June 26 (UPI) -- A federal judge declared a mistrial Friday after a jury said it couldn't reach a verdict for the man accused of starting the Palisades Fire, which killed a dozen people and burned more than 23,000 acres in Southern California.

A federal judge declared a mistrial Friday in the arson case against the man accused of sparking the deadly 2025 Palisades Fire in Los Angeles after the jury said it could not agree on a verdict.