The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently reported that they are tracking "Kelvin waves," which could bring even further damage to a coastline that is already reeling from damage that has left dozens of homes damaged or uninhabitable in recent weeks. 

According to NOAA, Kelvin waves "travel underwater, but produce small changes in sea level ... that are measurable at tide gages along the coast and from satellites." The phenomenon, which is expected to reach Southern California by the end of October after moving north from the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico, brings the sea level higher and could cause even further erosion, damage and flooding in coastal communities. 

"It is somewhat remarkable we're even talking about Kelvin waves," said Daniel Swain, a climate scientist for University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources. "You can think of it more like a very broad, hundreds of miles wide, but shallow bulge in the height of the ocean surface. So maybe a foot or so."

Swain says that while the waves aren't typically visible to the naked eye, they can compound coastal erosion by raising the sea level after they become coastally trapped.

"Every two or three inches counts in terms of the damage. ... So, you can have cresting waves from a storm that aren't related to the Kelvin wave, but now we're working with a higher baseline," he said. "We're already seeing problems in coastal Southern California with coastal erosion."

NOAA reports that Kelvin waves have already been impacting the coast since June. In the months since, communities in Malibu, Long Beach, Dana Point, Laguna Beach and San Clemente have seen flooding, erosion and damage to some homes. 

Dillon Amaya, a marine scientist and assistant professor at North Carolina State University, says that advances in technology allow scientists to better track Kelvin waves. 

"My job as a scientist at this point is to, you know, let the public know that this thing is coming. We can see it coming, and to prepare for the potential impacts accordingly," Amaya said. 

He warns that once the system arrives in Southern California, the water won't return to its normal base level for months, and that any storm or high tide during that time period could be catastrophic. 

After hearing his little, old hard-of-hearing dogs barking, Thomas Vander Wende woke up and went outside his cabin at Green Valley Lake. That's when he came face-to-face with a bear cub crawling down a tree in front of his cabin at Green Valley Lake and making wild, throaty moans.  

"I saw a silhouette of a bear just above my head," he said. "I was bare butt too. So, I didn't want to hang around and talk to this bear."

Wende ran back inside his home, only to realize that at least two bears had already broken into his home.

"We catch the little culprits, the bandits, trying to shimmy down the tree, trying to get away from their crime," Wende said. 

He said his teenage son started screaming that a bear had crawled through his second-floor window. They raided Wende's loft and were sniffing around their guinea pig enclosure. 

Luckily, the cubs were only after the dry food and did not hurt the guinea pigs. 

"They did a bear home invasion," Wende said. "In our home, where we sleep."

The encounter got Wende's adrenaline going, but once he lit the bear burglars up with a flashlight, they slowly ambled out of the home while he heard a strange sound in the distance. 

Wende believes it was the bear's mother making some distress calls or scolding them for their mischievous behavior. 

"They're teens. She's probably having a hard time with them," he said. 

Wende said he's glad the unusual encounter ended in the best possible way, knowing the potential dangers if the cubs became trapped inside and their mother bear came looking for them. 

"They look like they're in the 'I'm getting in trouble stage," Wende said. "Mom's probably having a hard time keeping track of them."

The fire was reported just after 2:30 p.m. in the 2400 block of Las Palomas Drive, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department firefighters, who were assisting the Orange County Fire Authority with the blaze. 

The cause of the fire is unknown and no injuries have been reported. Firefighters said that five horses were rescued from properties threatened by the fire.

LACoFD said that the fire had burned approximately 17 acres before they were able to stop forward progress at around 4:50 p.m. Firefighters said that the blaze was 41% contained after burning the two homes and two outbuildings. 

Aerial footage showed at least one home engulfed in flames as heavy smoke covered the hillsides. After burning for nearly an hour, the home, which appeared to be under construction, collapsed.

Two people, including an LA County firefighter, were injured during the incident, LACoFD said. The nature of their injuries was not immediately noted, but officials said both were expected to fully recover. 

Evacuation warnings lifted

Evacuation orders and warnings were issued at around 3:30 p.m. for several zones in Los Angeles County. Firefighters urged people living on Casalero Drive, Ardhseal Drive and W. Skyline Drive to evacuate. 

Warnings were temporarily in place for: 

• LHH-772-A
• LAC-E613-B
• LAC-E615-B
• LAC-E618-B

All evacuation warnings were lifted a little before 6 p.m.

