
Attorney General Pam Bondi faces Senate Judiciary Committee
Attorney General Pam Bondi testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday in a hearing focused on oversight of the Justice Department—her first appearance before the panel since being confirmed to the role. Throughout the session, Bondi
Arellano: Who knew ICE could be so funny? Just check out videos of their fails
Crank up the Benny Hill theme song and let the belly laughs commence.
New conservation plan seeks to shoot Catalina’s deer on the ground instead of from helicopters
A nonprofit proposes to eliminate Catalina Island’s deer population using contracted hunters, saying the nonnative animals increase the fire hazard.