Harry Burkhart Pleads Not Guilty To 100 Arson-Related Charges
A judge raised bail Tuesday to $7.5 million for the German national suspected of a New Year's weekend arson rampage in Los Angeles.
Watch CBS News
A judge raised bail Tuesday to $7.5 million for the German national suspected of a New Year's weekend arson rampage in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles and Ventura County firefighters Monday battled a second alarm structure fire in Agoura Hills.
At least 150 firefighters are still mopping up hotspots after a stubborn fire broke out Monday morning at the ConocoPhillips refinery.
A massive recall has been ordered for several models of the Mini Cooper. The car's manufacturer, BMW, has received 12 reports of fires caused by the auxiliary water pump.
One firefighter suffered smoke inhalation during a firefight at a two-story home in the Westlake area.
A 62-year-old woman suffered life-threatening, third-degree burns in a fire in her downtown Los Angeles apartment Saturday, a city fire official said.
Officials say as many as 60 fires have been set in the past several days involving Christmas trees that have been left on the curb for trash pick up.
A two-alarm fire caused roughly $600,000 in damage to a mortuary Thursday night. The fire started just after 7:30 p.m. at the McMillan & McCormick mortuary at Vermont and 163rd Street.
Roughly 400 firefighters are enduring high winds and rough terrain as they continue battling a five-acre brush fire.
The Oakland Raiders fired coach Hue Jackson on Tuesday after just one season at the helm in the first major move since Reggie McKenzie was hired as general manager.
Arson investigators are trying to determine the cause of a fire that badly damaged a building under construction at the nation's second-largest Mormon temple.
A slow-moving brush fire has scorched more than 5 acres in Rancho Palos Verdes.
An arson was set at Creekside Elementary in Moreno Valley but firefighters said they contained the blaze inside a second grade classroom.
A portion of Hermosa Beach was evacuated Sunday afternoon after a suspicious device floated ashore.
The suspect in a rash of arson fires across Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley was charged Wednesday with multiple counts of arson.
Harry Burkhart is under investigation in his home country of Germany for a house fire days before he traveled to the United States in October.
An inmate who escaped from a state prison in San Diego County has been taken into custody, authorities said Tuesday.
A fire risk has forced Fisker Automotive to start 2012 off with a recall of its luxury electric cars.
A suspect has been arrested by authorities in connection to the suspicious fires set across LA and the San Fernando Valley.
Los Angeles police released two surveillance videos at a 5:15 p.m. Sunday news conference as they investigate the string of 40 arsons that blistered the Hollywood and North Hollywood areas over three nights at the end of 2011.
One hundred firefighters are battling a blaze inside a vacant two-story apartment building in Hollywood.
The rash of arson fires continued in Hollywood and Glendale Saturday evening. As of 10 p.m. Saturday, officials reported at least six more fires -- four in Hollywood, West Hollywood and two in Glendale -- and one attempted arson in Hollywood.
Authorities said the San Diego worship facility has been intentionally set on fire for the second time in 10 days.
The LAPD is on tactical alert as authorities search for an arsonist who started 19 fires over a four-hour period Friday morning.
Police have arrested a 22-year-old Sunland resident for arson after several fires were started overnight in Hollywood.
Video from a security camera in the neighborhood showed a man stopping near bushes in front of the boy's home moments before a fire broke out.
The shooting happened in an unincorporated community known as North Shore at around 12:10 a.m., according to Riverside County deputies.
Atlanta native Druski makes history as the youngest-ever host of the BET Awards on Sunday night, marking a major milestone for the comedian and internet star.
It happened at around 2:30 a.m. near the intersection of Maryland Drive and S. La Jolla Avenue, Los Angeles Police Department officers said.
Deputies said that the incident appears to have been an "apparent suicide pact."
Video from a security camera in the neighborhood showed a man stopping near bushes in front of the boy's home moments before a fire broke out.
The shooting happened in an unincorporated community known as North Shore at around 12:10 a.m., according to Riverside County deputies.
Atlanta native Druski makes history as the youngest-ever host of the BET Awards on Sunday night, marking a major milestone for the comedian and internet star.
It happened at around 2:30 a.m. near the intersection of Maryland Drive and S. La Jolla Avenue, Los Angeles Police Department officers said.
Deputies said that the incident appears to have been an "apparent suicide pact."
Video from a security camera in the neighborhood showed a man stopping near bushes in front of the boy's home moments before a fire broke out.
It happened at around 2:30 a.m. near the intersection of Maryland Drive and S. La Jolla Avenue, Los Angeles Police Department officers said.
Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services officials say that the person was hospitalized with neuroinvasive illness.
A small plane crashed into the Santa Clara Riverbed in Santa Paula on Saturday afternoon, sending the aircraft's pilot to the hospital with minor injuries, according to Ventura County firefighters.
Police said that the woman called to say she had stabbed her ex-boyfriend after he broke into her house and assaulted her.
An Orange County airport worker who became the subject of a GoFundMe fundraiser that garnered more than $170,000 in donations was united with the woman who started it all on Saturday, more than a month after she spotted him working through pain on the job.
Hazardous materials cleanup is finally scheduled to take place at GKN Aerospace in Garden Grove next week, a month after a compromised chemical tank at risk of exploding or leaking caused tens of thousands of Orange County residents to evacuate their homes.
A team of Rady Children's Hospital oncology nurses in Orange County is using their own set of personal experiences with cancer to help inspire their patients as they face the toughest battles of their lives.
The 71-year-old man accused of beating a duckling to death with a plastic recycling bin in Irvine has been charged with animal cruelty.
Deputies said that the shooting happened on Dec. 20, 2024 on Court Street.
The shooting happened in an unincorporated community known as North Shore at around 12:10 a.m., according to Riverside County deputies.
