Boyle Heights shelter-in-place order reinstated for hazardous smoke ventilation
Residents were asked to stay inside, shut their doors and windows and stop running air conditioning units due to the smoke from the fire.
Long Beach police seek public's help to find alleged parrot thieves
On June 5, just before 3 a.m., two men opened a cage sitting outside a residence in the 3000 block of Cortner Avenue. They allegedly grabbed the yellow-naped amazon parrot and ran off.
Air pollution agency issues 5 violations to Compton recycling plant following odor complaints
South Coast Air Quality Management District said the number of recent complaints against World Oil Recycling is a significant increase from prior years, with complaints also coming from nearby Jefferson Elementary School.
8 dead in B-52 bomber crash at Edwards Air Force Base in California, officials say
The aircraft was on a routine test mission at Edwards airfield, located in the western Mojave Desert, about 100 miles northeast of Los Angeles.
CA Senator supports legislation requiring home improvement retailers to report immigration enforcement activity
The senator held an afternoon news conference in the Monrovia Home Depot parking lot, the site where Carlos Roberto Montoya Valdez died after fleeing from an ICE enforcement operation.
Former LA mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt releases video, saying he's moving to the "next, more interesting phase"
The former mayoral candidate and reality TV star titled the video, "Saving LA – Phase III," and vowed that his fight to save the city is not over, claiming, "It's war."
Body of 5-year-old swept away at Laguna Beach found along coastline
The City of Laguna Beach said the sighting occurred 250 to 300 yards offshore of Christmas Cove, about one-quarter mile north of the area where the girl was initially swept away.
Pasadena police say "horseplay will not be tolerated" at video release of accidental cop-to-cop shooting
The released video footage was shot on a phone from inside a police vehicle, showing the car rolling up to two officers casually talking, standing at their vehicle as they prepare for their night shift.
DNA testing leads to 1990 Oxnard cold case arrest of Long Beach man
The Ventura County Sheriff's Office announced the arrest of Bobby Rollins Jr. on Thursday, 36 years after the crime occurred in 1990.
Los Angeles federal criminal trial of man charged with starting Palisades Fire is underway
Jonathan Rinderknecht, who lived in the Pacific Palisades in the past, pleaded not guilty in Oct. 2025 to arson-related charges.
Deputies searching for additional child sexual assault victims of San Bernardino County man
Following a yearlong investigation, Freddy Cisneros of Fontana was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly having sex with a minor under the age of sixteen.
Jury awards over $22 million in punitive damages for Rebecca Grossman and Scott Erickson in wrongful death suit
A jury in Van Nuys ordered Grossman to pay $21 million and Erickson to pay $1.17 million in punitive damages, on top of the $176 million.
LA jury finds man charged with murder of Trader Joe's employee not guilty, but guilty of dozens of other charges
While Gene Evin Atkins, 36, was acquitted of first-degree murder, jurors deadlocked on a second-degree murder charge and convicted him on 40 other charges, including attempted murder, assault with a semi-automatic firearm on a peace officer, attempted carjacking, and mayhem.
Lifeguards warn of high surf and strong rip currents as south swell hits SoCal coast
A powerful storm from the South Pacific generated a south-southwest swell that has reached Southern California's coast, with conditions building on Tuesday and continuing into Wednesday.
Orange County man gets a 9 year sentence for shooting at O.C. Sheriff's Department helicopter
According to prosecutors, the shooting continued intermittently for at least 20 minutes before Justin Derek Jennings surrendered to authorities.