At around 5:20 p.m., officers were called to an apartment in the 1900 block of Pico Boulevard for reports of a woman in need of medical assistance, according to a news release from the Santa Monica Police Department. 

"Officers arrived and located an adult female with significant injuries," the release said. 

Despite attempted life-saving measures from Santa Monica Fire Department paramedics, the woman was pronounced dead at the scene. She has since been identified by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner as 27-year-old Cheyenne Zampino.

On Sunday, SMPD officials told CBS that the incident happened at The Manor, an adult residential care facility and that the victim was a resident. She was found in the bathroom. 

Santa Monica PD detectives began to investigate the incident as a homicide, and at around 8:45 p.m., police announced that a suspect had been taken into custody.

No immediate information was provided on how or where police located the suspect, who has also not yet been identified. 

"There are no additional suspects being sought at this time," police said. "The investigation remains active and ongoing."

Anyone who knows more was asked to contact Santa Monica police at 310-458-8491.

"My therapy is cutting roses at the end of the day," resident Linda Martin said. "I went out and was about to trim a few roses and bring them in."

Before Martin could even make one snip on Saturday night, she was racing for her life. 

"I went and lifted the bush, and that's when I saw the rattler," Martin said.

Martin said there was no warning, not even a rattling sound, just sudden pain and a burning sensation. 

"Within 30 to 45 seconds, I started feeling tingling in my fingertips," Martin said. "It moved into my jaw, my cheeks, my tongue."

A minute later, she was on the floor of her Stevenson Ranch home, trying to call 911, but her spotty cell signal failed to connect. 

"Dialed a second time, it didn't even connect," she said. "Dialed a third time, and my husband just said, 'Get in the car.'"

Within 10 minutes, they arrived at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital's emergency room, where she was given antivenom. Experts said her story is becoming more common now. 

"Last year, we had a little over 400 calls about rattlesnake bites," said Lee Cantrell, a director at the California Poison Control System. "And so far, in the first six months of 2026, we've had 250 calls."

Cantrell said the state is on track to see 20% more rattlesnake bites compared to last year. He said venomous snakes cause 5 to 10 deaths nationwide every year. So far this year, California has already seen three deaths in the first six months. 

"This year, we had kind of a warm early spring, and so that could have fostered rattlesnakes coming out of hibernation earlier," Cantrell said. 

He said rattlesnakes do not have good eyesight. When they're hungry and feel warmth nearby, they strike. Unfortunately for Martin, her toe was likely mistaken for prey. 

"Had my husband not been home, and I was here alone, I don't know what would have happened," Martin said. 

She said that if this incident has taught her a lesson, it'd be to fight for better cell service in her community, get a landline again and better protect herself. 

"I was laughing. Next time in the garden, I'm going to wear a hazmat suit, because I'm afraid to go," she said. "But, I certainly won't go gardening without wearing boots."

Experts urged anyone bitten to remain calm and get away from the snake while restricting movement. They warned against using a tourniquet or a heat pad on the wound. Importantly, they said to get to the hospital as soon as possible. 

After remaining in critical condition for the better part of a week, as wildlife experts worked to determine what could be ailing Jackie and causing her anemia and inflammation affecting her kidneys, the Ojai Raptor Center says that Jackie is once again doing well due to a life-saving transfusion on Thursday. 

The exact cause of her illness is still unknown as she continues to undergo round-the-clock supportive treatment, the Ojai Raptor Center said.

"After showing encouraging improvement following her blood transfusion, she experienced a setback on Saturday when her blood values declined again," Ojai Raptor Center officials said in a social media post. "Since then, she has improved once more."

Wildlife experts say that Jackie is eating on her own and that her energy and alertness have "noticeably improved" as she becomes increasingly "feisty during feedings."

They said that one of the most encouraging changes they've noticed is that her packed cell volume, which measures the percentage of red blood cells in her bloodstream, has doubled from before the weekend. They said that her current numbers still qualify as below normal, but that that improvement is encouraging nonetheless.

"Despite extensive diagnostic testing and consultation with experienced wildlife veterinarians, we still do not have a definitive diagnosis," the post said. "Cases like this can be extremely complex, and we will continue adjusting her treatment as new information becomes available."

Jackie was transferred to Ojai after her rescue from Big Bear Lake, where she was found following a fight with two other eagles on the lake's shoreline near Dana Point Park. According to Friends of Big Bear Valley, a nonprofit organization that advocates for the wildlife in the area and operates the world-famous Big Bear Eagle Nest Cam, she was attacked by two subadult eagles who had moved into the area. 

She was rescued by the Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation's San Dimas Raptor Rescue team, who briefly cared for her until she was brought to Ojai. 

Since Jackie was last seen in the Big Bear Lake nest, her longtime partner Shadow has cared for their two eaglets, Sandy and Luna, FOBBV said. He was also spoted on his pine tree perch with a different subadult eagle, which may be a 4-year-old bald eagle "that has been hanging around and had the short battle with Jackie." They also noted that he showed "defensive behavior" towards the subadult while Sandy and Luna were at the nest.

Scott Luft, a 36-year-old firefighter paramedic at LAFD Station 86 in Toluca Lake, says that he may have gone to culinary school if he wasn't with LAFD. 

"I've always been obsessed with cooking, since high school," Luft said. 

He says that while some of his colleagues don't enjoy cooking for the station, he loves it. Luft utilizes a Google Drive filled with hundreds of recipes, like the elote pasta salad he made while speaking with CBS LA. 

"When you're in charge of feeding them good food, on time, in budget, it's totally stressful for some guys," Luft said. 

Because of this, Luft's wife Kiley suggested that he start an Instagram cooking channel to help fellow firefighters in the kitchen. He slowly gained a following until November, when he went viral. Now, he has more than 37,000 followers and is blown away by the support.

"I'm realizing that cooking for a fire station is just like cooking for big families," Luft said. 

As a busy father of four hungry children, Luft says that he's always multitasking, even when not cooking in the station. He keeps his recipes easy and hearty, with no more than an hour and a half cook time. He says the hardest part about making his meals at the station is that when duty calls, he has to drop everything. 

"I always tell guys start early. Chop early. Serve before you think it's time," he said. 

While he's always open to suggestions from his new followers on things like recipes, food presentation and camera angles, he says his best reviews always come from his colleagues. 

"Scott takes really simple stuff that most of us have made and puts an incredible spin on it, every time," said Scott Lazar, a fellow LAFD firefighter. 

The team splits the cost of their meals, since they're not paid for by the department. For the elote pasta salad, the nearly $55 grocery bill was split six ways. 

"I feel like I actually am kind of a chef," Luft said. "I'm getting paid to cook, and I also get to be a fireman, which has always been a dream to me. So, I'm kind of living my dream right now."

