At least 28 people are believed to be dead and more than a dozen others remain unaccounted for as multiple wildfires rage across Southern California.

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.

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.

The causes of eight fires, including the Eaton and Palisades fires, that have broken out around Los Angeles in the last week all remain under investigation.

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.

One week since multiple fires erupted in Los Angeles, city officials are still working to pinpoint what ignited the blazes. An expert tells Scripps News a full investigation could take months.

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,

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