Hazmat responds to electric vehicle fire at Audi dealership
An electric vehicle located at the Audi Valencia dealership caught fire and prompted shelter-in-place orders while the Los Angeles County Fire Department’s HAZMAT team responded to the scene on Wednesday evening. First responders were dispatched to the 23900 block of Creekside Road at 6:22 p.m. in response to an...
LA getting new speed cameras at 125 locations
Automated citations will trigger for drivers traveling at least 11 mph over the limit, with fines ranging from $50 to $500.
The Best 24-Hour Breakfast Spots in the Valley That Aren’t a Chain
There’s something almost sacred about a good breakfast at 2 in the morning. No judgment, no rush, just eggs and coffee and the soft hum of a diner that never sleeps. The San Fernando Valley has always had that energy – a sprawling, underrated corner of Los Angeles where the best food hides in strip […]
South LA School That Trains Future Doctors Just Got Its Cafeteria Closed for Vermin
King/Drew Magnet High School of Medicine and Science has spent four decades turning students from Willowbrook and Compton into future physicians, oncologists, neurosurgeons, and ER specialists. Its students shadow doctors at UCLA's Ronald Reagan Medical Center. They practice phlebotomy on mannequins. They graduate at...
Deadly shooting in Beverly Grove leaves woman and pet dead
A quiet Beverly Grove block was shattered earlier this year when a woman and her pet dog were shot to death inside a home, and another woman was detained at the scene. What began as a domestic dispute in an upscale Los Angeles neighborhood ended as a homicide investigation that has left residents stunned and...
LAUSD Employee and Vendor Charged in $22 Million Money Laundering Scheme
LOS ANGELES, California - A Los Angeles Unified School District employee and a technology vendor owner face felony charges in a $22 million contract scheme, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office. Hong "Grace" Peng, a 51-year-old from Pasadena, and Gautham Sampath, a 51-year-old from Flower...
Raman Booed In Sherman Oaks Over Homeless Encampment Comments
Los Angeles City Councilmember and mayoral contender Nithya Raman walked into a routine Sherman Oaks homeowners meeting this week and walked out with a campaign headache, after a crowd of residents loudly booed her over homeless encampments near local schools. Parents from parts of her district have been increasingly...
LAX Built One of the Priciest Airport Trains in the U.S. – Years Later...
LOS ANGELES - LAX built a 2.25-mile airport train for about $3.34 billion, but passengers still cannot use it. Years after officials pitched the LAX Automated People Mover as a major answer to airport traffic, the system remains in testing as of March 2026, after missing its original opening target and blowing past a...
Three Sentenced To 13 Years For 7‑Eleven Robbery Spree In South LA
A 7‑Eleven robbery crew that cleaned out lottery Scratchers and other goods from stores across southern Los Angeles County is now headed to state prison. Three defendants were sentenced to 13 years this week after pleading no contest to charges tied to a 2024 spree that, according to prosecutors, brought in more than...
LA Man Sentencing Set After Punching Federal Agent
Christian Damian Cerna-Camacho, a Los Angeles man who admitted punching a Customs and Border Protection officer during an anti‑immigration enforcement protest last June, is set to learn his fate on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. He pleaded guilty in December to a single count of assault on a federal officer and is...
