Palisades Fire trial begins with L.A. prosecutors blaming man distraught over his New Year’s plans

LOS ANGELES — A man distraught over a failed relationship “maliciously” started a New Year’s Day fire in the first hours of 2025 that, a week later, metastasized into one of the worst disasters in Los Angeles history, federal prosecutors said Wednesday in opening statements. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to … Read more