A 39-year-old Stockton man was charged with attempted murder and arson after allegedly setting a probation officer ablaze.

A haze visible in parts of the Sacramento Valley is from multiple wildfires burning in Northern California. A north wind is pushing the smoke to the valley, and a high-pressure system is locking it in with little wind.

A new wildfire was reported today at 12:05 a.m. in Riverside County, California. WALLACE AV LELS Fire has been burning on private land. Currently, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the cause of it has yet to be determined.

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.

As the investigation continues into the deadly explosion in Esparto, a web of possible conflict-of-interest issues have come to light involving Yolo County, raising new questions.

The Green Fire has burned 3,272 acres roughly 13 miles east of Lakehead with zero containment, prompting the Shasta-Trinity National Forest to issue a closure o

Cal Fire says it has sent crews to Jamul to put out a brush fire that ignited shortly before 2 p.m. Wednesday. The blaze triggered evacuation orders for the immediate area.

Currently, the chatbot is unable to provide information about evacuation orders associated with fires. When asked who issues evacuation orders, it sometimes correctly said law enforcement, while other times said it didn’t know. Cal Fire’s Sanchez said it’s reasonable to expect the chatbot to be able to answer questions about evacuations.

The Eaton and Palisades fires in January caused an unprecedented level of destruction, killing at least 30 people, destroying more than 16,000 homes in L.A. County and leaving a burn zone 2½ times the size of New York’s Manhattan. Two weeks into peak fire season, wildfires are spreading in California. Officials say it’s just the beginning.