He says that his next dream is to become the Guy Fieri of fire cooks by hosting a show where he goes to fire stations around the country to taste their best meals and offer advice. 

NAT –

JUST A FIREFIGHTER… LIVING OUT HIS DREAM EVERY SHIFT. IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND IN THEIR KITCHEN.

I feel like I actually am kind of a chef. I'm getting paid to cook, and I also get to be a fireman, which has always been a dream to be. So I'm kind of living my dream right now.

IN TOLUCA LAKE, RN CBSLA.

On Monday, Superior Court of Los Angeles County Judge Charlaine F. Olmedo gave her decision that prosecutors have presented enough probable cause to proceed with a trial. The arraignment hearing was set for Aug. 31.

Over the past several days, prosecutors have called nearly a dozen witnesses to the stand and presented graphic pieces of evidence to build their case against D4vd, whose real name is David Anthony Burke.

During a news conference on Monday, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman called the killing of Rivas "horrific and barbaric" before promising to deliver justice to her family.

"We will eventually prove [Burke's guilt] beyond a reasonable doubt," Hochman said.

During the preliminary hearing, investigators testified about Burke's sexual relationship with Hernandez, blood stains at his home that matched her DNA and details about her autopsy. 

Burke, 21, is charged with first-degree murder with special circumstances, lewd and lascivious acts with an individual under 14 and mutilating a body. The murder charge's special circumstances include lying in wait, committing the crime for financial gain and murdering the witness in an investigation.

Prosecutors argue that Burke and Hernandez were involved in a sexual relationship that began when she was 13 and during the course of it, Hernandez had an abortion. Prosecutors believe Burke allegedly stabbed her "before she ruined his music career" and threatened to expose his criminal conduct.  

Hernandez's remains were discovered in cadaver bags on Sept. 8, 2025, in the front trunk of a Tesla in a Hollywood Tow Yard that was registered to Burke. The medical examiner's office determined that Hernandez was killed by "multiple penetrating wounds," several weeks before her dismembered, decomposing body was found.

Burke has pleaded not guilty to the charges, and his attorneys have denied the allegations.

Hochman said it's yet to be determined whether his office will pursue the death penalty in the case.

Text message arguments in the hours leading up to Rivas' death

Monday's hearing centered around testimony from Los Angeles Police Department Detective Corey Farell, who combed through thousands of text messages between Rivas and Burke between Nov. 2023 and April 23 of 2025, the day the Medical Examiner believed she was stabbed to death.

Farell testified that on April 22, Rivas and Burke engaged in a text argument about another female who formed a friendship with Burke. Rivas told Burke that she no longer wanted to maintain a relationship with him if he continued to see the other female, whose age wasn't specified.

At one point during the argument, Rivas made multiple violent threats toward Burke, Farell testified, and said she was going to tell her father "lies" that would end his music career and damage his life.

The next morning, the pair communicated about Rivas visiting Burke in his Hollywood Hills home later that night. Burke agreed to send an Uber rideshare car to her Inland Empire home around 8:30 p.m.

They continued to talk throughout the day, Farell said, and the argument from the previous day eventually came back up around 5 p.m. 

When Burke asked why he had to show her "everything" he gets, she replied, "Because I had your embryo in me," according to Farell. Previous testimony from last week's hearing claimed that Rivas was pregnant and had an abortion a year earlier.

Rivas' last text message to Burke was sent at about 10:02 p.m., when she told him she had almost arrived at his home, asking him to open his door. At 10:10 p.m., Farell claimed, Burke responded to say the gate was open and his door unlocked. About 20 minutes later, Burke sent another message to her phone claiming that the Uber app said she had arrived, but he asked where she was.

Burke sent several more messages to her throughout the night asking where she was, at one point saying, "Bruh you're scaring me."

Farell said Uber records indicated that her car arrived at the home at 10:10 p.m. Burke's phone and car left his home to go north to Santa Barbara County at about 11:30 p.m., he said. 

During cross-examination, Blair Berk, one of Burke's defense attorneys, asked Ferell whether Rivas, who was 14 at the time of her death, represented her age as 16 at one point and as 18 during 2022 and 2023, and Ferell said she did.

Berk asked Ferell questions about text messages that represented her in a jealous light about Burke's friendship with the other female, and pointed to messages where Rivas threatened physical violence against him.

The attorney also pointed to a lack of evidence that Rivas ever exited the Uber at 10:10 p.m., claiming that no witness could verify and no security video shows where she went. Berk said that investigations concluded Rivas likely died sometime between 10:10 and 10:31 p.m., giving Burke just a 21-minute window to commit the alleged crime.

Medical examiner testifies about autopsy report

LA County Deputy Medical Examiner Dr. Grant Ho said her remains were severely decomposed, and certain evidence to help determine how long she was dead was not available.

Ho testified that Hernandez's remains were dismembered in one place and her lower extremities were dismembered in two places. He also said that two of her fingers were dismembered and that he believed that both of her legs had been amputated by a power tool.

Ho said the autopsy revealed two penetrating wounds, one to the chest and another to the abdomen. Ho said her cause of death was by "multiple penetrating wounds."

During cross-examination, the defense asked Ho if he had any conversations with detectives or criminalists prior to the autopsy. Ho responded no.

LAPD officer details finding her remains

On the first day of the preliminary hearing, Joshua Byers, an LAPD detective, talked about discovering Hernandez's remains at the Hollywood Tow Yard on Sept. 8, 2025.

Byers said he responded to the scene for a death investigation of a potential body that was found inside a car.

When he arrived, Byers said, there was a foul odor coming from the front trunk of a Tesla that was later determined to be registered to Burke.

He said he opened the front trunk of the car and found a partially opened black body bag with the torso and head inside. Byers said he found her limbs in another plastic trash bag.

During Byers' testimony, prosecutors displayed graphic photo evidence of Hernandez's remains.

Byers said there was quite a bit of decomposition, and he could not make out facial features. Investigators said they used dental records to identify Rivas' remains.

D4vd murder case

Prosecutors argue that Burke murdered Hernandez after she threatened to expose their relationship and derail his music career.

According to court documents, the DA's office argues that Burke arranged a ride-share to bring the 14-year-old to his Hollywood Hills home on April 23, 2025, before he allegedly stabbed her.

They also allege that he tried to cover his tracks by buying items under a fake name to dispose of her body, including a shovel, body bag, heavy-duty laundry bags, two chainsaws, a blue inflatable pool and a burn cage. They believed that he texted and called her as if she were still alive.

Investigators have testified that blood stains in the front trunk of Burke's Tesla, a black rubber mat from his garage, a Tesla charger and a rowing machine found at his Hollywood Hills home were all consistent with a DNA profile of Hernandez.

