Lawmen have busted an Uber driver they accuse of being the twisted firebug who ignited California’s deadly Palisades Fire that killed a dozen people, destroyed thousands of homes and left more than 23,

Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, pleaded not guilty Thursday afternoon in a Los Angeles courtroom for the first time since being slapped with federal charges for sparking the raging inferno that leveled 7,000 homes and businesses, caused $150 billion in damages and left 12 people dead.

Acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli for the Central District of California said Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, is charged with “maliciously starting what became the Palisades fire," known as one of the most catastrophic fires in U.S. history. The felony charge ...

The man who has been charged with initially starting the deadly Palisades Fire in Los Angeles, which claimed the lives of 12 people, has been indicted on three separate charges and faces 45 years behi

Footage released by Palm Bay Police shows 29-year-old Jonathan Rinderknecht being pulled over for speeding in Brevard County, Florida on August 2.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A suspect in the Los Angeles area’s deadly Palisades Fire earlier this year was ordered to be moved to California on Thursday from central Florida, where he was arrested last week.

Residential policyholders across California could be paying several hundred million dollars to help cover the costs of claims arising out of the January firestorms in Los Angeles County.