Firefighters face steep quick-moving flames and treacherous terrain

LA County crews say that the fire sparked in the canyon below N. Casalero Drive and quickly burned uphill through the steep terrain covered in dense brush. Because of the narrow and winding roads leading to the neighborhood, firefighters had a difficult time maneuvering fire trucks into the area.

The flames engulfed one home and moved to another property where another house and two outbuildings were destroyed by the time firefighters could extinguish the blaze.

"I've been living here 26 years and we've never seen anything like this," said La Habra Heights resident Jacquline Alvarado. 

Fire officials said that the area hasn't burned in years, so all of the vegetation in the canyon is extremely dry. The blaze moved so rapidly that construction workers who were working close to one of the burning homes had to run into a car and flee to safety. 

"All I know, it was fast. Like, it all just burned so fast," said Monica Macias. "The smoke came in the car, I can still smell the smoke."

The Mountain Villa senior home, which is tucked away in a neighborhood along the Glendale Foothills, caught on fire last Friday. The footage captured the perspectives of several officers who rushed to help neighbors and staff pull residents away from the flames. 

"Together, alongside nursing home staff and members of the community, our Police and Fire departments worked as one to protect and care for those who needed help," the Glendale Police Department wrote in a Facebook post. 

Eight people were rescued from the assisted living facility. Six patients, one staff member and a neighbor who ran in to help were hospitalized with minor injuries, according to the Glendale Fire Department.

"I just see a bunch of people on the floor. I see fire everywhere, black smoke," Alex Bazinyan said. 

Alex and Narek Bazinyan live a couple of doors down from the senior home and ran to help when they saw the smoke. 

"A nurse ran out and said, 'Help! Help! Help!" Narek Bazinyan said last Friday. 

Firefighters said the home will be red-tagged, and the cause of the fire has not yet been determined. 

"It is now an active investigation," Fire Chief Jeff Brooks said. "The fire has been fully suppressed. Arson investigators will determine that during the course of the investigation."

State inspectors visited the home in March and reported that the facility had working smoke detectors and fire extinguishers, and that staff and residents were up to date on fire drills. 

Six residents, one staff member and a neighbor who ran to help were taken to the hospital, according to the Glendale Fire Department. All were hospitalized with minor injuries. 

Firefighters said the home will be red-tagged, and the cause of the fire has not yet been determined. 

"It is now an active investigation," Fire Chief Jeff Brooks said. "The fire has been fully suppressed. Arson investigators will determine that during the course of the investigation."

The senior home, called Mountain Villa, is a six-bedroom, four-bath facility tucked into a neighborhood along the Glendale foothills. State inspectors visited the home in March and reported that the facility had working smoke detectors, fire extinguishers and that the staff and residents were up to date on fire drills. 

Narek and Alex Bazinyan live a couple of doors down from the senior home and saw the smoke. 

"A nurse ran out and said 'Help! Help! Help!" Narek Bazinyan recalled. 

The two raced in to help as firefighters arrived to the scene.

"I just see a bunch of people on the floor. I see fire everywhere, black smoke," Alex Bazinyan said. 

Owner Fernando said he was out of the country when his wife and kids left their 6-year-old sheltie Milo home alone while they ran some errands. They said a delivery person who happened to be passing by not only saw the smoke but also heard their dog barking and called 911. 

Moments later, Ring cameras captured Arcadia firefighters breaking the front-side window. Seconds later, Sierra Madre firefighter Jessica Johnson went into the home. It was the second-year firefighter's first active house fire call. 

"When I got on scene, I just listened to my captain's orders and went to work," Johnson said. 

Even as the Pasadena Fire Department arrived, no one heard any barking. Using a thermal imaging camera, Johnson navigated around the heavy smoke. She found Milo after reentering the home three times. 

"He was in the living room, right behind this window, just under the table," Johnson said. "I just happened to catch a glimpse of him, went over, grabbed him and pulled him out."

Milo had suffered major smoke inhalation. Johnson handed the unconscious dog to the team standing by with an animal oxygen mask. 

By that time, Fernando's wife was rushing home, praying to see her dog again.

"Please God, make sure Milo is doing OK," Leti recalled saying. "Because if not, I don't know what I'm going to do."

Five minutes passed before Milo suddenly rolled over. While he was dirty and dusty, the family was greatful their beloved Milo was alive. 