Investigators also found traces of blood on a blue inflatable pool that prosecutors believe was used to dismember Hernandez's body. They confirmed that blue plastic fragments found on Hernandez's remains match the inflatable pool found in Burke's garage.

D4vd, 21, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, is accused of murdering Hernandez, dismembering her body and leaving her remains in the front trunk of his Tesla. He is charged with first-degree murder with special circumstances, lewd and lascivious acts with an individual under 14 and mutilating a body.

Prosecutors also allege that Burke had a sexual relationship with Hernandez. Los Angeles Police Department Detective Corey Farell testified that the pair began talking when Hernandez was 11 years old, and Burke was 16.

Farell said messages from Burke's iCloud account indicate that their sexual relationship began two months after Hernandez's 13th birthday. Farell also testified that Hernandez had had an abortion roughly two months later in January 2024.

Investigators have also testified that blood found in the Tesla registered to Burke, where Hernandez's remains were found, matched her DNA and the medical examiner detailed findings from the autopsy report, saying there was "severe decomposition."

Hernandez's family was present at the hearing but left when graphic evidence about their sexual relationship and images of her remains were displayed.

Prosecutors are trying to prove that there is enough probable cause to proceed with a trial.

Text message arguments in the hours leading up to Rivas' death

Monday's hearing centered around testimony from Los Angeles Police Department Detective Corey Farell, who combed through thousands of text messages between Rivas and Burke between Nov. 2023 and April 23 of 2025, the day the Medical Examiner believed she was stabbed to death.

Farell testified that on April 22, Rivas and Burke engaged in a text argument about another female who formed a friendship with Burke. Rivas told Burke that she no longer wanted to maintain a relationship with him if he continued to see the other female, whose age wasn't specified.

At one point during the argument, Rivas made multiple violent threats toward Burke, Farell testified, and said she was going to tell her father "lies" that would end his music career and damage his life.

The next morning, the pair communicated about Rivas visiting Burke in his Hollywood Hills home later that night. Burke agreed to send an Uber rideshare car to her Inland Empire home around 8:30 p.m.

They continued to talk throughout the day, Farell said, and the argument from the previous day eventually came back up around 5 p.m. 

When Burke asked why he had to show her "everything" he gets, she replied, "Because I had your embryo in me," according to Farell. Previous testimony from last week's hearing claimed that Rivas was pregnant and had an abortion a year earlier.

Rivas' last text message to Burke was sent at about 10:02 p.m., when she told him she had almost arrived at his home, asking him to open his door. At 10:10 p.m., Farell claimed, Burke responded to say the gate was open and his door unlocked. About 20 minutes later, Burke sent another message to her phone claiming that the Uber app said she had arrived, but he asked where she was.

Burke sent several more messages to her throughout the night asking where she was, at one point saying, "Bruh you're scaring me."

Farell said Uber records indicated that her car arrived at the home at 10:10 p.m. Burke's phone and car left his home to go north to Santa Barbara County at about 11:30 p.m., he said. 

During cross-examination, Blair Berk, one of Burke's defense attorneys, asked Ferell whether Rivas, who was 14 at the time of her death, represented her age as 16 at one point and as 18 during 2022 and 2023, and Ferell said she did.

Berk asked Ferell questions about text messages that represented her in a jealous light about Burke's friendship with the other female, and pointed to messages where Rivas threatened physical violence against him.

The attorney also pointed to a lack of evidence that Rivas ever exited the Uber at 10:10 p.m., claiming that no witness could verify and no security video shows where she went. Berk said that investigations concluded Rivas likely died sometime between 10:10 and 10:31 p.m., giving Burke just a 21-minute window to commit the alleged crime.

Medical examiner testifies about autopsy report

LA County Deputy Medical Examiner Dr. Grant Ho said her remains were severely decomposed, and certain evidence to help determine how long she was dead was not available.

Ho testified that Hernandez's remains were dismembered in one place and her lower extremities were dismembered in two places. He also said that two of her fingers were dismembered and that he believed that both of her legs had been amputated by a power tool.

Ho said the autopsy revealed two penetrating wounds, one to the chest and another to the abdomen. Ho said her cause of death was by "multiple penetrating wounds."

During cross-examination, the defense asked Ho if he had any conversations with detectives or criminalists prior to the autopsy. Ho responded no.

LAPD officer details finding her remains

On the first day of the preliminary hearing, Joshua Byers, an LAPD detective, talked about discovering Hernandez's remains at the Hollywood Tow Yard on Sept. 8, 2025.

Byers said he responded to the scene for a death investigation of a potential body that was found inside a car.

Byers said when he arrived, there was a foul odor coming from the front trunk of a Tesla that was later determined to be registered to Burke.

He said he opened the front trunk of the car and found a partially opened black body bag with the torso and head inside. Byers said he found her limbs in another plastic trash bag.

During Byers' testimony, prosecutors displayed graphic photo evidence of Hernandez's remains.

Byers said there was quite a bit of decomposition, and he could not make out facial features. Investigators said they used dental records to identify Rivas' remains.

D4vd murder case

Prosecutors argue that Burke murdered Hernandez after she threatened to expose their relationship and derail his music career.

According to court documents, the DA's office argues that Burke arranged a ride-share to bring the 14-year-old to his Hollywood Hills home on April 23, 2025, before he allegedly stabbed her.

They also allege that he tried to cover his tracks by buying items under a fake name to dispose of her body, including a shovel, body bag, heavy-duty laundry bags, two chainsaws, a blue inflatable pool and a burn cage. They believed that he texted and called her as if she were still alive.

Investigators have testified that blood stains in the front trunk of Burke's Tesla, a black rubber mat from his garage, a Tesla charger and a rowing machine found at his Hollywood Hills home were all consistent with a DNA profile of Hernandez.

Investigators also found traces of blood on a blue inflatable pool that prosecutors believe was used to dismember Hernandez's body. They confirmed that blue plastic fragments found on Hernandez's remains match the inflatable pool found in Burke's garage.

The murder charges include special circumstances — lying in wait, committing the crime for financial gain and murdering the witness in an investigation. If convicted, Burke faces the death penalty or life in prison without the possibility of parole.

The DA's office has not said whether it will seek the death penalty.

Several people filled balloons and inhaled the gas in plain view, while others set up a makeshift minibar on a nearby table. 

"We just outside having a good time, this is what LA is all about," one person said. 

When the crowd saw cameras, some people pushed back and tried to stop the filming. CBS LA got a similar reaction Friday night. CBS LA tried to talk to some of the crowd, but they threatened us and told us to leave, even though they were inhaling the gas in public. 

The manager of the theater said he's hired security, but his hands are tied. He called it the state of the city and said it's unfortunate that it's casting a negative light on such an iconic theater. It's a frustration shared by many who take pride in downtown. 

