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When Luka Doncic was traded to the Lakers, a viral photo posted of GMs Nico Harrison & Rob Pelinka chatting at Ascension Coffee in Dallas. Darren M. Haynes heads to the spot where it all began and even chats with the man who took the photo
Kobe Bryant's legacy lives on at Sage Hill School in Newport Coast. The last player coached by Bryant with Mamba Academy playing high school, junior guard Amalia Holguin led the Lightning to the state championship game! Chris Hayre has how Amalia is continuing to carry on the Mamba Mentality.
The Swim with Mike Foundation helps raise funds for physically challenged athletes. Jaime Maggio spoke with two of the foundation's scholarship recipients ahead of the event on April 5.
Lyam MacKinnon is in his first season with OCSC and caught up with Jaime Maggio to talk about joining the OC side. And since he's from Switzerland, we had to do a chocolate taste test!
Born in Okinawa, Japan, Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts has a special tie to the country playing host to the international sporting event pitting the Dodgers against the Cubs. KCAL's Darren Haynes takes us to the Tokyo Series and talks with Roberts. Tokyo Series being hosted by the MLB.
Los Angeles Clippers star James Harden moved into 10th place on the NBA's career scoring list Saturday, passing Carmelo Anthony in a game against Minnesota.
Brandt Clarke scored twice to help Los Angeles break out of an offensive funk, Darcy Kuemper made 23 saves and the Kings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 6-0 on Saturday night to split a two-game set.
Naz Reid made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 13 seconds remaining, Jaden McDaniels scored 27 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Los Angeles Clippers 109-106 on Saturday night.
Washington rallied from an 18-point, first-half deficit to beat No. 24 Southern California 84-76.
Eric Dailey Jr. led all five UCLA starters in double figures with 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting and UCLA handed Oregon a 74-63 defeat.
The 63-year-old Roger Clemens has been accused of using performance-enhancing drugs, which he has denied.
Southern California guard Amarion Dickerson will be out for three to four months after injuring his right hip.
FIFA released the World Cup schedule on Saturday that will feature 104 matches spread across 11 cities in the United States, with three in Mexico and two in Canada.
Michael Annett won the Xfinity Series' season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway in 2019.
Chesney went 21-5 in two seasons as the head coach at James Madison University, including a Sun Belt Conference championship this season.
Troy Terry and Mason McTavish scored shootout goals, and the Anaheim Ducks snapped the Washington Capitals' six-game winning streak with a 4-3 victory.
Rookie Cedric Coward had 23 points and 14 rebounds, part of five Memphis players reaching double figures, and the Grizzlies beat the Los Angeles Clippers 107-98 on Friday night.
The Boston Celtics cruised past Los Angeles 126-105 on Friday night, with the Lakers playing without LeBron James and Luka Doncic.
Marc Dos Santos has been named Los Angeles FC's head coach.
The 2026 Men's World Cup will be held across the United States, Canada and Mexico next summer.
The Riverside County Department of Animal Services rescued more than 60 dogs from a house fire near eastern Hemet on Thursday.
The recent warm weather has kicked off Orange County's rattlesnake season a little earlier this year.
With forecasts predicting a high of 84 degrees on Sunday, organizers will offer medals to runners who complete 18 miles of the Los Angeles Marathon.
Eduardo Domingo Renoj-Matul and other co-conspirators would hold immigrants in one of the stash houses on James M. Wood Boulevard in the Westlake district until their fee was paid. If payment was not made, they would be held against their will.
The marathon will kick off at Dodger Stadium at 7 a.m. and end at Santa Monica Boulevard and the Avenue of Stars in Century City.
The recent warm weather has kicked off Orange County's rattlesnake season a little earlier this year.
With forecasts predicting a high of 84 degrees on Sunday, organizers will offer medals to runners who complete 18 miles of the Los Angeles Marathon.
Eduardo Domingo Renoj-Matul and other co-conspirators would hold immigrants in one of the stash houses on James M. Wood Boulevard in the Westlake district until their fee was paid. If payment was not made, they would be held against their will.
The marathon will kick off at Dodger Stadium at 7 a.m. and end at Santa Monica Boulevard and the Avenue of Stars in Century City.
"She has injuries. We'll have to wait for the coroner to determine the nature of those injuries. There were several dogs on the property, so it could be anything from an assault to a potential dog bite," LASD Lt. Steve Dejong said earlier.
The recent warm weather has kicked off Orange County's rattlesnake season a little earlier this year.
Officers said the man jumped out of some bushes to try to kidnap a mother and daughter while also threatening to sexually assault them.
Without security or fencing, an Orange County man said the abandoned train tracks in his neighborhood have turned into a camping site for trespassers and criminals.
A Yorba Linda father who allegedly helped his 12-year-old son illegally modify his e-bike, which he was riding when he was critically injured in a crash, has been charged with felony child endangerment, according to the Orange County District Attorney's Office.
Anaheim police have arrested four people in connection with a gang-related shooting that wounded four people at a baby shower over the weekend.
The Riverside County Department of Animal Services rescued more than 60 dogs from a house fire near eastern Hemet on Thursday.
A BJ's Restaurant in Menifee has been banned from selling alcohol after state investigators found that its staff served a minor alcoholic drinks before a violent crash in 2023.
Police arrested a 49-year-old man accused of peeping on people, including two UC Riverside students.
The Empire Strykers are honoring a 12-year-old boy who died during soccer practice in San Bernardino.
The Moreno Valley Mall was temporarily closed after inspectors red-tagged it because of "unresolved, life-threatening fire code violations."
The time change known as daylight savings is set to start for 2026, meaning most Americans will lose an hour of sleep when they "spring forward" on Sunday, March 8.