"I just couldn't believe he'd just gone from the verge of life and death to basically his normal self," son Fernando Jr. said. 

On Monday morning, Milo reunited with his rescuers, each of whom received a custom smiling Milo shirt. The family will be out of their home for at least a few months, but they're grateful to be whole after a veterinarian said Milo will fully recover.

The Burbank Police Department said an employee caught San Fernando resident Alfred Hernandez taking photos of two women under their clothing without their knowledge or consent on Sept. 12. 

Officers arrested Hernandez in the 1800 block of West Empire Avenue as he was leaving the store. 

Burbank PD said he was booked for a misdemeanor, with formal charges pending review from the City Attorney's Office. 

Investigators believe there may be additional victims who had not been identified. They asked potential victims or anyone with information to contact detectives at Burbank PD's Investigation Division at (818) 238- 3210. 

Officers released his photo. 

Hernandez is the second man arrested in the last three weeks for allegedly taking photos of women in the Empire Center. 

On Aug. 28, officers arrested Huntington Park resident Alfredo Solis, 34, after he allegedly used his cell phone to take photos of a 61-year-old woman. Burbank PD booked him on a similar charge.

A month before, officers arrested another man, Emmanuel McCarthy, 23, for similar accusations of following at least two women around a store and taking photos of them.

According to the Los Angeles County Fire Department, firefighters and police were called to the 5100 block of Elrovia Avenue at around 7 p.m. for reports of a structure fire. 

Police arrived at the scene first and allegedly found a man armed with a rifle who was sitting in a lawn chair in the yard of a burning home, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, which assumed the investigation upon request from El Monte PD. 

LASD investigators said that the "home was engulfed in flames, and the front lawn was smoldering" when police arrived. 

"The male refused to comply with the officers and pointed the rifle directly at the officers, at which point an officer involved shooting occurred," a news release from LASD said. "The male was struck by gunfire and fell to the ground."

Firefighters said that an exchange of gunfire occurred between police and the suspect, during which the man was shot. He was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition. 

El Monte police ordered the firefighters to stay down the street until they were cleared to approach the scene following the shootout. 

"We're really proud of the collaboration with El Monte PD, given the dynamic nature of a scene like this with an active structure fire, with firearms, with shots fired," said LACoFD Captain Aaron Katon. "They did a great job of coming in, securing the scene, keeping our personnel safe and letting them get in there and do the job we do."

The cause of the fire is still unknown. Firefighters said no other people were found inside the residence.

No officers or firefighters were injured during the incident, which remains under investigation.

Neighbors who live on the street told CBS LA that the man was sitting outside of the home in what looked to be military clothing. One resident said he watched as the man was taken away on a stretcher after he was shot in the shoulder. 

Deputies said that a rifle and two handguns were found on the driveway after the shooting.

The Los Angeles Police Department said officers responded to reports of the alleged assault at about 9:35 p.m. at a home in the 9300 block of Warbler Way. Upon arrival, officers found a person suffering from "heavy bleeding" after being stabbed or cut.

The person directed officers to a man armed with a knife inside the home. Officers gave commands to drop the knife, which he ignored, the LAPD said. At some point, at least one officer shot the man.

He was pronounced dead at the scene, the LAPD said. He has yet to be identified publicly.

Officers said the man, who has since been identified as 37-year-old Jonathan Farkhondehpour by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner, was "behaving erratically" due to alcohol consumption.

All officers were unharmed, LAPD officials said. The knife was recovered at the scene and will be booked as evidence.

Aerial footage showed a large section of street blocked off near a home with several police cars and a fire engine stopped out front. Multiple police officers were seen inside a residence in the area. 

No additional details were immediately made available. It's unclear if the man allegedly trespassed or if he and the alleged victim had a prior relationship.

According to a news release from the Long Beach Police Department, officers were called to the train tracks near Long Beach Boulevard and E. 23rd Street at around 8:50 p.m. for a crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian. 

"Upon arrival, officers located the pedestrian lying on the Metro Light Rail tracks of Long Beach Boulevard," the release said. "The pedestrian was determined to be deceased upon arrival."

On Wednesday, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner identified the victim as 72-year-old Song Tate.

Investigators say that the pedestrian was first struck by an unknown vehicle that was driving south on Long Beach Boulevard as she was in the roadway. She was then hit by the train, police said. 