"Don't do drugs downtown," said Jens Midthun, president of the LA Neighborhood Council. "We respect law and order here."

Midthun said downtown needs improvements, including more patrols on the streets, better lighting and outdoor seating. He does not want incidents like this to define the area. 

"We've got the convention center, $2.6 billion coming to renovate that," Midthun said. "We've got Fourth and Central, which is a 1400 unit residential project. We've got the Oscars."

Everyone is welcome downtown but Midthun said that doesn't mean people can break the law. 

"Downtown is the center of everything here," he said. "People want to be here. We get the good and the bad. Everybody wants to be downtown, and that's all right. Everyone is welcome. We want you to behave yourself, but we want you down here."

The Los Angeles Police Department said they did not receive any calls about the theater on Thursday night. 

The suspect sped through the highway until reaching downtown Los Angeles. The driver continued to drive recklessly through city streets, cutting off other drivers and squeezing through lanes. 

The suspect returned to the 5 Freeway but went northbound towards the San Fernando Valley, hitting over 100 mph. The car's lights were off for much of the pursuit.

The driver sped through the freeway before exiting in the San Gabriel Valley to get some gas. After filling up the tank, the suspect sped out of the gas station. 

The suspect continued to flee police until reaching the North Arroyo area, where officers caught up to them. Officers apprehended the suspects after searching through the neighborhood. 

"Yesterday was one of the worst rips I've ever seen," witness Adam Rose said. "I mean, it puts the gnarly in the idea of a gnarly rip current."

Rose captured both rescues on camera on Saturday. 

"It was a relief because it's a really scary thought that people are being swept out like that," Rose said. 

Two lifeguards from the Los Angeles County Fire Department battled through the powerful waves to rescue the two swimmers and return them to safety.

"That was an awesome display of that beach patron or that beachgoer staying calm," lifeguard Pono Barnes said. 

Barnes watched the video and said the swimmer did exactly what lifeguards want people to do: stay calm. 

It's been a busy weekend for lifeguards with ocean rescues climbing into the thousands from Friday through Sunday. Barnes said the numbers are not normal but aren't surprising considering the conditions. 

"We have that human element paired with some significant swell in the water," Barnes said. "We have some hazardous conditions and rip currents are stronger and intensified by that swell."

Lifeguards said that if you see someone struggling in the water, do not jump in and risk becoming a second victim. They advised swimmers to never try to outswim a rip current by heading directly back to shore. They said floating is your best option and to then swim parallel to the beach until you are out of the current. 

The chase started in the Lake Balboa area with the driver hitting speeds above 70 mph. The suspect swerved past traffic and drove on the wrong side of the road several times. 

After speeding through intersections and around city streets, the driver pulled over to the side of the road. Four people ditched the car and ran in different directions. 

Officers apprehended all of the suspects after a brief search of the area.

It happened at around 6:20 p.m. near the intersection of E. Market Street and Elm Avenue, Long Beach Police Department officers told CBS LA. 

"The preliminary investigation indicates a vehicle struck two juveniles who were riding motorized bikes," police said. 

Both of the teens were taken to a nearby hospital by Long Beach Fire Department personnel, and one of the two was said to be in critical condition and the other in moderate condition. Both are expected to survive, according to LBPD. 

"The suspect vehicle fled the scene prior to officers' arrival," police said. 

As they investigate the crash, LBPD detectives asked anyone who knows more or who may have witnessed the incident to contact them.

The crash happened at around 5:45 p.m. on westbound lanes of the freeway near the SR-118 connector road, according to the California Highway Patrol. 

The cause of the collision remains under investigation, but Los Angeles Fire Department crews also called to the scene said that four people were treated at the scene before they were eventually taken to a nearby hospital. Firefighters did not immediately provide information on any of their conditions.

Aerial footage showed three vehicles with significant damage, including a box truck that was turned onto its side and on fire. Crews were seen extinguishing the flames as other firefighters tended to the victims. 

At around 6:05 p.m., CHP officers issued a SigAlert for several lanes of the westbound 210. 

This is a developing story. Check back for details.

The update comes after the company was cited by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health on Friday for rodent and pest control violations, the second such mandate issued by a government agency. Earlier this month, the South Coast Air Quality Management District ordered Lineage to reduce the foul smells after regulators received more than 900 complaints within one week.

Saturday's update said Lineage has sealed the food waste in deodorized containers to be transported offsite.

"[Saturday] we will begin scraping and power washing the concrete slab, and we expect demolition and cleanup of the remaining burned structure to be largely complete in the coming days," Lineage said. "We will maintain the plastic sheeting currently in place to cover the north side of the burned structure."

The company says that it'll begin to remove the wall separating the burned from the unburned sections of the building in order to accelerate the cleanup of the unburned portion of the structure. The process could take up to three days and "may result in a temporary increase in odors," Lineage claims.

"We are moving as fast and as safely as we can, and we will not stop until this community can move forward," the statement reads.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has set a 45-day timeline for Lineage to remove the biohazardous waste.

Lineage has donated about $2.5 million worth of air purifiers, housing vouchers, masks, meals and other assistance to residents affected by the blaze. 

The company maintains that it's not responsible for the fire — instead claiming that it started under the watch of solar panel contractor Altus Power.

"We believe the fire started on the roof when a contractor of the owner of the solar array, Altus Power, was testing the array," a statement on Lineage's website says. "Regardless of how the fire started, Lineage has been on the front lines since day one, and we are committed to doing everything in our power to execute a safe and swift remediation effort."

Altus, on the other hand, has not claimed responsibility. In a statement, Altus said, "multiple parties joined in asking Lineage to appropriately preserve and not destroy relevant evidence during its site remediations."

"It is unfortunate that Lineage appears to be focused on pointing fingers rather than getting this community the swift clean-up and answers it deserves," Altus Power wrote. 

In a news release shared on social media, deputies with the South Los Angeles Station said that the crash happened on Monday, July 20 at around 10:15 p.m. in the 4200 block of Rosecrans Avenue. 

Upon arrival, they learned that a vehicle had collided with juveniles, one of whom was riding an e-scooter and one who was riding an e-bike. 

"The juvenile riding the e-scooter was pronounced deceased at the scene," deputies said. The teen has not yet been publicly identified pending notification of next of kin. 

The juvenile on the e-bike sustained minor injuries and was treated at the scene before being released to his parents, according to the news release. 

"At this time, traffic investigators have no identifying information regarding the suspect vehicle involved in the collision," the release said. "The investigation remains ongoing."

Anyone who witnessed the crash or who knows more was urged to contact LASD Detective Ezequiel Garcia at 323-820-6700.

Deputies were called to the 11000 block of South Street at around 2:15 p.m., where there were reports of a man armed with a knife at Lucille's Smokehouse Bar-B-Que in the Promenade Cerritos shopping center, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department officials told CBS LA. 