The announcement comes amid criticism of DHS spending under Noem, and as Congress has allowed the department's funding to lapse.
NBA Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups and former player Damon Jones are among 31 people charged in the federal case. They have pleaded not guilty.
Holtz coached Notre Dame from 1986 to 1996, winning 100 games with the school, including a 12-0 national title-winning season in 1988.
Google is accused in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a man who committed suicide in October, allegedly at the direction of the tech giant's AI chatbot, Gemini.
The announcement comes amid criticism of DHS spending under Noem, and as Congress has allowed the department's funding to lapse.
The measure, which would have blocked President Trump from continuing military force against Iran, fell short of the simple majority needed to advance.
In the days after the U.S. and Israel launched joint airstrikes on Iran, killing their supreme leader and starting what could be more than a month of military action in the Middle East, some Los Angeles-area families are struggling to find their way home.
California Democrats are showing signs of division as the race to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom grows increasingly crowded ahead of the June primary.
Several days of ongoing U.S. military operations in Iran have evoked old fears for some families of service members who lost their loved ones in Afghanistan.
San Francisco officials said Tuesday that the city has filed a lawsuit against leading manufacturers of ultra-processed foods, accusing them of producing products linked to serious health issues and alleging that the companies knowingly made the foods addictive.
A bill that would reverse a 25% tax increase on California's legal cannabis industry is heading to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk, after being approved by the legislature.
Meal kit delivery firm HelloFresh will pay $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of misleading customers and making it difficult for them to cancel their subscriptions.
With the help of her daughter and her 5th-grade class, CBS News California (KCAL) Investigative reporter Julie Watts investigates "Sephora Kids" concerns.
A Southern California man has pleaded guilty for his role in a scheme that stole more than $2 million from San Francisco-based food delivery company DoorDash, federal prosecutors said.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
A trial has been set in the San Francisco Bay Area for a Florida woman accused of providing a cosmetic injection that killed a woman who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Riverside County health officials have reported the second and third measles cases of the year, which they say could be connected to the county's first case that was reported last week.
Health officials say that an unvaccinated minor visited the Walmart Supercenter in Ontario on Jan. 29.
Health officials said that the traveler arrived at LAX's Tom Bradley International Airport Terminal on a Viva Aerobus Flight on Jan. 26.
A nonprofit that booked a Social Agent said it's a lot cheaper than hiring someone to do their social media full-time. A typical job runs about $200, with same-day delivery, and if clients already have footage, they can upload it and get a finished piece.
A California judge has tentatively stopped the state from canceling commercial licenses for more than 20,000 immigrant truck drivers.
The Fremont factory will still manufacture Model 3 and Y, but the space where Model S and X are made will instead focus on mass production of Tesla's Gen 3 Optimus robots.
About 30% of San Francisco was without power at the height of the outage, according to utility provider PG&E.
The DMV said it is giving Tesla Motors 60 days to address its misleading use of "autopilot," or it could have its dealer license temporarily suspended.
Kawhi Leonard scored 29 points, Bennedict Mathurin scored 23 on 8-for-11-shooting, and the Los Angeles Clippers won their third in a row, 130-107 over the Indiana Pacers.
Washington rolls past Southern California 91-72 behind big nights from Zoom Diallo and Hannes Steinbach.
Cutter Gauthier scored twice in a span of just over three minutes in the first period, backup Ville Husso stopped 42 shots and the Anaheim Ducks beat the New York Islanders 5-1.
The Los Angeles Chargers have released guard Mekhi Becton and tight end Will Dissly as they reshape the roster a week before the NFL's new league year begins.
NBA Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups and former player Damon Jones are among 31 people charged in the federal case. They have pleaded not guilty.
Along with the "True Lies" co-stars, the California Hall of Fame's new inductees will include Olympians Carl Lewis and Janet Evans and Mariachi Reyna de Los Ángeles.
A trial has been set in the San Francisco Bay Area for a Florida woman accused of providing a cosmetic injection that killed a woman who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Hillary Knight, Megan Keller and Jack and Quinn Hughes made a surprise appearance during "Heated Rivalry" star Connor Storrie's opening monologue on "SNL."
Shia LaBeouf, who was charged with battery after police say he punched several people outside a New Orleans bar earlier this month, was arrested again on Saturday.
Singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka, known for his hits like "Laughter in the Rain," "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" and "Calendar Girl," has died.
CBS LA's Hunter Sowards talks to some people who found the latest round of Santa Ana winds a little unnerving after the Los Angeles wildfires.
In 2026, USC will celebrate the 65th anniversary of their beloved mascot Traveler. But last year, owner and trainer Joanne Asmen was the victim of a hit and run accident, leaving her without her truck needed to transport Traveler. She's received a lot of love from the Trojan family and sat down with Jill Painter Lopez to share her story.
As the U.S-Israeli War with Iran intensifies, many Americans have found themselves stranded in the Middle East. CBS LA's Joy Benedict spoke with LAX travelers who managed to find a way home.
From Altadena to the Palisades, we know rebuilding after the fires has been a painstaking experience, but it's been especially difficult in Malibu. CBS LA's Luzdelia Caballero finds out why the permit process in Malibu is taking much longer.
The latest round of Santa Ana winds is sparking some allergy concerns in the Inland Empire. Zach Boetto reports.
Widely considered the greatest architect of his time, Frank Gehry helped shape Los Angeles' skyline.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
The Franklin Fire in Malibu quickly grew overnight and threatened several homes. Evacuation orders were issued and Pepperdine University instructed students to shelter in place.
Several people have been injured and multiple homes burned after the Mountain Fire broke out Wednesday morning in Ventura County, burning over 10,000 acres within hours.
