The brush fire burned on a hillside over Laguna Beach Monday afternoon, spreading up to 4.6 acres in several hours and forcing the evacuation of residents along the ridge, authorities said.

Laguna Beach police said they identified the suspect as a 13-year-old boy, who was arrested on suspicion of felony reckless burning of forest land.

The man was a 64-year-old resident of Laguna Beach. The teenager was taken to Mission Hospital, police said. “It’s a tragic incident,” Laguna Beach police Lt. Jesse Schmidt said.

• Seal Beach resident Pat Pattison recently learned one of the 30-minute episodes of his local TV show, “ Pat Pattison’s Best of California,” has been nominated for a regional Emmy award.

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. -- A section of the Laguna Beach, California coastline was shut down to swimmers and surfers Wednesday because of a sewage spill. The Orange County Health Care Agency said ...