Ruben Vasquez is accused of setting the Pala Fire and the Lilac Fire, which together burned approximately 100 acres and damaged multiple structures, including one residence, according to prosecutors.

Judge Valerie Summers ordered defendant Ruben Vasquez, of Madera, held in lieu of $500,000 bail. “These are extremely dangerous charges,” she said. Deputy Public Defender Yuki Sekine had asked ...

Prosecutors say Ruben Vasquez, 48, intentionally started the Pala Fire and Lilac Fire on Jan. 21, forcing hundreds of residents to evacuate. Vasquez pleaded not guilty, but prosecutors claim they ...

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — Cal Fire investigators have arrested Ruben Vasquez on multiple felony arson charges following an investigation into two wildfires that ignited on January 21 ...

"I miss him," said 6-year-old Ruben Vasquez Jr. The boy named his pony "Little Evil" and raised the tiny equine since it was just a few months old. The 6-year-old was just starting to learn how to ...

"I love my pony!" 6-year-old Ruben Vasquez Jr. said. The tiny equine, named Little Evil, disappeared more than two weeks ago after a pony poacher snatched it from the pen in the Vasquez family's ...