A baseball player and honor student: What we know about the teen who confessed to burning Mississippi’s oldest synagogue

Hours before a destructive arson fire at the oldest synagogue in Mississippi, the 19-year-old suspect posted an antisemitic meme on Instagram, an account that appears to belong to him shows.

Madison County man identified after setting fire at Beth Israel synagogue

Authorities said the suspect in the arson fire at Beth Israel Congregation admitted to targeting the institution because of ...
The Forward

Mississippi fire suspect called the temple a ‘synagogue of Satan’

Stephen Spencer Pittman, the suspect in the Jackson, Mississippi synagogue fire, referred to Beth Israel as the “synagogue of ...
NBC Los Angeles

Why a Palisades Fire evacuee saved the boulder that left her stranded on a burning mountain

A boulder outside Patty Phillips’ Malibu home is a reminder of her harrowing escape from the Palisades Fire and the heroism ...

As L.A. mayor’s race takes shape, Palisades fire is a defining issue

The catastrophic Palisades fire has redefined the L.A. mayor’s race, creating a political minefield for incumbent Karen Bass ...

The people who defined L.A.’s first year of wildfire recovery, and their hope for the future

In the year since the Eaton and Palisades fires, everyday people have stepped in where government leadership has failed. Here ...
Northeast Times

New Year’s Day Explosion and Fire Injure Four, Destroy Somerton Twin Home

Overnight New Year’s Day fire on Nandina Way injured four people, caused a partial collapse, and displaced multiple residents ...
FOX 11 Los Angeles

Firefighter reflects on losing his home in Eaton Fire

As one Pasadena firefighter fought the Eaton Fire, it destroyed his house in Altadena. Chien Yu and his family had lived in ...