Laguna Beach police said they identified the suspect as a 13-year-old boy, who was arrested on suspicion of felony reckless burning of forest land.

A 13-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of setting off fireworks that sparked a wildfire this week in coastal Southern California, forcing the evacuations of about a hundred canyon homes, authorities said.

Authorities executed criminal search warrants in Carpinteria and Camarillo, California, on Thursday, the Department of Homeland Security said.

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Glass House Farms, which grows cannabis as well as tomatoes and cucumbers, said on social media that it was visited Thursday by officials for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Southern Fire initially started today at 9:59 a.m. in San Diego County, California. It has burned one acre of private land after being active for less than an hour. Currently, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the cause of it remains undetermined.

A quickly growing brush fire in Southern California has spread at least 2,400 acres, prompting evacuations, according to fire officials.

A rapidly spreading wildfire in Southern California quickly became the state’s largest fire of the year after igniting on Wednesday, leading to evacuations.

(The Center Square) – A heat wave was underway Wednesday in Southern California, with inland areas reaching triple digits. Closer to the coast and farther north, it was still hot, with highs hovering around 90, while crews fought fires.

When we try to calculate the different cost options … it's virtually impossible,” said Lucie Russo of Southern California Public Radio.

A herd of sheep is helping reduce wildfire hazards at Westmont College near Santa Barbara by grazing on non-native vegetation in a canyon long identified as a high-risk fire zone. The flock,