The Florida man charged with starting the Palisades fire pleaded not guilty in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom on Thursday. Earlier this year, the Palisades fire killed 12 people and destroyed more than 6,800 structures, turning swaths of western Los Angeles into a wasteland. Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, faces three federal arson charges – one count of arson affecting property used …
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LOS ANGELES — A 29-year-old man accused of sparking the deadly Palisades Fire, one of the most destructive wildfires in California history, pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal charges. Jonathan Rinderknecht appeared in federal court Thursday afternoon after arriving in Los Angeles from Florida earlier in the day, his attorney Steve Haney said. A judge ordered that he remain in …
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On a late summer morning in the Pacific Palisades, dozens of hummingbirds rise from the ashes of Spencer Pratt‘s scorched hillside property, where his 2,200-square-foot, three-bedroom home once perched. “This is how much I didn’t believe my house was going to burn down on the day of the fire: Instead of packing up, I was changing my feeders, putting in …
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UPDATED with latest: Even before the first drop of rain falls, the impacts of the coming storm are already beginning to be felt across Los Angeles. Among them: Due to the potential for flooding, Pepperdine University will shift to remote classes tomorrow for students at the Malibu and Calabasas campuses. Regular operations are expected to resume Wednesday. Topanga Canyon Boulevard …
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The 29-year-old man accused of sparking one of the most destructive wildfires in Los Angeles allegedly threatened to burn down his home in Florida last month during an argument with a relative and then showed his father a gun, according to federal prosecutors. Jonathan Rinderknecht appeared in a Florida federal courtroom on Thursday, one day after federal agents arrested him …
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A passenger who rode with the man accused of sparking the deadly Palisades Fire on New Year’s Day in Southern California has spoken out about his unsettling encounter, according to FOX 11 Los Angeles. Officials say 29-year-old Uber driver Jonathan Rinderknecht sparked a small fire after dropping off passengers during the holiday. The blaze …
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Los Angeles firefighters did not use thermal imaging technology to detect lingering embers underground after a New Year’s Day fire in Pacific Palisades that flared up days later to become one of the most destructive infernos in the city’s history. Interim Fire Chief Ronnie Villanueva said in an interview Wednesday that fire officials decided against employing the technology, which would …
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