Gloria Lynn Mandich, 60, was detained over an alleged connection with a brush fire near Leo Carrillo State Park in Los Angeles County.

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.

Azusa police have arrested a 39-year-old homeless man on arson charges after arriving to find him standing just steps away from a brush fire in Pioneer Park.

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.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of arson in the Woodland Hills area of Los Angeles ... The northernmost fire, Lidia, is now 75% contained and is no longer a California Fire incident, Cal Fire reports. The two biggest blazes currently are the Palisades ...

Los Angeles police said "a male was heard stating a suspect was trying 'to light a fire' near the Kenneth Fire". The allegation was later ruled unfounded.

Gloria Lynn Mandich, 60, was arrested and now faces a felony charge of arson for allegedly starting a brush fire in Los Angeles amid the L.A. wildfires in January 2025.

Amid the fires blazing across Los Angeles, 10 people have been arrested and charged with burglary and arson, according to Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman, who announced the news at a press conference on Monday,

The LAPD has launched an arson investigation at Victory Trailhead, where the Kenneth fire began, according to Entin. "What we know right now is that the incident occurred, started here and about 20 minutes, 30 minutes later, a suspect was detained over in Woodland Hills area by citizens," Dinsel said.

Amid the wildfires, a petition initially created a year ago to address crime in Vallejo has reignited recent support.

California’s wildfire crisis is a result of a mix of poor public policy, excuses and administrative overreach. This crisis is