"At this time, it is not known if speed, distracted driving, or impaired driving contributed to this collision," the release said.

Anyone who knows more was asked to contact LBPD Collision Investigation Detail Detective Edwin Paredes at 562-570-7110.

Editor's note: CBS LA initially reported that the victim was a man based on information from police but has since corrected to reflect the victim's gender is female. 

The American Red Cross is currently facing a national blood supply crisis due to critically low donations. The blood drive was a way for fans to support their favorite football team and help save a life. 

While time slots for the Rams blood drive have filled up, that doesn't mean that there aren't other opportunities to donate. Visit the American Red Cross' website to find other locations where to donate blood. 

To learn more about the Rams' blood drive, use this link.

When: Monday, Sept. 14, 2026, from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. 

Where: SoFi Stadium, Rams Locker Room, 1001 S. Stadium Drive, Inglewood, CA 90301

All presenting donors who participate in the Rams blood drive will receive an exclusive LA Rams x Red Cross T-shirt and will be entered to win other prizes. 

Use this link to learn more about eligibility requirements for donating blood. Use this link to find other locations to donate. 

Officers said they were called to the 6200 block of Selma Avenue, near Vista Del Mar Avenue, at around 9:30 p.m. for reports of a shooting. Upon arrival, they found one victim suffering from a gunshot wound. 

The teen, who hasn't been publicly identified, was taken to a nearby hospital in unknown condition, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. 

LAPD officers arrested two suspects, both only described as males, about two miles away near Hollywood Boulevard and Gower Street. 

Circumstances leading up to the shooting remain under investigation and police have not yet determined a motive.

Aerial footage showed LAPD officers scouring a parking lot in the area. Nearly a dozen vehicles were in the parking lot, which was surrounded by police tape. One officer was seen standing next to what appeared to be a handgun on the sidewalk near an electric scooter.

"This has been a very difficult time for everybody associated with the Clippers, and for that, I have sincere regrets," said Ballmer in a statement, which was shared by the team on social media. "I want to apologize to our fans, employees, and my fellow NBA team owners for the distraction and distress this matter has caused, for which I accept responsibility as principal owner."

Ballmer and the Clippers were dealt severe punishment in early September when an NBA investigation found that Ballmer knowingly sought to help Leonard "obtain off-court income opportunities" to circumvent the league's salary cap rules. The investigation began in 2025, when sports journalist Pablo Torre began investigating the endorsement agreement between Leonard and a company called Aspiration Fund Adviser LLC. 

Aspiration filed for bankruptcy last year, and the company's co-founder was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to defrauding lenders and investors of nearly $250 million. 

According to the independent investigation, which was conducted by the law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, Leonard pressured the Clippers to help him with off-court income opportunities. It also revealed that he failed to reimburse the team for personal expense payments. 

Until Sunday, the Clippers had maintained their position that they "vehemently" rejected the findings of the investigation, which they claimed was "heavily biased."

Ballmer's statement said that the team has complied with all penalties handed down by the NBA. 

"We are committing to put this chapter behind us. We have communicated to the NBA that we are complying with the penalties assessed by the league, have paid the fine, and are moving forward," the statement said. "While there are still disagreements concerning the findings in the report, this is not where I want to focus. Team owners should support, not distract."

Along with Ballmer's one-year ban, the Clippers were forced to forfeit five future first-round draft picks from 2029 to 2033, Leonard was ordered to pay the league $700,000 and the team was fined $30 million. The Clippers' President of Business Operations, Gillian Zucker, was suspended for one year without pay, and President of Basketball Operations Lawrence Frank was suspended for six months. 

"The challenges ahead of us are significant, but so is our resolve," Ballmer's statement said. "We will continue to build our team and invest in our community. The confidence of our fans is our priority. With our talented roster, outstanding staff and clear vision, I am certain that we will compete at the highest level and be an organization our fans can be proud of."

Leonard recently shared a statement stating that he accepted "full responsibility for lapses in judgment" made by people in his inner circle. His uncle, Dennis Robertson, who formerly acted as his business manager, was banned from engaging with NBA teams for five years 

A trade that would send Leonard to the Toronto Raptors was indefinitely placed on hold pending the outcome of the investigation. There has still not been final word as to if the transaction has been made official by the league. 