The victim of the incident was declared dead at the scene by Los Angeles County Fire Department paramedics, who were initially called to the area for reports of a gunshot wound victim, according to a department spokesperson. Deputies said he was found suffering from gunshot wounds and lacerations.

A witness told CBS LA that a man walked into the restaurant and began stabbing himself. Deputies later confirmed with CBS LA that a customer inside the restaurant shot the suspect, who was allegedly armed with a knife, after he began to cause chaos. He allegedly ran through the kitchen and service areas, frightening both customers and staff, an updated news release from LASD said. 

"A lady was saying, 'He's got a knife, he's got a knife," a witness who wished to remain anonymous told CBS LA. "Then he started dipping and dodging in between the lines, and then you hear two shots."

LASD officials say that the suspect, who has since been identified as 30-year-old Jorge Huitron Damian, was confronted by the customer, who was "lawfully armed and possessed a valid concealed carry permit."

"The customer ordered the male adult to drop the knife. The male adult then charged toward the customer while still armed with the knife, and the customer discharged their firearm," the release said. 

Deputies say that the man who shot the suspect remained at the scene to fully cooperate with their investigation.

LASD officials also said that a crash at a nearby Starbucks, just across the intersection of South Street and Gridley Road, was also connected to the ongoing investigation. They did not provide further details, but witnesses say the suspect drove recklessly through the parking lot just moments earlier. 

"He almost hit somebody, and then he ended up parking his car, or leaving his car in this plaza here, and running out with a knife in his hand," said Magaly Zacarias, who works in the shopping center. "All I saw was blood on the steering wheel and blood on the side of the door."

Aerial footage of the crash scene showed a red pickup truck stopped near the outdoor fountain, which is just outside the Starbucks. A large area was blocked off by police tape. Footage from SkyCal over the Lucille's showed nearly half a dozen LASD patrol cars surrounding the restaurant.

Witnesses say that the red truck was allegedly stolen by the suspect from a nearby mall, and that the vehicle's owner later tried to retrieve it, but they were denied by detectives as their investigation continued.

It happened at around 7:40 p.m. near 66th Street and Holmes Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol incident log for the crash, which caused one of the vehicles involved to collide with a home in the area.

Los Angeles County Fire Department paramedics who were also called to the scene said they arrived to find multiple occupants trapped after a two-car crash. They said that a man, a woman and a teenage boy were also taken to a nearby hospital in unknown condition. 

At around 8:45 p.m., Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department detectives told CBS LA that one person died in the incident, and that they were found suffering from at least one gunshot wound. They said it's still unclear if the victim, since identified as 22-year-old Brandon Corvera, was killed in the shooting or the crash. 

No further information was provided as the preliminary investigation got underway.

Sharks draw both fear and fascination, and work at the Shark Lab studies their behaviors, such as when and why they strike humans, and how safe ocean recreators are amidst these often-misunderstood ocean predators.

"We have a lot of new research in how the sounds that people produce might actually tell sharks; that's a swimmer, that's a surfer, that's a paddler -- and now we think they just ignore us," CSULB Shark Lab Director, Dr. Chris Lowe, said.

The CSULB Shark Lab open house is on Saturday, July 25, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., during which new technology will be unveiled.

A shark detection vessel, the autonomous shark surveillance bot, just arrived last week.

"It's got a special hydrophone underneath it, so it can listen to our tagged sharks. And when it detects them, it'll send lifeguards a text alert," Lowe explained.

It's packed with 4k cameras and transmission technology, and in a few years, they will add a shark DNA collector and a drone – in time for the Olympics.

"If we have the swimming event in Long Beach Harbor or the surfers down in San Onofre, the vessel can be swimming alongside them, providing real-time data about white shark activity. This will help keep them safe," Lowe said.

Since 2018, the Shark Lab has tracked hundreds of juvenile sharks, sending real-time data to lifeguards to prevent unnecessary beach closures.

But this year, they lost their state and federal funding, and in two months, the $1 million annual budget will run out. This means all their equipment will be removed, vital data collection will be stopped, and staff will be laid off.

Lowe said the hope is that donors will step in to fund the lab's programs so they can continue to help both beachgoers and the sharks stay safe. 

"I was just in agonizing pain, causing everything obviously hurt," pitcher Jake Entrup said. 

It started out like any normal weekend hike for Entrup. He was running the Claremont Wilderness Trail with his dog and his mom not far behind. 

"I got blindsided by the snake, which was right at the turn," Entrup said. "Nothing I really could have done."

When he looked down, he could see the bite marks.

"I turned around, and I saw the snake. It coiled," Entrup said. "I saw it coil up. Hissed at me, and then it slithered off into the bush."

Luckily, Entrup's family friend was a nurse and happened to be hiking the trail that morning. 

"She calmed me down," Entrup said. "She was a really big part of it because, at times, I couldn't see my hand."

He was airlifted to Pomona Valley Trauma Center and placed in the ICU. After 20 doses of anti-venom, he still needed additional care. 

He was transferred to a different hospital where he got 14 more doses. His mom was by his side through it all. She had to watch the neurotoxin from the venom take over his body. 

"When you sit there and you watch your son, who is already in pain," mom Staci Entrup said. "The whole time you're talking, his eyes are twitching, his body is twitching."

Dr. Gabriel Campion with Dignity Health Northridge said the amount of anti-venom Entrup needed is on the high end. 

"It's really dependent on the symptoms someone has," he said. "For a life-threatening case, you may need a very large amount."

After almost a week, Entrup is walking around with the help of crutches. He's eager to get back onto the pitcher's mound and the trails. 

He's thankful for everyone who helped him and urged everyone to be wary while on Southern California trails. 

"Always be aware," he said. "You never know what's around the bush."

After decreasing 14% since 2023, the LA Homeless Services Authority said that the homeless population in the county increased by 1.2%, while in the city it increased 3.4% compared to last year. Unsheltered homelessness, people living in campers, cars and RVs, also increased by 7.9% in 2026.

"For two years straight, we drove down homelessness by historic margins — but as expected, last year our efforts ultimately couldn't keep up with policies and funding cuts at the federal and state levels that pushed more people onto the streets," Bass said in a statement. 

During its annual homeless count in 2025, the LA Homeless Services Authority said volunteers recorded 72,308 homeless people in the county, 43,669 of whom lived in the city. This marked a 3.4% drop in unsheltered residents living in the city of LA compared to 2024.

Former LA City Councilman Mike Bonin, now the executive director of Cal State LA's Institute for Public Affairs, criticized the annual homeless counts and their credibility. 

"My first take on the homelessness count numbers is that, generally speaking, they're not the most credible numbers in the world," Bonin said. "It's a useful tool for allocating funding, to give you a sense of where people are, but it is mainly, for good or for bad, being used as a tool in political debate, as we're seeing right now. It's become an issue in the mayor's race."

