Call of Duty co-creator killed in accident
Vince Zampella, the 55-year-old visionary developer and one of the main men behind the globally famous "Call of Duty" franchise, died in a serious car accident on Sunday afternoon. The accident happened on the Angeles Crest Highway in Southern California when Zampella lost control of his Ferrari, writes NBC Los...
Gas line explosion briefly shuts down major Southern California freeway
Several lanes of the 5 Freeway were closed and a shelter-in-place order was issued to residents in Castaic, California, after a gas line ruptured on Saturday.
Christmas Day shooting in Lancaster leaves 16-year-old boy dead, 4 wounded
The search continued Friday for suspects in a Christmas Day shooting that killed a 16-year-old boy and wounded four others in Lancaster. It occurred around 1:10 p.m. Thursday in the city in the Antelope Valley in northern Los Angeles County. The boy was discovered by deputies and pronounced dead at...
Person stabbed to death near busy intersection in Los Angeles County
An investigation is underway after a person was found stabbed to death near a busy intersection in Cerritos on Saturday morning, authorities say. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department stated that, just before 8 a.m. Saturday, officers responded to the intersection of South Street and Studebaker Road in...
One Dead After Car Found Submerged Amid California Flooding
Rescuers recovered the body of a man from a partially submerged vehicle in Lancaster on Friday amid flooding tied to an ongoing atmospheric river, according to an emailed statement from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) shared with Newsweek. The Los Angeles County Fire Department located the victim...
Downtown’s Original Pantry Will Reopen Soon With Much of Its Former Crew
For more than a century, the Original Pantry at the corner of 9th and Figueroa was an L.A. icon that drew a cross section of our culture. Famous faces from Humphrey Bogart to Kim Kardashian rubbed elbows with tourists, office workers and the occasional ex-con at the all-night hash house.
Mayor Bass Signs Updated Rent Ordinance, Imposes New Limits on Increases
The update also directs exploration of additional resources for small landlords facing maintenance issues. Mayor Karen Bass signed an update to the city’s Rent Stabilization Ordinance on Dec. 23, the first revision in nearly 40 years, imposing new limits on rent increases for units covered by the measure. The...
Plot targeting Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve leads to terrorism indictments
In a chilling plan to disrupt the upcoming New Year’s Eve celebrations, federal authorities have uncovered a dangerous conspiracy in Southern California. According to a report by the Washington Examiner, four individuals linked to a far-left, anti-capitalist group have been indicted on multiple charges, including...
40-year-old woman struck and killed by hit-and-run driver in Panorama City
A 40-year-old woman was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in Panorama City Friday. The suspect was entering a shopping center between Arminta Street and Blythe Street from Van Nuys Boulevard when they struck the pedestrian around 4:55 a.m., according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The driver sped away...
Moderate Santa Ana Winds To Follow Storm Pattern, New Years Storms, and January mentions
Southern California Weather Force has issued a Santa Ana Wind Advisory effective Sunday, possibly into Monday for the nominal prone zones. Use the zoom-in maps from the SCWF Wind Scale Model for this event - https://www.southerncaliforniaweatherforce.com/2025/12/26/moderate-santa-ana-winds-to-follow-storm-pattern/