"As I return to Toronto, I am focused on what I can control, closing this chapter, and moving forward with a clean slate," Leonard's statement said.

On Thursday, the New York Times reported that the U.S. Department of Justice has opened an inquiry into the Clippers deals with Leonard. 

Officers told CBS LA they were called to the bridge around 12:15 p.m. after learning of the takeover. Multiple patrol cars responded to the area, where they said they set up a blockade to intervene with the illegal sideshow. 

According to an Instagram post shared by LAPD Headquarters, officers arrived to find more than 70 "young people ... operating unauthorized motorized mini bikes while blocking the bridge, performing donuts and wheelies, riding on the wrong side of the roadway, and weaving in and out of traffic."

Police said that the group was by adults, some of whom were parents of minors involved in the takeover, who acted as lead and trail vehicles and even participated in the incident. 

The riders were detained at the scene and police issued 78 citations before they were released, LAPD officials told CBS LA. They also said the involved minibikes would be impounded for at least 48 hours. 

"This dangerous activity places riders, motorists, pedestrians, and other roadway users at risk while disrupting traffic and preventing residents from safely using public streets," police said. "Since many of the participants were minors, our focus was on education and getting them home safely."

Two people were arrested during the operation, which LAPD said was conducted by personnel in its Street Racing Taskforce. The adults were arrested for aiding and abetting and both of their pickup trucks were impounded.

Sunday's operation was the latest in an apparent crackdown by Los Angeles police on street takeovers across the region. Last weekend, more than 500 citations were issued and over 200 cars were towed from the scene of a South Los Angeles sideshow during a bust that police dubbed "Operation Street Sweeper."

Since it's opening in 2022, the 6th Street Bridge has been problematic for residents and law enforcement. 

It happened at around 5 a.m., when officers say a black SUV and a silver pickup truck were driving south on Sepulveda Boulevard, just south of Parthenia Street, in the North Hills area, according to a news release from the Los Angeles Police Department.

Both vehicles struck the victim, only identified as a man in his 40s, who was crossing Sepulveda westbound outside of a crosswalk, police said. 

Neither of the drivers stopped to help the victim, who was pronounced dead at the scene when Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics arrived. 

"Valley Traffic Division detectives are urging the public to come forward with any information about this fatal hit-and-run," police said. "If you were driving on Sepulveda Boulevard near Parthenia Street on Sunday morning around 5:00 a.m., or witnessed the collision, please contact Valley Traffic Division detectives with any information you may have."

Anyone who knows more was urged to contact Officer Voorhees at 818-644-8027 or Officer Takishita at 818-644-8116. 

A standing reward of up to $25,000 has been offered to anyone who has more information that leads to the identification, arrest and conviction of the suspect. The reward is made available through the Los Angeles Administrative Code's Hit-and-Run Reward Program Trust Fund. 

The crash happened at around 2:30 p.m. in the 11900 block of S. Figueroa Street, LAFD officials said in a news release. 

Officials said that the "LAFD Fire Truck and Engine [were] involved in a traffic accident with one person needing extrication from the vehicle."

Seven people were injured in the crash, including one LAFD member, department officials said. Their conditions were not immediately known, as all of the victims were assessed at the scene before they were taken to local hospitals. 

LAFD requested assistance from the Department of Transportation for traffic control as Los Angeles police began investigating the cause of the collision. 

The person, speaking to the AP on condition of anonymity because the team didn't announce the severity of the injury, said the Rams will place Garrett on injured reserve. The two-time AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year was ineffective in the Rams' 27-7 loss to San Francisco in Australia on Thursday night.

"This was the worst version of myself that I've put out there, and I've got to be better," Garrett said after recording no tackles in a game for just the fourth time in his career. "I've got to find a way to recover and get back to the player I know I can be and I've shown that I've been before."

Garrett, who played 62% of the snaps in the season opener, will be eligible to return in Week 6.

"I wasn't the player that I wanted to be, and I feel like I wasn't the player I've been before when I've stepped onto that field," Garrett said. "I've got to do what I can to get back to that."

The Rams sent edge rusher Jared Verse and three draft picks, including a first-rounder in 2027, to Cleveland to get Garrett in the summer. Three-time AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year Aaron Donald then returned from a two-year absence to rejoin the Rams, but he didn't play in the season opener.

