ER doctors brace for New Year’s Eve spike in crashes, falls and fireworks injuries
New Year's Eve is known for seeing more alcohol-related car crashes than any other night of the year. Fireworks injuries also rise dramatically on this night.
Metro bus hits, brings down power pole in Los Angeles
A Metro bus struck a pole in the San Fernando Valley on Wednesday, bringing it onto the vehicle’s roof and snarling traffic in the area. The crash occurred at about 2:40 p.m. in the 12200 block of Van Nuys Boulevard in the Lake View Terrace area, the Los Angeles Fire Department said in an alert. […]
Firefighter dies during medical emergency
A Cal Fire engineer died after experiencing a medical emergency while on-duty.
California teen identified after fatal fall on Mount Baldy
Officials on Wednesday identified 19-year-old Marcus Alexander Muench Casanova as one of three hikers found dead off a rugged mountain trail on a windy day in Southern California’s Mount Baldy. A search and rescue effort began Monday after a hiking companion called authorities to report witnessing the teen fall about...
Man Survives Late-Night Shooting in Long Beach; LBPD Seeks Witnesses
Last night, in the waning hours of 2025, an individual fell victim to gunfire in Long Beach, the Long Beach Police Department reports a shooting that left a man with injuries, though he is expected to survive. According to a statement on the LBPD’s official website, the incident occurred on the 6600 block of Atlantic...
Rising Anxiety of Immigrant Children Fearful of ICE Raids
The story was co-published with Telemundo 52 Los Angeles as part of the 2025 Ethnic Media Collaborative, Healing California. "I'm scared for my parents to walk out there, to walk out their house, because I might not be able to say goodbye to them if they go to work,” says sixteen-year-old Manny Chavez, in a video...
Lawsuit Claims L.A. Ignored Fire Safety in High-Risk Developments
Los Angeles is being sued for allegedly ignoring fire safety regulations in high-risk areas. The lawsuit claims 75 violations of state standards.
DUI suspect arrested after crashing, flipping car in Boyle Heights
A woman suspected of driving under the influence was taken into custody after crashing and flipping her car in Boyle Heights overnight.
One of the city’s best bakeries has outgrown the garage where it began; Hey...
"The fact that I can give someone a pain au chocolat that's hot out of the oven is magic." Jesse Hellen-Lloyd, a self-taught baker, said. The post One of the city’s best bakeries has outgrown the garage where it began; Hey Brother Baker finally has a storefront appeared first on Long Beach Post .
1 dead, 3 injured in East LA shooting near 5 Freeway
One person is dead and three others were injured in a shooting Tuesday evening in East Los Angeles near the 5 Freeway, authorities said.
