By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES, June 10 (Reuters) - Opening statements were set to begin on Wednesday in the federal arson trial of a former Uber driver charged with deliberately setting a blaze that grew into one of the deadliest and most destructive wildfires on record in Los Angeles.

Karen Bass repeatedly refused to discuss a lawsuit filed by her brother over losses suffered in the devastating Palisades Fire

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’s brother is suing the city after his Malibu home burned down in the devastating Palisades Fire. Kenneth Bass and his wife filed the lawsuit last month, alleging they were injured due to smoke inhalation and suffered severe emotional distress,

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal arson trial began Monday for the man accused of sparking last year’s deadly Palisades Fire as the area struggles to rebuild and the aftermath reverberates through the Los Angeles mayor’s race.

Building and safety crews are assessing the structural integrity of a Los Angeles church after a large fire gutted the two-story building, forcing firefighters into a defensive mode Monday morning. The fire was reported at Greater New Holy Trinity Church in the 10800 block of South Broadway near West 108th Street in the Broadway-Manchester neighborhood

A fire ripped through a vacant church in South Los Angeles Monday morning, causing severe damage to the structure before the blaze was put out.

It’s official: Jaime Moore is the chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department. Mayor Karen Bass Friday swore in Moore as the next LAFD chief after the LA Council unanimously voted to confirm him. Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24/7, wherever you are.