Los Angeles firefighters delivered conflicting testimony in the federal arson trial of Jonathan Rinderknecht, who is accused of starting the deadly Palisades Fire in Los Angeles.

The trial of Jonathan Rinderknecht, a 30-year-old Uber driver accused of starting the deadly Palisades Fire, came to a close Tuesday afternoon.

A suspected arsonist was taken into custody in Santa Monica on Monday after allegedly setting multiple fires in Pacific Palisades the day before, authorities said, rattling a community still rebuilding from last year's catastrophic Palisades Fire as federal prosecutors try a man accused of starting that disaster.

For 17 months, Pacific Palisades has been defined by the charred scars left by one of Los Angeles’ worst wildfires. Now, the comeback is on. A total of 883 homes have been approved for rebuilding after the January 2025 Palisades Fire,

PACIFIC PALISADES - Property owners with vacant or fire-damaged lots may soon receive brush clearance notices from the Los Angeles Fire Department as vegetation returns across the community during rebuilding.