Bass defended her efforts to combat the crisis, saying that her office has helped 85,000 people avoid eviction and moved tens of thousands of people into interim housing. 

She attributed the increase in homelessness to a 50% cut to state funding, which stripped the city of $70 million, and the Trump administration inflating the cost of living.

"The Trump Administration has driven up the cost of gas, groceries, and rent — pushing more families to the edge — and slashed critical safety net funding," she said in a statement. "And, last year's 50% cut in state HHAP funding from $1 billion to $500 million — resulting in a $70 million hit to L.A. city alone — severely impacted our work to keep people housed and get more Angelenos off the streets."

The mayor proposed the city shift away from LAHSA after audits in 2024 and 2025 uncovered severe accounting concerns at the joint city-county program. 

"For thirty years, this city has run its homeless response through LAHSA — and audits and the courts have now made plain what too many Angelenos already saw: the money wasn't tracked, providers went unpaid, and public trust eroded," Bass said in the statement.

Following the audits, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development pulled federal funding for the organization in June 2026 after investigators claimed the local agency "abused hundreds of millions of tax dollars per year."

In a letter to LAHSA executives, HUD staff said they "uncovered evidence" that LAHSA lacked financial management, internal controls and safeguards against conflicts of interest for the $944 million it has received since 2021. 

"I'm not going to defend a broken system," Bass said. "The City must build something better — results-driven, transparent, and centered around the people we're trying to help, not the bureaucracy."

Bass' opponent in the mayoral race, Councilwoman Nithya Raman, criticized the mayor for not doing enough citywide. Raman, who chairs the city council's homelessness committee, said her district showed a decline in homelessness.

"Our city is failing the people who are sleeping outside," Raman said. "It is failing families who cannot safely use the sidewalks or parks, and it's failing taxpayers who voted three times in the last decade to tax themselves because they were promised housing services and care that would really address the crisis on our streets."

The Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center said artists created the mural to foster hope and solidarity in the wake of the Eaton Fire after someone defaced one of the last remaining walls of the synagogue with antisemitic graffiti earlier this year.

"This mural was created after the Eaton Fire as a message of hope and solidarity for the entire Altadena community," said Melissa Levy, PJTC's executive director. "There is something particularly cruel about choosing a wall created to bring people together after devastating loss and using it as a canvas for hate. But we responded to hate with hope before, and we will do it again." 

The latest round of vandalism included "multiple swastikas and anti-Zionist messages," according to the center. 

"We are outraged by this deplorable and shameful act,"  said PJTC Rabbi Josh Ratner.  "But we will not let this vandalism, nor the vandalism that preceded it, define us. PJTC remains committed to rebuilding, to the safety and prosperity of our community, and to living our Jewish values openly and without fear."

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said deputies are investigating the vandalism as a hate crime. 

"The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and Altadena Sheriff's Station condemn this act of antisemitic vandalism in the strongest possible terms," Capt. Ethan Marquez said. "Crimes motivated by hate have no place in our community."

Anyone with information on the case is encouraged to contact the Altadena Sheriff's Station at (626) 798-1131. Anyone wishing to remain anonymous can contact Crime Stoppers by calling 1(800) 222-8477 or through https://lacrimestoppers.org.

For years the library had some open space, so the surf museum decided to move in with its gold medals, historical surfboards and local memorabilia.

The museum used to charge $5 admission at its old location, but after the pandemic, only donations were accepted for admission and since then, they increased revenue by four times.

Just a short walk from the Huntington Beach Pier, the museum's director Peter "PT" Townend, says the relocation is a legacy move.

Before the 73-year-old became involved with The Huntington Beach International Surf Museum, he was a world champion surfer, the first one ever.

"In the middle of 1976, it was time for us to build a professional tour. So they retroactively went back on the events of the gypsy tour and I was declared the first world champ," Townend said.

Originally from Australia, Townend has called Huntington Beach home for more than four decades.

Surfboards line the walls of the museum in chronological order, from the 14-foot solid wood boards to lighter foam boards, the Boogie Board, and the invention that revolutionized competitive surfing.

"It's the first three-finned board that my friend, Simon Anderson developed, and it changed the course of surfing," Townend said.

Across the hall and past the gift shop, is the local showcase, a nod to Huntington Beach's early lifeguards and their technology, and to the city's first surf shop.

Townend says he's proud of his contribution to the evolving sport of surfing, noting that when he was first declared world champ, it didn't mean that much to him because there was nothing to measure it against.

"But now here we are 50 years later, and you got guys like Kelly Slater, Lisa Andersen, and Steph Gilmore. Slater's won it 11 times… so now it means a whole lot more, because I'm on that list and my name's first," Townend said.

The International Surfing Museum grand opening takes place Friday, July 24 from 5 to 7 p.m.

Huntington Beach hosts the start of US Open of Surfing on Saturday, through Aug. 2.

The preliminary hearing has been going on for four days as the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office has called several witnesses and presented evidence against D4vd, whose real name is David Anthony Burke.

He is accused of murdering Hernandez and dismembering her body before leaving her remains in the front trunk of his Tesla. Her remains were discovered in a car registered to Burke on Sept. 8, 2025, in the Hollywood Tow Yard. 

LA County Deputy Medical Examiner Dr. Grant Ho said her remains had "severe decomposition" and her limbs had been dismembered in multiple areas.

Burke is charged with first-degree murder with special circumstances, lewd and lascivious acts with an individual under 14 and mutilating a body.

Prosecutors also argue that Burke and Hernandez were involved in a sexual relationship and that he allegedly stabbed her "before she ruined his music career" and exposed his criminal conduct. Burke has pleaded not guilty to the charges, and his attorneys have denied the allegations.

Judge Charlaine F. Olmedo will decide whether there is enough probable cause to proceed to a trial.  

Homicide detective takes the stand

On Friday, Los Angeles Police Department Detective Corey Farell testified that the pair began talking when Hernandez was 11 years old, and Burke was 16. 

Farell, citing texts found on Burke's iCloud account, said that their sexual relationship began two months after Hernandez's 13th birthday. She had an abortion roughly two months later in January 2024, according to Farell. He also detailed the dozens of sexually explicit photos allegedly discovered on Burke's phone. 

The detective also read text messages between the Hernandez and Burke on the first night she ran away from her family on Feb. 14, 2024. Burke allegedly picked her up at a stop sign near her parents' home in Lake Elsinore. 

Hernandez's family attended the preliminary hearing but left the courtroom after witnesses started discussing the sexual relationship and describing the sexually explicit photos allegedly found on Burke's phone. 

Medical examiner details autopsy

Ho testified that her body had severe decomposition, which was a factor in determining when she died. He confirmed that she was dead for "at least weeks" before she was found. 

