Irvine police arrest 3 for "bank-jugging" and warn of the trending crime
Bank-jugging is when suspects stake out banks and watch for customers who withdraw cash, follow them to their cars and then burglarize them.
Paul McCartney announces 2025 tour dates, kicking off in Palm Desert
The Palm Desert, September 29 date is the only California stop for the Got Back Tour, with the second date on October 4 in Las Vegas.
Los Angeles Zoo releases nearly 700 endangered frogs and tadpoles in San Gabriel Mountains
Except for 38 frogs that were rescued in 2024, all of the other southern mountain yellow-legged tadpoles and frogs were bred at the zoo.
Thursday to be the hottest day of Southern California 3-day heat wave
KCAL News has issued a Next Weather Alert for the inland communities on Thursday, as peak heat arrives on the last day of a three-day heat wave.
Brown pelicans recovered from domoic acid poisoning are released in Huntington Beach
Animal care staff at the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center nursed the 13 pelicans back to health as a domoic acid poisoning event sickened marine life along the entire Southern California coastline.
Crews contain brush fire burning near Castaic
The blaze, named the Bert Fire, broke out near The Old Road and Biscailuz Drive, and reached 47 acres on Tuesday afternoon.
LA County's new homeless services department has a new head
The board formally appointed Sarah Mahin as director of the new Department of Homeless Services and Housing on Tuesday.
Los Angeles chef at Kato restaurant wins James Beard Award
The prestigious culinary award is often referred to as "the Oscars of Food," and Chef Jonathan Yao was the only L.A. winner at the June 2025 ceremony.
Immigration enforcement protesters take to downtown LA streets on July 4th
Protesters gathered outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building, located along Alameda Street between Temple and Aliso Streets.
Gladstones in Pacific Palisades set to reopen 4th of July
While it's not a complete reopening, an auxiliary kitchen offering a limited menu, and the public deck open Friday at 11 a.m. until sunset.
Clear Southern California skies expected for 4th of July celebrations
Temperatures on Friday will be a few degrees below normal, with morning clouds clearing around 9 to 10 a.m.
Los Angeles-area man pleads not guilty to possessing Molotov cocktail at ICE protest
Emiliano Garduno Galvez of Paramount faces two federal counts of possession of an unregistered destructive device and civil disorder, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Pursuit suspect crashes onto 91 Freeway embankment in Carson, officers search for suspect
The California Highway Patrol said the driver was racing at speeds over 100 mph along the 91 Freeway, approaching the 110 Freeway.
Santa Ana keeps 4th of July event, creates fund for families impacted by immigration enforcement
Councilmember Thai Viet Phan held strong opinions about not canceling the Fourth of July and proposed cutting all programming by 10% and using the $100,000 for an assistance fund.
Spectrum says internet outage last month an act of "domestic terrorism"
The company said the determination was made based on the nature of the fiber cuts, the extent of damage, and the makeup of impacted customers. In all, more than 50,000 residential customers and more than 500 business customers were affected for up to 30 hours.