Deputies said that the incident appears to have been an "apparent suicide pact."
The Friends of Big Bear Valley told CBS LA that Sandy, the female eaglet, appeared to land on another tree and is near her mother, Jackie.
An investigation is underway in San Bernardino County after human remains were discovered on a recently purchased Apple Valley property, according to deputies.
Crews said that the fire was 50% contained as of Sunday morning.
Americans weighed in on what's best about the U.S., its greatest invention, most representative food and more in latest CBS News poll.
The U.S. Wildland Fire Service said the firefighters had been part of an interagency response to the Knowles and Gore fires near the Colorado-Utah border.
Anthony Cohen has spent his life bringing attention to the Underground Railroad, secret routes once used by enslaved people seeking freedom.
President Trump on Saturday said he has nominated Lance Schroyer to be the next director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Utah is restricting fireworks as the largest wildfire in the nation grows, fueled by dry conditions and gusting winds.
Americans weighed in on what's best about the U.S., its greatest invention, most representative food and more in latest CBS News poll.
Michigan State Police said law enforcement and Child Protective Services confirmed a report against Pete Buttigieg was unsubstantiated and false.
The U.S. military says it hit Iranian targets over Iran's drone attack on a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first American strikes on Iran since the two countries formally agreed to extend a ceasefire last week.
As California Gov. Gavin Newsom eyes a 2028 presidential bid, he's calling for a national tax on billionaires and a public stake in AI, though he opposes a state ballot measure to tax billionaires.
Bolton agreed to pay a $2.25 million fine, pleading guilty to one count of retaining classified national security information.
Voters in California may soon decide on a ballot measure that seeks to help the state's middle class afford to buy a home, by establishing a $25 billion loan program that would provide down payment assistance.
Some Trader Joe's shoppers will get a payout after a lawsuit alleged that the retailer's customer receipts put shoppers at risk of ID theft.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and local prosecutors urged parents to check their children's e-bikes, saying some of the vehicles may be motorcycles or mopeds capable of high speeds.
San Francisco officials said Tuesday that the city has filed a lawsuit against leading manufacturers of ultra-processed foods, accusing them of producing products linked to serious health issues and alleging that the companies knowingly made the foods addictive.
A bill that would reverse a 25% tax increase on California's legal cannabis industry is heading to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk, after being approved by the legislature.
Los Angeles County health officials on Saturday confirmed the fifth measles case of the year in an international traveler who arrived at Los Angeles International Airport earlier in the week.
At least 80 deaths have been reported in a new Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda, authorities said.
California public health officials said on Wednesday that they have identified a fifth resident who may have been exposed to the Andes hantavirus due to the outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
Three passengers have been evacuated from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak, as related cases are confirmed in Switzerland and South Africa.
Initial findings showed no evidence of rising statewide unemployment claims from workers in occupations considered highly exposed to AI.
Ford is recalling more than 250,000 vehicles that were incorrectly repaired under a previous recall meant to fix a problem that caused the engine to stall while driving, according to the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration.
The California State Assembly passed a new bill that they hope can rein in a black market in restaurant reservations.
Voters in California may soon decide on a ballot measure that seeks to help the state's middle class afford to buy a home, by establishing a $25 billion loan program that would provide down payment assistance.
Some Trader Joe's shoppers will get a payout after a lawsuit alleged that the retailer's customer receipts put shoppers at risk of ID theft.
Freddie Freeman drew a tiebreaking, bases-loaded walk off suddenly wild Michael King in the fifth inning and Mookie Betts followed with a two-run single for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who beat the San Diego Padres 4-2 to take two of three.
Josh Lowe's first career grand slam was all the offense the Los Angeles Angels needed in a 4-1 victory over the Athletics.
Denzer Guzman hit a tiebreaking single with two outs in the seventh inning that sent the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-2 victory over the Athletics.
Mookie Betts' three-run homer capped a nine-run sixth inning that also included consecutive shots by Kyle Tucker and Dalton Rushing as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 15-3 to even a series between the top two teams in the NL West.
Shea Langeliers capped a seven-run rally in the fifth with the Athletics' sixth straight single, backing J.T. Ginn in a 9-3 victory over the Angels on Friday night after Los Angeles fired general manager Perry Minasian.
A California appeals court has upheld Harvey Weinstein's 2022 rape and sexual assault conviction.
There appear to be new clues about the location of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding.
A judge has found that a man charged with murder in the stabbing of actor James Handy isn't mentally competent for criminal court proceedings.
Clive Davis helped shape the careers of music stars including Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston.
Claude Guillemot and a flight instructor were flying in a twin-motor Cessna 421 on Friday evening. An investigation into the crash is underway.
One of the famous Big Bear eaglets fell from its bald eagle family's nest on Sunday, though an activist organization believes she's OK.
Brittney Ermon reports from Sherman Oaks, where she speaks with the 13-year-old boy who sprang into action when he noticed a fire outside of his home, saving his family and his neighbors from possible tragedy.
CBS LA's Sheba Turk reports from the BET Awards red carpet, where she speaks with some of the entertainment industry's biggest names ahead of Culture's Biggest Night.
As of 8:30 pm. on Sunday, firefighters said that the fire had burned approximately 635 acres and was 50% contained after burning through vegetation near the SR-60 Freeway.
One person was killed and six others were wounded when a shooting took place at a street takeover in Carson. Lauren Pozen reports.
Some of golf's best are facing off at the U.S. Women's Open at the Riviera Country Club in the Pacific Palisades over the weekend. The event runs from June 2 to June 7.
Widely considered the greatest architect of his time, Frank Gehry helped shape Los Angeles' skyline.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
The Franklin Fire in Malibu quickly grew overnight and threatened several homes. Evacuation orders were issued and Pepperdine University instructed students to shelter in place.