He said that her upper extremities were dismembered in one place and her lower extremities were dismembered in two places. He also confirmed two of her fingers had been dismembered. The deputy medical examiner added that he believed that both legs had been amputated by a power tool.

Hernandez's parents were not in the courtroom during Ho's testimony. 

Ho said the autopsy revealed two penetrating wounds, one to the chest and another to the abdomen. Ho said her cause of death was by "multiple penetrating wounds."

During cross-examination, the defense asked Ho if he had any conversations with detectives or criminalists prior to the autopsy. Ho responded no. 

Ho explained that some evidence was unavailable because of how decomposed the remains were. 

Blood stains match Hernandez's DNA

Samantha Tosch, a criminalist for the Los Angeles Police Department, testified on Thursday that blood stains in the front trunk of Burke's Tesla, a black rubber mat from his garage, a Tesla charger and a rowing machine found at his Hollywood Hills home were all consistent with a DNA profile of Hernandez.

Tosch said investigators were able to reference her DNA from a toenail sample taken from the medical examiner's office.

She also testified that they were able to connect Hernandez's DNA to 15 different locations during their investigation.

Traces of blood found in Tesla and Burke's home

Lauren Wallace and Lisa Lahendro, both criminalists for the LAPD, testified that during their investigations they found traces of blood on several items, including a blue inflatable pool that prosecutors believe was used to dismember Hernandez's body.

Investigators testified that blue plastic fragments found on Hernandez's remains match the inflatable pool found in Burke's garage.

Hernandez's remains found in tow yard

On the first day of the preliminary hearing, Beth Silverman from the LA County District Attorney's Office, called Joshua Byers, the LAPD detective discovered her remains.

Byers said he was called to the Hollywood Tow Yard for a death investigation about a potential body that was found inside a car.

Byers said when he arrived at the scene, he opened the front trunk of the Tesla where he found a partially opened black body bag with the torso and head inside. Byers went on to describe in detail how he found Hernandez's remains in several bags. He said after removing the bag, he found another black plastic trash bag with the body's severed limbs.

Also presented a slew of graphic photo evidence of the cadaver bags.

Byers said there was quite a bit of decomposition, and he could not make out facial features. Investigators said they used dental records to identify Rivas' remains.

D4vd murder case  

Prosecutors have alleged that Burke and Hernandez were involved in a sexual relationship that lasted several years before she threatened to expose their relationship and derail his music career.

According to court documents, the DA's office argues that Burke arranged a ride-share to bring the 14-year-old to his Hollywood Hills home on April 23, 2025, before he allegedly stabbed her.

They also allege that he tried to cover his tracks by buying items under a fake name to dispose of her body, including a shovel, body bag, heavy-duty laundry bags, two chainsaws, a blue inflatable pool and a burn cage. They believe that he texted and called her as if she were still alive.

Hernandez's remains were discovered on Sept. 8, 2025, after police responded to reports of a foul smell attracting flies at the Hollywood Tow yard.

The medical examiner's office later determined that Hernandez was killed with "multiple penetrating wounds" in April 2025, several months before her dismembered, decomposing body was found in the front trunk of a Tesla registered to Burke.

"For several weeks, or possibly months, defendant left the victim's body to decompose inside his Tesla," prosecutors wrote in a court filing in April. "He lied to friends, business associates, and others who noticed the strong smell of decay in and around his home and vehicle."

Prosecutors claim that the burn cage was part of Burke's alleged "plan to incinerate evidence." He used the "blue inflatable pool to prevent her blood from spilling onto his garage floor" while she was dismembered, the DA's office wrote in the court filing.

The murder charges include special circumstances — lying in wait, committing the crime for financial gain and murdering the witness in an investigation. If convicted, Burke faces the death penalty or life in prison without the possibility of parole.

The DA's office has not said whether it will seek the death penalty. 

"We will prove at that point beyond a reasonable doubt that David committed these three crimes," Hochman said. "And when — we will not predict if — when he is convicted, we will then be seeking the sentence that we are allowed to seek by order of law."

While visiting the cold-storage facility on July 22, inspectors found decaying waste, standing water and a plethora of flies throughout the property.

The citation, issued on July 23, fines the company up to $500 per day until the violations are corrected. 

Public health staff ordered Lineage to take several corrective actions, including properly disposing of the decaying food, thoroughly cleaning and sanitizing all areas that could attract flies, eliminating breeding areas for flies and preventing flies at the facility from moving to the surrounding neighborhoods. 

These steps must be taken in addition to the previous notice that Public Health issued on June 29, ordering mitigation efforts in the nearby communities. 

Inspectors will return to the property to ensure the company has taken measures to address the issues. 

This is the second time a regulatory agency has issued a mandate to Lineage in the past week. On July 17, the South Coast Air Quality Management District ordered the company to craft a plan to reduce the foul, garbage-like odors coming from the warehouse after regulators received more than 900 complaints within a week. 

Lineage submitted its odor mitigation plans to AQMD earlier this week, which include adding more odor neutralizers while loading debris, installing odor control sprayers around the facility, and washing the docking areas daily. 

As of July 24, crews have removed roughly 12.1 million pounds of the decaying waste or 14% of the debris. Crews began transporting the rotting food on June 28, a day before Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass set a 45-day timeline to remove all of the biohazardous waste. To do so, Lineage would need to transport roughly 1,888,889 pounds per day. 

Currently, Lineage has been moving roughly 466,615 pounds of food every day for the past 26 days. 

Police activity at the bridge began around 8:30 a.m. and concluded shortly after noon, as the man was detained.

Los Angeles City Fire crews also responded to the scene.

The Sixth Street Bridge connects 6th Street in the Arts District with Whittier Boulevard in the Boyle Heights neighborhood.

The National Weather Service says the hottest day over the next few days will be Sunday. The high-pressure system over the southwestern part of the country is bringing in the hot air into the atmosphere. A CBS LA Next Weather Alert has been extended through Monday due to the prolonged heat across the region.

CBS LA chief meteorologist Paul Deanno says enough though temperatures will keep trending higher away from the coast, conditions in coastal communities will still be warmer than usual. Afternoon highs along inland communities will likely soar past 105 degrees.

Deanno also says that humid air holds onto its heat more efficiently at night, which means there will be minimal relief during the overnight hours. Overnight temperatures in the Inland Empire will be in the 70s.

"The large area of high pressure will remain the dominant weather feature through next week," the NWS says. "The core of the high will shift a little to the east Monday through Wednesday and bring a touch of relief to the heat, but only by a few degrees."

An extreme heat warning will remain effect until 8 p.m. Monday for the San Bernardino and Riverside County valleys and the Inland Empire. A heat advisory will also be in effect until 8 p.m. Monday for the entire Southern California region.