Garrett missed a lot of practice time in training camp because of his knee, but the nature of his injury wasn't known. Coach Sean McVay said Garrett had swelling in his knee. It's uncertain how Garrett injured his knee, if it occured during a specific instance or accumulation of wear and tear.

Garrett played all 17 games three times in his last five seasons with the Browns and played 16 games in the other two seasons.

The Ringer first reported Garrett's status.

Armando Calderon has served ice cream to neighbors in Koreatown for three decades, providing generations of families with icy treats and a familiar face. However, after a crash last Tuesday, he's without his truck and a way to make money for his own family. 

"It's how I support my household, my wife and my children," Calderon told CBS LA in Spanish. "They've watched me work hard."

Calderon says that he was working last Tuesday when his truck was rear-ended. His family says that the driver was drunk when the crash happened on James M. Wood Boulevard, just off S. Hoover Street. 

The crash left his truck with heavy damage inside and out, and the force of the impact knocked him off his feet. 

Calderon was left with a cracked crib and stitches to a cut he suffered on his face. On top of that, he has no way to work. 

"The hardest part is at night. When he lies down, it's very difficult for him to get back up, even do the most basic things," said Calderon's wife, Celia Garcia, to CBS LA in Spanish. "It's very difficult for us. He is the breadwinner of our household."

Calderon's daughter, Ana Miramontes, started a GoFundMe to help her father, hopeful that the community he has served for so many years can now help him in return. The family says that the money will help with living expenses and repairing the truck so he can return to the road. 

"We are hoping for him to come back as soon as he gets better," Miramontes said. "In the same truck. He wants to keep the same truck, we're hoping, and that it will get fixed."

Calderon's family says that a nearby school was letting out when the crash happened, and that as difficult as the last weeks have been, they're grateful that it was their truck and not one of the families nearby. 

According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, crews were dispatched to the transition road between the 405 and 101 freeways after five separate spot fires were reported. 

Firefighters said that the suspect, who hasn't been publicly identified, was found at the scene and taken into custody by California Highway Patrol officers. 

Crews said that the fires each burned approximately five feet in diameter before they were able to extinguish the flames. 

No further information was immediately provided.

It happened at around 11:20 a.m. at the intersection of Ventura Boulevard and Densmore Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. 

Firefighters said that six people were hospitalized after the crash. A woman, who hasn't yet been identified, was pronounced dead shortly after arrival. 

The cause of the crash remains under investigation, but police said they were not investigating the incident as a hit-and-run.

Los Angeles Department of Transportation officials were called to the scene to assist with traffic control as firefighters called for traffic to be shut down in both directions on Densmore Avenue. 

Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies responded to her home around 10:30 p.m. after her private security detail made a "suspicious person" call, the department said.

When they arrived, they made contact with the person and advised them to leave, the sheriff's department said. The person left voluntarily without incident.

"Last night, security personnel stopped an individual who illegally entered Vice President Harris and Second Gentleman Emhoff's property before the individual reached the home," said a statement from Eduardo Negrón, a spokesperson for Harris. "Vice President Harris and Second Gentleman Emhoff were not present. They are grateful to the security and law enforcement personnel who responded swiftly."

The sheriff's department said a trespassing report was taken and deputies from the local station would increase patrols in the area as a precaution.

Former vice presidents typically receive federal government protection for six months after leaving office, while former presidents receive protection for life.

Then-President Joe Biden extended Harris' protection beyond the traditional six months, but President Donald Trump revoked the extension last August. It otherwise would have ended this summer.

The blaze was first reported just after 3 p.m. near the 11000 block of N. Oro Vista Avenue near Big Tujunga Road in Sunland, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. Crews arrived and found approximately two acres of brush that had burned, with flames spreading at a moderate rate. 

Before crews gained the upper hand on the fire, LAFD said that some structures were threatened. 

Forward progress of the fire was reported at around 4:30 p.m., at which point firefighters requested that arson detectives respond to the scene for a possible suspect. 

No injuries were reported and the cause of the blaze remains under investigation.

Both Angeles National Forest and Los Angeles County Fire Department crews assisted LAFD with the firefight. 

"This isn't just a Marina del Rey problem, it's a state problem," said Capt. Sean McCarthy from the nonprofit Catalina Crew. "It starts with someone not paying their slip fee or they owe more than the boat is worth."

Sgt. Time Gannon with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Harbor Operation estimated that at least 40 abandoned boats are sitting in their impounds. He said a lot of the time people can't afford the upkeep. 

