A new wildfire was reported today at 10:18 p.m. in Los Angeles County, California. The wildfire has been burning on private land. At this time, the containment status is unknown and the cause of the fire remains undetermined.

Federal agents conducting raids on two California cannabis farms clashed with protesters on Thursday, appearing to fire chemical munitions into the crowd.

A check from California’s largest property insurer, which says it has paid billions of dollars in claims from the LA-area fires, has taken more than a week to clear so far.

West Fire initially started 3:34 a.m. July 5 in Los Angeles County, California. After being active for five days, it has burned one acre of federal land managed by the United States Forest Service. At this time, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the cause of it is still undetermined.

The suit, which blames LADWP for damages caused by the devastating fire, amends a complaint filed in March and contains new allegations of city mismanagement and various attempts by LADWP to cover up its part in stoking the fire that destroyed nearly 7,000 homes and businesses and killed 12 people.

Fifteen years of hard work went up in flames when an arsonist targeted a family-owned store in Los Angeles' Fashion District. Now that family is asking for help as they try to recover from an almost immeasurable loss.

Crews on Wednesday afternoon were battling a brush fire in the Beverly Crest area, authorities confirmed. The blaze, dubbed the Spur Fire, was first reported at about 1:30 p.m. near N San Ysidro Drive, north of Beverly Hills and east of Franklin Canyon.

City leaders praised first responders and drew attention to fire mitigation measures after the Rancho fire, which broke out on Monday afternoon, was largely contained by Tuesday evening.