Temperatures in the Inland Empire will likely be in the high 90s and triple digits by the early afternoon. Coastal areas in LA and Orange County will be in the high 80s to 90s. 

Weather officials say they are concerned about the increased risk for heat-related illnesses including exhaustion and stroke. They urge the public to limit outdoor activities to early hours, stay in air-conditioned spaces during the afternoon and evening hours and never leave children or pets in unattended cars.

The NWS also says there is an elevated concern for fire activity. Weather officials say the greatest risk is away from the coasts in areas with dry vegetation. They add that the public can take several steps to help minimize fire danger by properly discarding cigarettes, avoiding activities with open flames and monitoring weather alerts. 

The funding clears the way for the San Bernardino Mountains Land Trust to purchase the property in the unincorporated community of Fawnskin, while also covering closing costs, taxes, legal fees, and future maintenance of the land, according to FOBBV.

Environmental groups, including FOBBV, have opposed the development of the forested property since 2001.

According to the 2019 development plans, the project at Moon Camp proposed building 50 homes on the north shore of Big Bear Lake, with the project's scope and design undergoing several revisions over three decades.

"The Project was subsequently redesigned to avoid or substantially minimize impacts to sensitive biological features, in particular bald eagle perch trees used for perching and foraging, and a large population of ashy-gray Indian paintbrush—a federally threatened rare plant species," the 2019 document stated.

FOBBV launched a grassroots fundraising campaign earlier this year to stop the planned housing development of 50 custom homes and a marina.

"The community and supporters around the world answered the call," FOBBV wrote in a July 24 news release.

Half of the funds needed were raised with over 25,000 donations, and the other half came from a $5.5 million donation from Anna and Greg Brockman.

The land is to be preserved in its natural state, as FOBBV said it has been working for 25 years to protect the land for bald eagles and other wildlife.

"Moon Camp supports a rare and endemic plant, San Bernardino Flying Squirrels, and other birds and waterfowl. Since the 1980's, experts have said that development would cause 'significant detrimental impact' to biological resources, including the bald eagle," FOBBV wrote in a news release.

The nonprofit said Moon Camp is the only undisturbed shoreline life on Big Bear Lake. Purchase of the property is expected to be complete by July 31, 2026.

The late Sandy Steers, executive director of FOBBV and a board member of the San Bernardino Mountains Land Trust, helped negotiate the agreement with the property owners. "It was the most important priority Steers had," FOBBV said.

Aerial footage showed at least three people running from the SUV around 2:04 p.m. at Maple Avenue and E. Olympic Boulevard. Officers combed the area on foot, and three people were seen taken into custody.

The driver raced along freeways from Orange County to Los Angeles County, reaching speeds up to 120 mph. 

Officers moved to tracking the vehicle as the driver sped along recklessly through surface streets in downtown Los Angeles. Retired LAPD pilot Dave Avila said officers often move to tracking mode when speeds become dangerously fast.

Crews from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power have been working for the past week to repair the road after a 36-inch water pipe ruptured causing major flooding and destruction to residents who live nearby.

West Hollywood officials said LADWP crews have begun slowly refilling and repressurizing the pipe while monitoring any other issues.

The LADWP will continue to perform water quality tests to ensure all standards are met before returning the repaired pipe back to service. The agency said that following repairs to a pinhole-size leak last night, a new leak appeared Friday morning in an existing portion of the pipe. Water will be rerouted through an existing 8-inch pipeline while the 12-inch valve is replaced, according to LADWP.

"This alternate isolation plan allows us to begin backfilling and paving operations at the site and enables our expected reopening of Sunset Boulevard tonight," LADWP wrote in a news release.

The water main break caused a massive sinkhole in the street, forcing officials to close the road for repairs. The part of Sunset Boulevard is in a traffic-filled area which has been impacting commutes and businesses in the area.

Aerial footage of the area on Friday morning showed crews working on the damage.

Officials said the street paving is temporary and that the LADWP will return in the coming weeks to complete the permanent street repaving, repairs to a nearby bus pad and adjoining sidewalk.

The LADWP said on Friday that it will accelerate the full replacement of the affected trunk line, a project previously scheduled to begin in 2031. 

The following road closures remain in effect:

Hard Closures:

• Sunset Blvd & Horn Ave

• Sunset Blvd east of Larrabee St

• Palm Ave & Santa Monica Blvd

• Larrabee St & Santa Monica Blvd

• Palm Ave (south and north of Nelles St)

Soft Closures:

• Sunset Blvd & San Vicente Blvd

• Sunset Blvd & Larrabee St (north/south)

• Sunset Blvd west of Sherbourne Dr

• Holloway Dr (Hancock Ave to Palm Ave)

• Cynthia St & north San Vicente Blvd

People are still urged to avoid the area and use alternate routes. 

After a years-long joint investigation, the Los Angeles Police Department and FBI arrested Coolkicks co-owner Bereket Abraham, 39, and 11 others for allegedly using the popular Melrose business to steal more than $2 million worth of shoes from Nike's Memphis warehouse between 2021 and 2024. 

Investigators said Abraham and another suspect, Roy Lee Harvey Jr., used the store's UPS equipment to create falsified shipping labels. The pair sent the labels to accomplices working at the warehouse, who placed them on the desired shipments, according to LAPD. Officers said the falsified labels rerouted cargo to Coolkicks and other co-conspirators. 

The scheme started to unravel when a snowstorm in 2024 halted deliveries and operations at the Memphis warehouse. During the stoppage, another Nike employee noticed that the falsified UPS labels were pasted onto cargo that was not meant for UPS. Supervisors who had worked with LAPD on previous cases contacted a detective they knew after noticing that both the shipping and mailing addresses were from LA.

Investigators and Nike placed tracking devices in the shipments, which led them back to Coolkicks and other locations. 

The stolen shoes were either sold at Coolkicks or online through resellers such as Jorge Cuellar, who is known on social media as "horehead_sales."

Abraham and Cuellar allegedly paid Harvey and other accomplices $900,000 for the stolen product. 

If convicted as charged, Abraham, Cuellar, Harvey and the following nine people face a maximum of 15 years in federal prison, $500,000 in fines and up to three years of probation.

• Keith Cannon, 40, of Memphis
• Cadarian Mack, 35, of Memphis
• Julian Baker, 36, of Memphis
• Cortez Spencer, 39, of Memphis
• Roderico McClellan, 33, of Memphis
• Damon Johnson, 30, of Memphis
• Joel Deluna, 42, of Chicago
• Michael Perkins, 40, of Olive Branch
• Marquesio Robinson, 47, of Charlestown

Another owner of Coolkicks, Adeel Shams, was arrested in October 2025 for allegedly buying $500,000 of stolen Nike shoes and clothing.