A 42-year-old Orangeburg man is accused of trying to burn his mother’s house while she was inside of it. Emanuel Pough, of Monticello Road, is charged with the following offenses by the Orangeburg ...

A man suspected in a series of fires in Santa Monica was arrested after police used drone technology as part of the investigation.

In a surprising discovery, construction workers at San Diego International Airport unearthed what they believe to be “an old, inert hand grenade” in the area of Terminal 1, a ...

The Bakersfield Fire Department is investigating a reported explosion at a northeast Bakersfield residence Thursday morning. Fire officials were dispatched to ...

Matthew Lee Richards pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted first-degree murder. A former Kansas children's pastor who attacked his family and set their house on fire to hide financial problems has ...

Four suspects linked to the arson of 50 Putco buses, causing damages exceeding R200 million, have had their bail application ...

An arson suspect with prior arrests in California and Texas was arrested after four separate fires occurred across Santa Monica.

California has not done nearly enough to remove flammable vegetation and prevent devastating wildfires. We know what needs to be done to stop these fires, it is just a question of whether the ...

Recent State/Local Prison Commitments as Reported by the Tehama County District Attorney’s Office. 1. TCSO – People vs. Anthony Sidney Ceaser, (24CR868); PC288.7(b), Sexual Penetration with Child 10 ...

Police on Wednesday announced the arrest of an alleged arsonist who sparked as many as four fires in Santa Monica over the ...

When hills are healthy, vegetation anchors soil in place. But when that vegetation is burned off, hillsides become vulnerable ...

Raymond Lee Oyler set a fire that killed five firefighters in 2006. The California Supreme Court will decide if he remains on death row, writes Robin Epley of The Sacramento Bee.