A new wildfire was reported today at 3:55 p.m. in Riverside County, California. The wildfire has been burning on private land. There is no update on the containment progress of the fire and its cause remains undetermined.

A haze visible in parts of the Sacramento Valley on Thursday is from multiple fires in Northern California. The Woodland Fire Department said it received several calls on Thursday about smoke in the air and reassured in a Facebook post that the haze is not from any local fires, but rather it's from fires burning up north.

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.

A new wildfire was reported today at 4:57 p.m. in Fresno County, California. CA-FKU-ISLAND Fire has been burning on private land. Currently, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.

A 13-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of setting off fireworks that sparked a wildfire this week in coastal Southern California, forcing the evacuations of about a hundred canyon homes.

The Rancho fire, which burned nearly five acres in Laguna Beach, prompted evacuations and caused power outages.

He shared on X helicopter news footage from ABC affiliate KABC of Los Angeles that showed a man in a black T-shirt point what appeared to be a handgun during the protest and tear gassing. He and U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the incident happened around 2:26 p.m. There were no reports of anyone being struck by gunfire during the incident.

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.

A massive California wildfire has prompted evacuation orders and a highway closure. The Madre Fire ignited Wednesday afternoon in San Luis Obispo County, according to Cal Fire. It has since grown to 79,936 acres and is 30% contained as of Sunday, fire officials said.

The fire has prompted evacuation orders, warnings and highway closures in San Luis Obispo County about 100 miles north of Los Angeles.

California frequently suffers some of the costliest disasters in the country. Now state officials fear they’ll be left to face them without federal funding.