"I think some people think it would be really great to live on a boat in the Marina, and then a few months down the road they're like, wait a second," Gannon said. 

Gannon said that budget cuts, which caused the Surrendered and Abandoned Vessel Exchange to lose half of its funding, have complicated removing the boats. 

"It does need to go through the process," Gannon said. "It goes through the DMV, the entire lien process."

On top of the cuts, Harbor Operations can work with only one contracted vendor to remove all the boats, leading to a backlog. 

McCarthy and Catalina Crew hopes to help alleviate the buildup in Marina del Rey by raising money through private funds and donations to either remove or recycle the boats before they become an environmental hazard.

"Our goal, eventually, is to have people call us before it gets to the abandonment time," McCarthy said. "Some are hoarder-ish where there's a lot of stuff piled up."

Deputies said they are listening to concerns and working as quickly as they can. 

"There's a lot that goes into it," Gannon said. "It's not a simple process at all."

"It's a time of looking within, doing a personal soul inventory on our lives," Rabbi David Barron said. "America was shaken to its core, and the American Jewish community felt it very strongly as well because many of us have friends or relatives who perished."

Jill Pila's husband, Jim Gartenberg, was on the 86th floor of the North Tower on Sept. 11, 2001.

"I have to tell you, as soon as I saw that smoke coming out from the building, all the way downtown, I knew he was not going to make it," she said. 

Gartenberg left a voicemail for Pila, saying he was trapped and he loved her. 

"He spoke to ABC News live on air that morning, reassuring other people that everything was going to be OK despite what he was experiencing," Pila said. "Inside, he knew it wasn't happening, but he didn't want other people to feel scared or worried. He was just completely selfless."

Gartenberg's daughter was just a toddler and Pila was expecting their second baby when he died. 

"He was always so selfless and kind and positive and generous," Nicole Gartenberg Pila said. 

"Due to the impacts of Hurricane Marie, the City of Santa Monica has canceled the inaugural Ocean Way Festival," concert organizers wrote in a post on social media.

Originally scheduled to kick off its inaugural year on Sept. 26 and Sept. 27, Ocean Way Festival boasted headliners The Killers and Olivia Dean, plus performances by Jack White, Kryangbin and Sublime. 

"We were excited to spend a weekend together on The Beach, but can share that plans are already underway to bring the festival to Santa Monica in 2027," organizers wrote. 

Ticket refunds are being processed and should arrive to customers within a few business days, according to Ocean Way Festival. 

Santa Monica city officials said in a statement that the powerful waves stripped away so much sand that the festival would have to move 96 feet inland. They added that the storm runoff cut through the southern end of the site, forcing that boundary to move 500 feet north. 

The city said there simply wasn't enough space to safely build the venue and accommodate tens of thousands of people.

For Amelia Hernandez, owner of Selwyn Jewelers, the news that she would have to leave was overwhelming. 

"We're a small mom-and-pop shop," she said. "We've been in the city for 64 years. We're family-owned and operated."

Hernandez said she was given less than 90 days to leave the shopping center. 

"Who would have told you that your 60-year-old business has to move in less than 90 days?" she said. "It's like telling your grandma, 'Hey, vacate your family home and figure it out with the little money that you got."

The city plans to tear down the shopping center at Florence Avenue and Market Street to make way for the Inglewood Transit Connector, which is expected to connect the Metro K Line to the stadiums.

The city is carrying out the plan through eminent domain, meaning the government is using its power to take the property for public use. Mayor James Butts said in August that the city budgeted $125 million for the property and to help the more than 20 small businesses relocate. 

"The number that I got was $53,000 in lieu of any aid for moving," Hernandez said. "It takes you right out the door in this economy because the moving cost alone is about that much."

Owners said they were told to relocate by October, but several said they haven't received an exact move-out date or a compensation offer. 

"I'm not too sure when our last day is but I know it's coming," said Sylvia Hollins, chef at Red's Flavor Table. 

Hollins added that the family business has been around for 48 years but has been in the shopping center for the last 10. 

"We need a little bit more than a heads up," she said. 

A few businesses have already found new locations. Hernandez said starting over isn't that simple. 

"My neighbors, I love them," she said. 

She told the city to "do better."

