Officers in Azusa, California have arrested a man suspected of arson following a brush fire that broke out in Pioneer Park. As wildfires ravage Southern California, Azusa Police Department apprehended unhoused man Jose Carranza-Escobar on suspicion of igniting the fire at around 11:40pm on Friday as he was standing near the flames.

Forecasters in Southern California expect to issue a 'particularly dangerous situation' red flag warning for the coming week as the Santa Ana wind forecast worsens.

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.

already thinly stretched due to the large wildfires in Southern California, responded and extinguished the blaze. Carranza, whose last known address was in Azusa, later admitted to starting the fire.

Fire and wind conditions have closed several freeways and highways in impacted Southern California areas. Caltrans provided a list of fully closed highways and freeways, as of Wednesday morning. Closures are due to Palisades, Eaton, and Hurst wildfires, or wind-related incidents.

Perhaps California Gov. Gavin Newsom shouldn’t be handed any federal cash until he takes a few leadership lessons from Mr. DeSantis.

Azusa Police arrested a man for allegedly setting a tree on fire at a park in Azusa. While he has been charged with arson, the case is not connected to any of the major wildfires burning in Southern California.

Parched Southern California could get some badly needed rain this weekend to dampen the prospects of another round of killer wildfires

Footage shows the moment an arson suspect was arrested in Azusa, California, while standing next to a burning tree, as the wildfires in Los Angeles and surrounding California areas continue.

No stranger to natural disasters, Pasadena resident Pedro Rojas keeps a safety bag in his car with essentials like a jacket, gloves and running shoes in case he needs to flee at a moment’s notice.

A man has been arrested in connection with a fire that erupted in the San Bernardino Mountains on Wednesday afternoon, while multiple wildfires continued to burn in Southern California and the region was under a red flag warning.

By Chad Terhune, Jorge Garcia LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Los Angeles firefighters braced on Tuesday for intense winds that could fuel two monstrous wildfires that have already killed two dozen people, leveled entire neighborhoods and scorched an area the size of Washington,