A new wildfire was reported today at 11:18 a.m. in Los Angeles County, California. Coldbrook Fire has burned one acre of federal land managed by the United States Forest Service. At this time, the containment status is unknown and the cause of the fire remains undetermined.

Los Angeles County firefighters are battling a massive blaze in a commercial building that has left at least one person injured. Crews went into defensive mode when the second-alarm was requested by incident commanders, KTLA reported. Heavy fire and smoke were billowing from the building.

Several Los Angeles suburbs are on alert for potential wildfires as the season’s first Santa Ana winds roll down from nearby mountains.

A new wildfire was reported today at 6:43 a.m. in Los Angeles County, California. Knight Fire has been burning on private land. At this time, the containment status is unknown and the cause of the fire remains undetermined.

A report this week includes recommendations to address delays in alert notifications and confusion over evacuation orders.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities in California have made an arrest in connection with the deadly January wildfire that erupted into the most destructive blaze in Los Angeles history and destroyed much of the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, according to a law enforcement official not authorized to publicly discuss the case.

Jennifer Acree read a range of emotions across several of her group chats as texts spread that a man was arrested on suspicion of igniting the deadly Palisades Fire that ripped through the Los Angeles area earlier this year. "It’s very triggering for a ...