Vegen Hartoonian, 46, faces a maximum sentence of seven years in federal prison for one count of conspiracy to commit theft of government property and one count of aggravated identity theft.

In his plea agreement, Hartoonian said he and several other people followed postal trucks in rental cars between September 2023 and November 2024. In at least one instance, the Department of Justice said the rental was paid with a stolen credit card.

Hartoonian and his accomplices stole the postal vehicle after the mail carrier left to deliver mail, then drove it to another location before stealing the mail, according to prosecutors. 

The DOJ said the 30 USPS trucks that Hartoonian and his accomplices stole were each worth $11,651, or a total of $349,530. Prosecutors added that the group stole mail for 232 people and 100 credit and debit cards.

Three of Hartoonian's accomplices also pleaded guilty to federal charges:

• Jose Arviso, 50, of San Bernardino
• Sanjay Varma, 44, of Pasadena 
• Juan Nuñez, 25, of Highland Park

A fourth man, Lincoln Heights resident Mark Anthony Quitugua, 43, pleaded not guilty and will go to trial in January 2027.

Three hundred and forty-three New York City firefighters lost their lives 25 years ago during the 9/11 attacks as they responded to the devastating scene that unfolded at the World Trade Center's Twin Towers.

To honor the brave men and women who lost their lives that day, a 9/11 memorial sits outside of Fire Station 1.

Tyler Wade, fire chief of the station and a guardian of the memory of the fallen firefighters, said the memorial helps people never forget.

"People that made the ultimate sacrifice and what we all are willing to do every day," Wade said.

In the wake of the attacks, the Manhattan Fire Department sent two firefighters to New York to help with search and recovery.

The ties between the city and the Big Apple go back more than 100 years.   

Manhattan Beach was named after the borough of Manhattan in 1903 and plenty of current residents came here from there.

Scott Yanofsky remembers the attack as though it were yesterday.

"It's like I could have been there. It's just something that gets to me," Yanofsky said.

Steve Oliker was also born in New York and still feels the impact of the day.

"We don't ever want to forget.  It's just something that's really really important," Oliker said.

Yanofsky and Oliker collaborated to create the memorial. The two steel beams that point up are from the World Trade Center itself.  

"One of the main things was that we wanted the beams to be vertical," Oliker said. "We did not want them in a lying-down position."

When asked why, Oliker said, "It just represented death to us. We wanted life and life is heading straight up and we wanted that emotion."

The memorial opened in 2007, and visitors have been stopping by ever since. For some people, they stop by and remember and for others, they are learning the history for the very first time.

The concrete cutouts represent the north and south towers, and the beams are in the same position as they were in the tower itself.

Nineteen years after the memorial opened, Yanofsky still visits it almost every day. 

"I was 17 and a senior in high school when it was the 25th anniversary of Pearl Harbor," Tom Frost said. "This is their Pearl Harbor and I'm so honored and so thrilled Lisa is being remembered the way she is at this school."

She graduated from Rancho Santa Margarita's St. John's Episcopal School.

To honor the victims 25 years after the attack, the students joined in a chapel service and invited Tom. He encouraged the children to involve themselves in community service.

For Saturday's second annual Lisa Frost Memorial Heroes Walk, families are asked to bring canned goods for the local food bank that adopted Lisa's art as its logo after she died.

"For our students to be able to have a tangible connection and to think of Lisa when they are giving back and bringing in food for the Solano Food Pantry where she herself volunteered, it's meaningful," said Vickie Walsh, a middle school principal. "It makes the day mean something to them when they don't have memories of their own."

Tom said he wants people to know that he is still hurting from his daughter's loss.

"I want people to know that the hurt is still real," Tom said. "That I miss Lisa more today than I did yesterday. I'll miss her more tomorrow than I did today."

A plaque at Rancho Santa Margarita Lake commemorates Lisa, her life in the small town and college successes at Boston University.  

This weekend, during a remembrance, people have been asked to bring sunflowers as a tribute for a young woman who was heading home to visit family when her plane went down.

The suspect initially fled from police in the Westlake District but took the 101 Freeway into Studio City. Officers lost the suspect's vehicle briefly before locating him exiting near Encino. 

Officers tracked the suspect with a helicopter before California Highway Patrol officers arrived behind the suspect near Lake Balboa. 

The man turned on his hazard lights after spotting the officers and pulled over almost immediately after CHP officers turned on their police lights.