California drivers warned about predatory towing scam sweeping across state
They say that tow truck companies are targeting drivers involved in collisions, picking up their cars and then holding them hostage for large amounts of money.
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They say that tow truck companies are targeting drivers involved in collisions, picking up their cars and then holding them hostage for large amounts of money.
It happened just after 11 p.m. on Jan. 12, when a white pickup truck driving northbound on Laurel Canyon Boulevard from Terra Bella Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Jim Benesh said he rescued his mother after she was left behind at Terraces at Park Marino as the Eaton Fire closed in.
Police say that shots were fired near the Wilshire Country Club during the pursuit.
The Starlight Bowl in Burbank has announced that they will not hold any of their scheduled summer events due to the damage the venue received during January's powerful windstorm.
The $500,000 grant helped Odyssey Charter Schools secure a space for 175 students in the heart of Pasadena.
The California Department of Transportation expanded access to Pacific Coast Highway for the first time since the Palisades Fire sparked in January.
Several neighbors, including actor James Woods, are now thankful Robert Trinkkeller stayed behind. His next-door neighbor, Paulretta Chandler gives him full credit for saving her home.
An Orange County judge accused of fatally shooting his wife at their Anaheim Hills home is now standing trial as opening statements are set to begin Wednesday.
Every year on February 19, 99-year-old Takashi Hoshizaki shares his family's story of when they were forced into internment in Wyoming.
The 27,000-square-foot Echo Park hospital wing will include 37 adolescent inpatient beds.
Following the success of the 2024 inaugural game between the Eagles and the Packers, the league said the Chargers will play in São Paulo the first week of the 2025 regular season, on Sept.5.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has deferred about 3,400 properties in Los Angeles burn scars to the Army Corps of Engineers, claiming they are too dangerous for their teams to clear.
Owners Sandra and Jose Valenzuela say the reopening is bittersweet, as neighbors and some of their staff have lost so much.
At a news conference Wednesday morning, officials provided an update on the status of debris removal and the plan for environmental testing to ensure residents can safely rebuild.
